23 Dec

Today I visited to the Abbotsford Convent Supper Market, which is held on Friday nights during summer months. There were a few stalls open, which included vendors selling candles, jewellery, organic dried fruits and handmade leather notebooks. Lentils As Anything, Kappaya and Convent Bakery were open and busy with patrons. There weren't as many food stalls as I thought there'd be. I really wanted to try the gozleme stall, but it didn't make an appearance. Other than the restaurants, there was a Mexican stall, Himalayan Sherpa (which has a restaurant...

21:35 / Abbotsford / Food / Indian / Italian / Restaurants / Supper Market
22 Dec

Got to try another type of mango because they were $1 each at Toscano's. I liked the Honey Gold mangoes better than Calypso. Their texture is similar to Kensington Pride and do seem to have a sweet, honey-like taste....

21:43 / Fruit / Whole Foods
20 Dec

Visited the Queen Vic Markets today to check prices on quinoa. While searching I saw blackberries, two 125g punnets for $5. I haven't tried fresh blackberries before so I thought I'd give them a go. Can't really describe what they taste like, but the sweet ones have a more intense 'berry taste' than sweet blueberries....

21:43 / Fruit / Whole Foods
20 Dec

Behold their ugliness! The last time I baked was the last time I baked this shortbread, and the last time I made this shortbread was nearly two years ago. Therein lies the evidence of my enthusiasm for baking. Some of the biscuits look more like overcooked pikelets due to my household's lack of circular cookie cutters. I suppose they'd taste the same no matter what shape they were, but perhaps it may be worth investing in some cutters for the sake of presentation. [gallery columns="2" type="rectangular" ids="1046,1045,1044"] Note: The last...

21:04 / Cooking
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