Tequila & Tarts

Yesterday was Valentine’s Day, and in addition to these flowers: Wendy was also the recipient of a set of Petit Fours and truffles from Three Tarts (they get bonus points for lavender- and chili-flavoured truffles): I also made her a dinner of tequila lime chicken with cilantro dressing.  There’s a secretly nerdy reason why I made… Continue reading Tequila & Tarts

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Milkfrothing 101

Three weeks ago it was pulling espresso shots; this week it’s learning how to properly froth milk.  That’s right, today I took a one hour course on how to froth milk.  Every morning I make two lattes (that’s over 700 per year!), so I figured that it makes sense to learn how to make them… Continue reading Milkfrothing 101

Cooking Thai

One of my new year’s resolutions was to learn how to cook Thai food.  Tonight I finally got around to making a meal – chicken with Thai basil and cashews. It turned out well: very aromatic, light and incredibly fresh.  Here’s a shot (tastes much better than it looks); recipe follows: Ingredients: 1.5 pounds skinless,… Continue reading Cooking Thai

Lazy Day

It is the deliriously lazy Sunday of a long weekend today; one of those days where the slightest task feels as though it is an Odyssey-like challenge.  Wen and I have enjoyed a day of doing nothing, with the result that this blog post is about almost nothing. One of our lazy Sunday traditions is… Continue reading Lazy Day

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The Perfect Pull

So today Richard and I took coffee lessons (Espresso Fundamentals) at Joe.  It was a quick class on how to pull the perfect espresso shot.  I’m hoping my morning lattes will now get a lot better. In addition to learning how to make a great shot, I learned a fair bit about espresso.  For instance,… Continue reading The Perfect Pull

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