Rain, rain, rain. Vancouver’s signature calling card for fall has hit us hard and all I want to do is curl up at home and eat leftover casserole to comfort my sad, sun-deprived soul. I totally understand why casseroles are called comfort food now. It comforts me when I’m feeling cold and grey like the weather. It perks me up with…
Fish Tacos
I’m desperately clinging on to the last vestiges of summer — in complete and utter shambles knowing that the season of sunshine is officially over. Goodbye, joy. So long, happiness. See you later, golden rays and lazy days. I’m greedily grasping and soaking up every rare ray of sunshine I can get before fall hits us full blast. Sometimes that…
Lazy Day Luxe Lasagna
Guys, I’m not gonna lie. This recipe is not for the faint of heart. It’s not a 30-min stress-free weeknight dinner recipe. Comfort food it is, quick and easy — decidedly not. Especially if you want to make it from scratch, which I always do. Don’t get me wrong though, lasagna is totally worth the effort. Sure, you can get it…
Tex-Mex Chilli And Cornbread
I am a sucker for pillows with words of wisdom written on them. Like how to deal with cold weather. You know the ones from Chapters, with sage advice like: “all you need is tea, warm socks, and a good book.” or “eat, drink, and be cozy.” or “procrastinate and youtube all day.” Okay, maybe not the last one. But they should make a…
Taco Salad
I’ve been craving something taco-y but not tacos, something healthy, crisp, fresh, and light, but still warm, satiating, and cheesy. Enter the taco salad. A rebellion against the cheesy, greasy indulgence that Taco-Bell slaps on the cold counter-top of fast-food sadness. ‘Sup taco salad, where have you been all my life? Taco salads aren’t necessarily the healthiest salad, so I modified…
Jacked Up Avocado Toast
raindrops on roses and whiskers on kittens/ bright copper kettles and warm woolen mittens/ brown paper packages tied up with strings/ these are a few of my favorite things…♥♥♥ My short list: <— so hard for me to stop at just 3 y’know. I like all the things. Petrichor. The earthy smell of rain soaking into dry soil. Avocado toast. My…
Pasta Carbonara
It was our date weekend. Thank God for date weekend. We had it all planned out – hiking the BCMC, fixing up our dining chairs, beach volleyball, suika. All in all, a very good plan. We started with the hike up the BCMC trail, harbouring minor pangs of trepidation because the last time we did the GG (grouse grind) it was…