Hot Hot Heat

This past month, summer has taken over our lives.  With all the hiking, biking, swimming, kayaking, camping, exploring and a heat like no other, cooking has been at the bottom of our priority list. 

Our teeny tiny apartment gets scotching hot during the day and the thought of cooking on our gas stove drives us out of the house.

Instead, we have been gorging on fresh local fruit, lots of al fresco dinners of bread and cheese, tacos from down the street and quenching our thirst with local craft beer.

During camping adventures we cooked simple meal and spruced up things like instant noodles with heaps of chard from our garden.  

View from the house on the hill

 This last weekend, we fled the bustling city to my parent's house on the hill in the interior of BC.  On top of having fun with family and friends, a highlight for me is always cooking in my mom's kitchen.  I took full advantage this time out and made brunch for everyone on Saturday morning with recipes out of the Cooks Illustrated Breakfasts & Brunch book.  A strata with potatoes, rosemary and onions; home made breakfast sausage patties and a summer berry salad with ginger dressing.  My cooking itch completely satisfied I finally sit down to write another blog post after a  month of eating out of our car, backpacks and restaurants!  

Brunch!