Kouign Amann in Vancouver

Kouign Amann in Vancouver

Gentle readers, meet my newest obsession, the Kouign Amann (say “queen aman”). If you’ve never heard of this deliciousness, two things: I am sad for you, and go remedy the situation and get some now! The Kouign Amann hails from the Brittnay region of France, 

Vancouver’s Best Croissant

Vancouver’s Best Croissant

Last summer, I was in Paris. Le sigh. Sadly, I cannot go to Paris every summer. This seems wrong, but nevertheless…. While I was there, my goal was obviously to do the cool Paris things that one does; museums, architecture, food. You can read all 

Explore Victoria BC

Explore Victoria BC

Hey, YYJ! It’s been a minute. Victoria has traditionally been a place I’ve visited quite a lot. I have a ton of great friends there, I like to get to Social Media Camp when my schedule permits, and they do cocktails like no other. Having 

Fraser Valley Foodie Tour

Fraser Valley Foodie Tour

Remember how I told you a few weeks back that my goal for this summer is to explore my own backyard? Well, I have been! Today’s backyard destination is the Fraser Valley. Just about an hour’s drive from downtown Vancouver, the Valley stretches from Langley 

Portugese Tarts In Vancouver

Portugese Tarts In Vancouver

Last summer, when I was in the UK, I was staying with my friend Jeremy about an hour outside of London in Brighton. I set aside one day to take the train in and explore my favourite places in London; I had lunch at Nopi 

Foraged Mushrooms and Polenta

Foraged Mushrooms and Polenta

This is the story of a girl who went on a hike in her backyard. Last weekend was our Canadian Thanksgiving. I ended up being a rare situation where I had 4 days off in a row with no classes to teach, and because my 

Chocolate Beer Cake

Chocolate Beer Cake

I just got back from a glorious long weekend in Tofino. Everything was perfection. Normally, when you go on vacation, you hope for good weather. But Tofino might be the one place in the world where people go hoping for bad weather. I spent quite 

Lemon-Rosemary Polenta Cake

Lemon-Rosemary Polenta Cake

You may have noticed I’m a little obsessed with savoury ingredients in sweet preparations lately. I’ve been working a lot with fruit, but hitting the sweetness with a savoury twist that makes it… interesting and gives it a greater depth of flavour. My herbs are 

Hummus

Hummus

Greece has a very special place in my heart. My sweetie and I went there for my 40th birthday, and it was amazing. We spent the bulk of our time on the beaches of Naxos, but we traveled around a bit, too, and we ate