Hi! I'm still here, it's me!Wow! This feels really bizarre, I can't believe I haven't written a single thing since I murdered that poor innocent lobster almost a year ago. Yes, it's been a long time but I will never forget it. Each time I visit the grocery store and I look at[...] |
Confessions of a Lobster KillerI'm a killer. I am a murderer. I murdered a helpless innocent lobster today. God (who I highly doubt exists) knows it was never my intention to hurt much more kill a lobster. I was supposed to buy a crab, which by the way I was also planning to kill[...] |
MexicoI spent a month in Mexico and what can I say? I just simply can't get enough!!! It is pristine, yet so colourful, so vibrant, decadent, lush, and so full of life. I really cannot even begin to describe[...] |
Mussels with Thai Red CurryI always get excited every time I find fresh mussels in the market. They are an acquired taste I must say so it's probably not for everyone (my husband included) but they are definitely my favourite. It's a nice break from our usual chicken[...] |
Fresh Spring Rolls w/ Peanut SauceAw god! I'm so excited to be doing this believe me. Life is so insanely busy right now with super fun but crazy stuff in my daily 9 to 5 then there's the torrential downpour of essays and group work in my 6 to 9 (that's online night school by[...] |
Sidney Fishing AdventureAhoy matey!!! How'd you like to catch some lunch today? Aye, aye captain! And off to Sidney we go. The captain surveyed the view. We stationed ourselves by the pier. And hope we'd bring home some of the ocean's[...] |
Herb Crusted Rack of LambIt was my birthday last April. Please don't ask me how old I am, I've just been through the how old are you inquisition. Just like anyone celebrating their birthday I thought I deserved a little treat and so I decided to cook myself a nice rack[...] |
Proscuitto Wrapped SalmonI'm back!!! Please don't write me off just yet. I've just been insanely busy, enslaved by both school and work but I am taking a little break so here I am again. How I miss the blogosphere! It's been so long. My fingers are itching to type something[...] |
Braided BriocheI don't really have a recipe to share today but I just wanted to share a milestone in my cooking experiments. I've managed to make a decent brioche, yes a brioche!!! Not only that, I was able to braid the dough (yikes!) so it looks like my favourite[...] |
Summer at the OkanaganI was going through the pictures in my iPhoto album and I found some that I've taken on my little vineyard tour of the Naramata Bench in the Okanagan last summer. The sky was blue. Cherries were in season. The flowers were in[...] |