Product Management, Productivity and Personal musings
Huzzah! A blog post! I was not having a good week last week. I've been burning the candle at both ends and was feeling really, really run down. My sister, A, happened to call which was very exciting in and of itself, since she currently lives in Melbourne and the time difference makes it hard …
I love pumpkin pie. I start thinking about it in September and practically count down the days until Thanksgiving, so that I can eat as much of it as possible. I've made a pumpkin pie every Thanksgiving for the last several and none of them have been quite right. Well, Thanksgiving is more than a …
Ever since I saw this post on reading my tea leaves, I've been wanting to try garlic scape pesto, so when I saw garlic scapes at the farmers' market a week ago I jumped on them. (They were cheap, to boot!) On the recommendation of the guy who sold them to me I added some …
Pretty much the only thing I don't love about summer is that it's usually too hot to turn the oven on for any reason. Since it might actually almost be summer now in Vancouver (it has been a cold and wet year) I figured I'd use what could be my last chance to bake something …
{Photo via Flickr user Xipe Totec39.} I mentioned at the beginning of January that I wasn't going to drink that month. Well, six weeks later, I thought I would let you know how it went. I decided to quit because late last year I read a couple of articles that encouraged me to try not …
{The burger at La Brasserie. Oh yes.} The most obvious place to start in a guide to Vancouver is food! There's A LOT of good food in Vancouver! My list won't even come close covering all the amazing choices in there are in the city but here's a comprehensive list of my favourites. As a …
If I could only eat one cuisine for the rest of my life, it would be Mexican. I love Mexican food. Hit with a serious craving on Sunday, we decided to whip up some tortillas since neither of us felt like walking to the store. Before I continue, let me just say, don't make this …
This weekend we hosted a brunch to celebrate Nick's birthday. This was occasion enough for me to become a scone making machine! I made three kinds, cranberry dark chocolate, rosemary and parmesan and sweet potato. (I also made banana bread in a fit of baking craziness.) Since I love scones and am at least a …
This peanut sauce is super easy to make and tastes pretty good! The recipe is from a former roommate, Heather. Every time I make it I think of her and wonder if I'll get to meet her son before he's taller than me! Anyway, you only need four ingredients for this: peanut butter soy sauce …
I think Thanksgiving is my favourite holiday and this year was extra lovely. We went up to Whistler with some friends and cooked the whole weekend, interspersed with games of crib, Great Dalmuti, walks and wine. It was cozy and lovely and just like a Thanksgiving should be.
Kate Moore Hermes 