07 March 12

Didn't take a photo on the sixth, so here are two from the seventh, which was cookoff day!



As always, check out the blog to see all the entries and the winner.

24 February 12

We upgraded to business class on our flight from New York to San Juan, and it was the greatest thing. Free booze, seats that turn into lounge chairs you can sleep in, a tv that has numerous movies & shows & video games, hot nuts, hot towels, delicious tortellini dinner. No wonder people pay outrageous amounts of money for it.
We got to our hotel in Isla Verde around 12:30am (Atlantic time) and had a drink on the rooftop bar before retiring. Traveling is always so exhausting that nothing could have been more wonderfully peaceful than clean, crisp hotel sheets and the sound of the surf.

22 February 12

Cookoff day! It was Mexican themed and I made tortilla soup.

19 February 12

Grocery shopping, stew-making. This dinner is entirely vegan and gluten free, mostly by happy accident.

18 February 12

Jeff made me breakfast: bacon, avocado, cheese, tomato, and pea shoot sandwich. I forget what I did after that. Maybe nothing.

12 February 12

We brought all our cupcakes to Grandview Park just before 1, and there were people there giving away free bread and organic produce! What good karma. It only took us about fifteen minutes to give them all away, thanks in part to Steph's shouting "FREE CUPCAKES!" at the top of her lungs, and probably also because it was Commercial Drive and the cupcakes were all vegan (people were seriously thrilled). Jeff and I came home and made soup with the free vegetables, and ate it with the free bread.
See a few more photos from the day here.

10 February 12

I came home and Jeff was making focaccia bread.

04 February 12

My mom and Jimm were staying at the Four Seasons overnight for Jimm's birthday, so we had dinner at the restaurant there, Yew. The food was fantastic, and the space was really nice too: high ceilings, jars of pickles and preserves on display, glass tile placemats... My after-dinner Irish coffee came with shaved chocolate on top and walnut biscotti on the side, how lovely.

28 January 12

Jeff and I went to the vegan brunch at Malloreigh's, and then hit up a garage sale which was mostly garbage, but everything was free. In the night time I ordered a pizza all for myself and Amanda and Laryssa came over; we drank beers and watched glorious 90s movies (Foxfire and SLC Punk).

22 January 12

I won this month's cookoff (theme: cooking with booze) with my cider-infused chipotle sausage & apple chili and Southern Comfort-infused cornbread. Click here to visit the blog and see the rest of the delicious entries!

13 January 12

Jeff and I stayed in and ate Indian food and watched Game of Thrones. Also this happened.

08 January 12

I went to Sephora and bought new lipstick, and couldn't resist getting some salt and vinegar popcorn at Kernels before coming home.

07 January 12

Jeff and I drove down to the states for a belated holiday get-together with his American relatives. We traded gifts and stories, drank some beers, and ate so much Indian food.

18 December 11

vegan Nanaimo bars.

17 December 11

14 December 11

My entry for our festive red & green cookoff: campari tomato halves with pesto, mozzarella Daiya, and mushrooms & onions fried in port. Check out the cookoff blog to see the rest of the entries and the winners!

06 December 11

22 November 11

Cookoff day! The theme was cooking with tea, and I won with my potato leek chamomile soup. Above is Amanda's beautiful oolong smoked tofu with candied orange rind and dandelion greens, which placed second. Visit the blog to view the myriad of other delicious tea-infused foods.

09 November 11

Curried tomato & chickpea soup with vegan sour cream and cilantro. On the side, wasa with vegan cream cheese, cucumber, and sprouts.

19 October 11

Cookoff day at Yaara & Adriana's. Pretty small, only nine people - almost half of the last one. Above is Veronica's winning entry: a roasted beet and garlic tart with a gluten free pastry. Check out the blog to see all the entries and winners!