I've filled my pastry quota for the week, thanks to Bakery Sate. I've been doing decent in cutting back on my pastries and cakes -- not as disciplined I have been in January, but not bad.

But today blew that all up. I had:

Matcha mochi loaf - this was just OK. The crust was too hard, although the inside was soft and chewy. It had a more flour- ( Read more... )

I'm working on a feature story on the zero-waste lifestyle for the Sunday Province.

I'm talking to Shia Su, aka. Wasteland Rebel; Anita Chan, who has an IG account sharing zero-waste tips and practices; Brianne Miller of Nada, which will open later this spring with what's being billed as Vancouver's first zero-waste grocery store; Lisa Papania of ( Read more... )

I've been really digging my NY resolution to take a walk a day + posting a photo a day on IG - a little bit like a visual love letter to downtown Vancouver ( Read more... )

We just wrapped up our Boxing Day dinner. Two down, one more to go ( Read more... )

It's such a gorgeous day today!! Look, snapped from the balcony:


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I know, I know. It's been a while ( Read more... )

As I've revealed in previous posts, I'm no friend of the environment when it comes to garbage disposal. I'm not completely evil: I do follow the rules, albeit grudgingly and not as rigidly as I should, meaning I sneak in the occasional organics in the garbage and have been known to throw reams of paper in the trash bin. I'm not proud of this. I say ( Read more... )

"Ca-na-da! Ca-na-da!" The patriotic cheers are still echoing in my ear ( Read more... )

I need to stop eating so much! I just gorged myself on polvoron, which I don't even like. I am starting to think I'm using food as an escape for a whole bunch of stuff I don't want to deal with. Not sure. But possible. Not good.

Speaking of eating, I just bought a cookbook. Seven Spoons by Tara O'Brady. She's Canadian, from Ontario. I heard an ( Read more... )

Last night, I went to my friend K.'s birthday party at Bao Bei. It's a modern Chinese "brasserie" in Chinatown, on Keefer just off Main Street. I had only been there once before. While I was blown away with the pretty interiors - a nice mix of vintage/florals and modern, I left thinking the food was just OK. Good, but nothing special. Maybe I was ( Read more... )