before leaving vancouver, we had lunch with kimu, angie and micah. main attraction: the massive gravity-defying green tea smoothie. the boys. the girls.
the only place open for lunch on new year’s day was dim sum at kirin. waiting patiently for our table…
lunch at rangoli. equally beautiful and delicious. rebecca really loved her naan.
we are getting our fill of sushi before heading back to nc. this is rebecca’s first encounter with a california roll!
christmas dinner was a feast hosted by cousin elizabeth (french chef in the making!). amazingly, she cooked a gourmet french meal for the entire extended family. evening entertainment lamb stew seared scallops also a cream of cauliflower soup, roast beef, sweet potato gratin, madeleines….too many dishes to list, all delicious!
christmas eve dinner was (what else?) hot pot! preparing the hot pot hugs eating… and eating… presents, mainly for rebecca. thanks grandma kathy and grandpa sam for my new dolly! little red riding hood. thanks auntie for my cool poncho!
helen hosted a party. this time, adults only! food conversation shucking oysters cleaning up
we enjoyed a lovely dinner at shaughnessy restaurant in vandusen gardens; good food with a backdrop of christmas lights from the garden. hello nutcracker family pic!
first christmas get-together was hosted by karen and colay. it was wonderful catching up with old friends and making new (little) ones.
i have a bit of a backlog of foodie posts, so i’ll have to catch up. nantucket grill. i stumbled upon this quaint cafe in a quiet corner of one of the strip malls. not much going on outside, but the inside was quite cute and the menu looked promising. tricky part is that it read more