Category Archives: Good eats

food fight

rebecca is schooling us in toddlerhood 101: food fight. she’s still pretty good in general, but we were spoiled with half a year of perfect eating. now she definitely lets her opinions (and favourites du jour) known. this meal in particular was, quite literally, a battle. pieces of food in mouth: 2, pieces of food read more »

we heart li ming

one week has passed since we’ve moved to chapel hill. we’re relatively settled in and slowly getting to know the area. high on the priority list was figuring out where to buy groceries, in particular where to buy all our asian stuff, especially since there is no nearby chinatown. joe found a few promising options read more »

a parisian snack

a lovely parisian mid-morning snack with my bff at faubourg in kerrisdale. freshly made pain au chocolat and apple spice cake.

joseph’s bday

a belated post for joseph’s birthday from a week or so ago. derek and priscilla flew up from california for just a couple of days. rebecca got to play with her cousin and her new octopus. then derek took us out to an amazing italian dinner at campagnolo. it was quite the feast!

our 5th anniversary

we’ve been married five whole years! we went out on a proper date while grandma and grandpa T babysat. first we had dinner at “kitsilano daily kitchen”, a restaurant which serves a different menu each day based on fresh ingredients from the market. we splurged with the culinary adventure: a 5 course meal plus dessert! read more »

mother’s day 2: sunday breakfast

my first mother’s day! helen and i joined forces and made breakfast featuring fresh scones for everyone. happy mothers!

happy landing!

a couple of weeks ago, we celebrated the 40th anniversary of my dad’s landing in Canada. we felt very thankful as we reflected on the many blessings our family has received. for the special occasion, we went to season’s restaurant at queen elizabeth park. our table had a perfect view! it was a beautiful day read more »

little foodie

it’s official, rebecca loves to eat. she gets very excited whenever her spoon and bowl are in sight, and so far she is happy to accept anything that comes towards her mouth. although unfortunately when it comes to a bottle or sippy cup, she clams up. spoon yes. bottle no. some of her culinary delights, read more »

lox & bagels with gina & jon

gina and jon were in town for a conference. they had a spare afternoon and so we crashed helen’s place and caught up over lox and bagels. thanks gina for the photos!

belated bdays

some belated birthday photos from the last few weeks: we celebrated natalie’s first birthday! grace made amazingly cute cupcakes. aphrodite’s was so good, we went back for louisa’s birthday brunch and birthday pie. mmmm.