Author Archives: Teresa

About Teresa

I am interested in all (well, many) of the iterations of community that city living affords. I'm hoping to explore some of them in this blog.

FFWD – Asparagus Soup (and Financiers)

Posted on May 24, 2013

There was a little bit of synchronicity across the Dorista-sphere this month. While the French Fridays crew was tasked with making asparagus soup this week, the Tuesdays with Dorie crowd was busy stuffing brioche pockets with asparagus tips. Making both … Continue reading →

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FFWD – French Food Revolution Friday with Dorie (Warm Weather Vegetable Pot au Feu)

Posted on May 17, 2013

We’re doing something a little different for this week’s French Friday. The group is participating in Food Revolution Day, which was started by Jamie Oliver to get people into the kitchen and around the table together. I decided to do … Continue reading →

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FFWD – Coupétade ( or, French toast bread pudding)

Posted on May 10, 2013

Egg bread made into an egg-y French toast, turned into an even egg-ier bread pudding. What’s not to like? Nothing, that’s what. When I noticed that both last week’s dish and this week’s recipe called for brioche, I decided to … Continue reading →

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Vintage Bikes

Posted on May 7, 2013

I happened upon the Vancouver Wheelmen Vintage Bicycle Club’s Bike Swap as I was on my way to the library, several weeks ago. I’ve been meaning to post this ever since. Cellphone cameras are ubiquitous now and often rightly criticized … Continue reading →

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FFWD – Creamy Mushrooms and Eggs

Posted on May 3, 2013

Yesterday was an ‘egg’stravaganza – making brioche, then using it to make this week’s recipe and next week’s French toast bread pudding. That’s more than a dozen eggs, not even counting those I used for the upcoming Baking with Julia … Continue reading →

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FFWD – Swiss Chard Pancakes

Posted on April 26, 2013

Misunderstandings are like thunderstorms that move across our lives, leaving little trace of the chaos they caused once they’ve disappeared. Unless they linger, but luckily most don’t. My reaction to chaos is to do something grounding, to find a simple … Continue reading →

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FFWD – Cod and Spinach Roulades

Posted on April 21, 2013

This dish was not a success for me, which has been rather rare for this cookbook. Perhaps it was because my roulades were sole and kale rather than cod and spinach. My presentation was terrible and my photograph even worse, … Continue reading →

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Aquatic Inspiration

Posted on April 16, 2013

Vancouver Public Library, along with about twenty partners, has introduced a new way for locals to experience the attractions that are usually left to visitors to Vancouver. Over a two-week borrowing period, the Vancouver Inspiration Pass allows patrons of the … Continue reading →

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Blossoms

Posted on April 9, 2013

Someone once said to me that that the flowers of spring are the most beautiful. I don’t know if it’s because the contrast to winter’s muted colours heightens their beauty, or because they are more delicate and less obvious than … Continue reading →

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FFWD – Pierre Hermé’s Olive Sablés

Posted on April 5, 2013

My parents’ freezer is full of various French Fridays and Baking with Julia projects. I make a lot of French Fridays dishes at home, of course, but if I’m visiting my parents, I like to cook for them, so they’ve … Continue reading →

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