Banquet Journal

meeru & vikram

maybe because it's SO DARK OUT,* but what i mostly want to eat is indian food, specifically from these two books.** last night we took our leftovers and rolled them burrito style in a whole wheat ...

maybe i need to start a food blog...

  escaped to gambier for two (child free) days filled with scrabble, swimming, sunshine, turkish eggs, squash blossoms stuffed with smoked ricotta, and french 75s...

cake decorating 101

no one does excess better than a pack of three and four year olds let loose with pink icing and sprinkles.

roasted zucchini with breadcrumbs

in the last week i have made this roasted zucchini twice (admittedly, the first time was e's version, and it was sublime; finer breadcrumbs are the key). the recipe is from canal house volume 1, a...

donuts i have known

top from nickels bakery, bottom from the chinatown night market.

eat

beef  empanadas with green olives and chimichurri from the fairfax flea market  pork and cheese pupusas with coleslaw, crema and avocado from the hollywood farmer's market korean tofu and kimchee ...

nickel's bakery

     nickel's bakery in north vancouver. home made donuts. that's all i'm saying.

the house that jack built...

if you have a garden and a library you have everything you need

t reminded me of maira kalman's blog today... also, see my post on the bloedel conservatory here.    

from bad to good

thursday seemed the darkest day but thanks to some fine company, spotting this beauty through the pouring rain in the downtown eastside, and a glass of red with crispy ceci and a zucca, lardo and ...