Leftovers #6
Wednesday came and went last week on an island 15 minutes from Vancouver while I was eating eggs benny and walking in forests and eating Honey doughnuts and spicy chickpea wraps and swimming in 2º water and drinking sour beers, which meant last week’s leftovers were left over until now. The rain has descended upon Vancouver, I’ve extended my flights so I’m here for my birthday and planning on dipping in cold water tomorrow with 400 people on Kits Beach and drinking more beers and apparently assimilating to Vancouver life by doing a class everyday (certainly not to be repeated in London) and wearing cycling shorts and general athleisure all day. Enjoy one more final week of #sadgirlspring sweet nothings. This Sunday’s SNOA is all about the coastal grandma vibe and the recipes that make me feel like Diane Keaton in Something’s Gotta Give.
Do we care about Slushies anymore? The Atlantic thinks we should.
A hilarious review about why #VanLife might not actually look like living the dream from The New York Times.
This very spring-like plate that involves the greenest of snap peas and garlic oil fried bread that really appeals to my sense of ‘balance’ (i.e. fresh and fried).
A perfect breakfast of two corn tortillas topped with a super crispy olive oil fried egg, ripe and fridge cold avocado and the king of hot sauces (Valentina) with some herbs just for fun:
Speaking of eggs, how have I never come across this genius and adorable egg separating piece of apparatus? I’m shook!
Fans of Grey’s Anatomy and scammers might be equally as shook to read this piece on Vanity Fair about one of the writers for the show who I think may have lied about having cancer which inspired many storylines? It’s part 1 of a story, so I’m not quite sure if that’s the ending, but I’m just postulating here…
Just discovered this BC winery from my friend and sommelier-in-the-making Megan. It’s called Ursa Major, the winemaker is extremely attractive and makes delicious wines called things like ‘Folks Get Down In The Sunshine’ and ‘How Could I Put You Down’.
Snacks seem to be a recurring theme this month, which means making this sour cream, onion and chive dip and eating it with thick cut ridged salted crisps on repeat in the park at sunset with a beer.
One of the first meals I’ll make when I get home is this chicken biriyani from Seema Pankhania, which I’m sure will be great but probably not as delicious as the one my friend Mehlaqa makes for us (down to my own skill not the recipe, which is accessible and fantastic).
The strange and soothing satisfaction of watching tiny kitchen videos, especially this one featuring a tiny rice cooker and my favourite comfort meal (rice and eggs).