Call me crazy, but winter walks along the beach are my favourite: the grey clouds, varying degrees of rain, and the waves white and frothy against the rocks. And this morning, nature gave me the perfect Vancouver send-off – a morning cold and drizzly enough to warrant Hunters and a sweater, complete with a light…
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Saturday Sweets
Kouign amann from Beta5 Chocolates, kouign amann from Beaucoup Bakery & Café, and chocolate chip cookies also from Beaucoup. Can you tell we love our butter and sugar?
Beaucoup & the Beach
There are not many crisp, sunny days in a Vancouver winter, which is fine by me because I was born loving the rain, but the last couple days have been a really nice change from the usual – little gems of sunshine, if you will. Typically, I pull on a pair of Hunters, zip a…
Chocolate Chip Cookies
There are things in life that are so common, so ordinary, that we often take them for granted. Such is the all too familiar chocolate chip cookie. Whenever I walk into a bakery, I tend to pay them little attention, no matter how high the stack, my eyes focusing instead on the kouign amann and…