Summer Fruit Crumble

Ever since we started blogging, I've been paying more attention to all the wonderful food bloggers out there. Just today, inspired by a fellow food blogger, I threw together a berry crumble this afternoon. Stuffed with peaches.

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DOW: French 75

This is one classic drink that has a lot less ambiguity about its origins. It's named after a famous French artillery piece, the Canon de 75 modèle 1897 because it packs a big punch.

We enjoyed a wonderful version of the cocktail at L'Abattoir a few weeks ago.

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Cobre

Every once in a while, one of my closest friends asks us to join her and her partner for a dinner out. They both have fabulous taste in food, so we pretty much let them choose where to dine. We were quite excited when they proposed Cobre since we generally don't eat a lot of Latin American style cuisine.

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Tokyo Thyme

In Vancouver, run-of-the-mill sushi joints are a dime a dozen. You can get a satisfying, reasonably healthy meal without spending too much money. There are, however, a few gems that deliver on food, decor, service and price.

When Tokyo Thyme opened several weeks ago, we attempted to visit on a Saturday, but since they open at noon, and we had a prior engagement at one o'clock, we ended up eating elsewhere.

Summer passes quickly, and we finally were able to see what they have to offer.

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Granola Bars

A long family outing through Pacific Spirit Park out to UBC led to a serendipitous discovery. I was feeling a mite faint from the heat and exertion, and I needed a little sustenance to tide me over until lunch.

Seeing a selection of granola bars on display at the coffee shop we stopped by, I was inspired to make a homemade granola bar that was tailor-made for my family. Later in the day, when I returned home, I rummaged through the pantry, hauling out random ingredients that I thought would create a balanced mélange of flavours.

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Calabash Bistro

After our adventures in restaurant finding a couple of weeks ago, we decided to choose a restaurant on a shorter street. Carrall Street is one the city's newest greenways, and while not especially green or even finished yet, it is definitely a more pedestrian-friendly environment. We walked casually down the street, confident that even if we walked by the restaurant the first time, we'd still have time to circle back and search more carefully the second time. Fortunately, the restaurant was hard to miss, and we arrived safely.

In a city where you can find nearly any kind of Chinese food, where there are countless "upscale casual" restaurants, and where you can't throw a stone without hitting a sushi joint and two Starbucks, there are not a lot of Caribbean restaurants. Indeed Urbanspoon lists only seventeen. Calabash Bistro is one of the newest, having opened this spring.

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DOW: Lemonade

Almost a rite of passage of childhood is the summer lemonade stand. As the thermometer rises, the call of entrepreneurship is too difficult to resist.

As dedicated foodies, we knew the lemonade had to be fresh squeezed.

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