You know what I like? I like that it’s 5pm and it’s STILL LIGHT OUT! I really like that. Suddenly, winter doesn’t suck so much anymore. Except for that whole ‘hey, it’s -28 with the windchill thing’. That’s still pretty much a letdown.

It’s snowy here – and frosty – and cold. And we are loving it (except for our radiator-driven apartment, which was perfectly content with those crazy 0-degree days). We were out for our first cross-country ski of the season yesterday. Beginner skiers be warned – don’t take the trail at P7 in Gatineau park. Unless [...]

I made laksa (with fresh green peppercorns, above) on the weekend from a recipe in “new vegetarian” by celia brooks brown – a book which, in addition to being almost heart-breakingly beautiful, has become my kitchen staple. Wontons filled with spinach and water chestnuts and ginger? yep. veggie sushi? where do you think I learned [...]