We're waiting with delicious anticipation for the start of summer fruit season here in BC. The season is short and sweet, just like the fruits but plentiful; luscious and fragrantly ripened fruits with vibrant colours; from delicate shades of peach, rich golden apricots to deep ruby hues of cherries. In the meantime we have [...]

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  There's something about sunny days that makes me want to travel, or just go for long walks. The rain on the other hand, makes me want to stay in bed and eat breakfast all day long. There's been a break in our dry lovely weather, temperatures have cooled and the rain is back! The [...]

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I made this sautéed kale, carrots and couscous one weekend a couple of weeks ago and ate it every day for dinner for a whole week. I do this often, make a big pot of one of my favourite meals and eat it every day for as long as it lasts. It also allows me [...]

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  Reason #286 why I love summers Vancouver - Whytecliff Park; the sun, the rocky beaches and the magnificent views... Summer around these parts makes the other miserable nine months almost bearable, there's nowhere else I'd rather be! "Whytecliff Park (15.63 hectares in size) is located in a beautiful corner of Howe Sound with a [...]

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  When my last tin of Bird's Custard Powder was nearing its use-by date, I scoured the internet looking for different ways to use it up quickly, which is how I found these custard shortbreads. I'm so glad I found them, they're quick and easy to make, and melt-in-your-mouth delicious, now I'm kind of sad [...]

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I think it was my dad who helped nurture my love for tea, and although it took me years to become a 'real tea drinker', I always had a revering fascination with tea. My dad spoke wistfully of tea back when we couldn't afford it, and when we could, he ordered it from the special [...]

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  I've been feeling a little unmotivated lately; or perhaps lazy would be appropriate, but that's such a four letter word... Something must have happened to me in New York because I don't think I've been myself since I got home. I'm still struggling to finish unpacking from that little trip, and all I seem [...]

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  I grew up with Rwanda in the news when it was synonymous with genocide; but I always suspected that this beautiful Eastern African country 'adorned with hills, lakes and volcanoes' was so much more than it's horrid and unimaginably painful past. These days Rwanda is becoming known for premium coffee grown on small hilly [...]

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  There are certain movies that stay with you long after you've watched them, they aren't necessarily the best, or your typical Oscar-worthy movies; sometimes it's just because the themes in the movies are relatable. I watched Higher Ground last year, a 2011 movie starring Vera Farmiga as a woman who suffers a crisis of [...]

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  It finally feels like spring and this weekend we had just the perfect weather to prove it. I love, love this time of the year when spring begins and our little part of the world feels rejuvenated. On Saturday, our first official spring weekend of the year, we took a leisurely drive on the [...]

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