Miso hungry

A highlight of the Vancouver trip was the festively tricked out cement truck near our hotel on Granville Island. I think it should be next year's Christmas card, don't you?

My sister-in-law made some fabulous panforte, a treat I've never had before - it was gooey, nutty and spicy - what more could you want in a Christmas snack? I'll never eat fruitcake again. She's sending me the recipe and I'll post it as soon as she comes through. She also makes an incomparable sour cherry pie, and butter tarts with no butter! My brother-in-law handled the meals, including caesar salad with prawns - the dressing had a fab tarragon mustard in it; one of my all time faves braised lamb shanks; and another cooked-forever taste treat, beef bourguignon. Christmas dinner was traditional with a 21 pound turkey, a sweet potato ragu, mashed potatoes, peas and mushrooms, et al. The Christmas movies were Bad Santa and my top 20 favorite Grosse Pointe Blank.

Vancouver for Christmas

I've been in Vancouver since Monday - we had dim sum at Flamingo yesterday which was tasty as usual, followed by a movie in Richmond - Narnia, which was just ok. Tonight it's sushi, but alas, no Tama Sushi, it's been replaced by a health club. So no more "Asparagus Festivals," or "Prawn Festivals." But since there's sushi galore here, I'm sure I'll recover.

Whoa, posting two days in a row!

This is cool -

Nederlands Kampioenschap Latte Art 2005



I now know that I will devote my life to creating important latte art.

Yeah, it's been a while...

But seeing these prompted me to post once again. I'll post the pictures from California when I emerge from the holiday torpor. I'm not sure what my excuse was before the Holiday season began. That's what New Year's resolutions are for, right?