Product Management, Productivity and Personal musings
For the long weekend we went down to Summerland to do some wine tasting. The weather was brilliant and I knocked one thing off my summer list: swimming in natural water. I swam in Lake Okanagan twice and even though it was really cold, it was totally worth it! It was a lovely way to …
1. Getting free peonies thrown into a $5 tulip purchase made me really happy at the Farmers' Market this morning. They'll only last for a few days but they made our apartment smell amazing. 2. Besides finding a fantastic trunk in the alley this week, we found a new coffee maker. Since our old one …
Lentils are one of those things that I know I should like but let's face it, cooked poorly and they are really dull. I was recently flipping through my Williams Sonoma Salad cookbook and found a recipe for lentil salad that sounded pretty good. I made it once before we went to Alberta and found …
{The main course: salad, beef short ribs, mashed potatoes, carrots, lentils and grilled asparagus.} I mentioned in last week's small joys post that Nick and I wanted to cook dinner for both of our families. Last Thursday, in the Motherland, we made a huge dinner for everyone at my parents' house. It was a great …
{Brussel sprouts, kale and onions, in rows.} We're fortunate in our little apartment. We have a pretty big balcony/fire escape, in a city where space is a hot commodity. When we initially looked at our place, all Nick really had to do was stick his head out the door off our kitchen and he was …
{Finished sauce, on pasta with meatballs with blue cheese.} I love Sundays. The BF and I usually spend it cooking, cleaning and generally relaxing around home. This Sunday we decided to make a whole whack of pasta sauce to freeze. Apparently this was THE thing to do because when we got to the grocery store …
1. A chocolate cupcake with raspberry frosting from Terra. Enjoyed on a sunny day on Granville Island. A perfect beginning to summer (even if summer hasn't really begun yet). 2. Cute new shoes that came on Tuesday. I've been lusting after these bad boys for several weeks. 3. The only thing better than flowers are …
I love the market at Granville Island even if it's really busy and touristy sometimes. It's a gorgeous display of colour and there is almost nothing that exemplifies Vancouver more. Here's a little taste for those of you who aren't in this lovely city right now.
1. I tried making these sweet potato biscuits for brunch on Saturday and they turned out really well! 2. The bathroom is finally almost back to normal. I just have to paint another coat and then the landlord will come and put the mirror back up. No more dust! 3. An organized dresser top. Something …
Despite the fact that I can't make it to book club in May because of my cousin's wedding, I read two books for it! Perhaps I have some underlying guilt about not finishing the last book I set out to read. Anyway, in the last week, I read two books on this month's theme: food. …
Kate Moore Hermes 