August 26th, a sunny Monday morning. I stepped outside and immediately felt it; Fall is coming. Summer was relatively short this year on the coast. We got a few days of heat-wave like weather then days of rain and sunshine. Today though, it’s evident. The winds have switched, there’s a bite in the air and…
Month: August 2019
My Attempt At Persian Chelo-Kebab
One winter evening many years ago my sister called me and asked if I’d like to join her and a friend for Chelo-Kebab. I had no idea what it was but she assured me it was delicious and that I had to try it. They picked me up and we drove to the WestEnd of…
Easy Peach Galette
Every Summer my husband’s uncle graciously gifts us a crate of peaches from his organic orchard. Nothing says summer like sweet juicy peaches. We usually have way too many so we share them with family or freeze them for breakfast smoothies in the winter. I cooked a large meal last night and didn’t need to…
My August Favourites – Free Yoga, BC Books & The Return Of Baby Phat.
It’s a very hot August day. We just did a power walk and I’m getting ready to make dinner: my version of cabbage rolls with yam mash (recipe blog to come). These are the things I’ve been loving recently. Bye Bye Sun Damage Biologique Recherche PIGM 400 Lotion has been around since the 70’s but…
The Blogs I Follow – Part II
Back in 2016 I wrote a blog about the blogs I like to read. It seems many of you enjoyed it. Since then I’ve been following new blogs which I’d like to share today. So without further delay, these are the blogs I follow – Part II. ADVENTURES IN COOKING Eva Kosmas Flores is…
A Weekend Journal: Vineyards, Wedding Bells and Buddha Bowl Recipe.
After a whirlwind couple of weeks it feels good to sit in my quiet studio and write. The rain came early this morning and we moved slowly preparing breakfast smoothies, doing light house cleaning, watering plants; those mundane chores you miss when life is so busy as it tends to get in the summer. I…