Hello from Vancouver.

No I have not dropped off the planet... just taken a trip to Vancouver. 


I discovered the best bookshop while being here which is around the corner from where we are currently staying (at the beautiful Fizz, Duncan and Page's place). Its called:


Books to Cooks


Its a whole shop of just cook books and it has a kitchen at the back and they do cooking lessons. It's owned by a lady who I was very fortunate to meet; Barbara-Jo who also signed a copy of her latest cookbook. Cooking for me and Sometimes You. I am in the middle of reading it and love it. It's a book about how she moved to Paris for a month... How much better can that get???


I haven't done much cooking while I'm here but Mari and I cooked a roast chicken the other night. We smothered it in a Sage, lemon, garlic and butter. It's turned out pretty good I think. No one complained so it was a successful dinner (unless they were all too polite) I will defiantly make it again back home but I think it will always hold the memory of Vancouver and thinking the chicken shop lady made us buy way too much chicken. Just the right amount it turned out to be.


The Fish taco's here are fantastic. I cannot believe we don't get them in Australia! I am going to have to test out some recipes back home and try and replicate this delicious Salmon one I had here from a small fish and chip shop near Granville Island. Oh and I love Granville island. Its fantastic with all the fresh food and smoked meats and deli goods. I have definately put on weight over here :)


Its our last day tomorrow. Its going to be a sad day leaving Fizz... again. It doesn't help that we're going from a lovely sunny country where we have seen not a drop of rain back to winter... cold and raining where most of our friends are overseas somewhere exotic.


I best be off to bed now.... Nearly finished packing... grr I hate packing. 


p.s. The 30th of June came and whooshed past me. My new aim is to cook, laugh and enjoy life.