Vancouver Adventure, Part Two

Food. It’s all about the food.  Dinner the first night is as good as some of us are lucky enough to get when Mike is cooking.  We call in Paint Chow and the food at Sooke Harbour House is done in the same style, the same approach, as Mike takes.  But they have a set [...]

Adventures on Vancouver Island.

At 4:55 am, a few minutes before the alarm is set to blare, I wake up, check the time, and get out of bed.  Today we’re going on a float plane to Victoria Harbour.  And I remember, I’m cancer free.  Wow.  I can hardly stand it. 50 minutes on the recumbent bike and it’s time [...]

All coffees are not created equal

I live in Seattle and I’m a coffee snob.  Shocking, I know.  But I mean it in a way most people wouldn’t think. Starbucks converted me from being OKAY with a cup of Folgers or McDonald’s on the go.  They made me question the premise that coffee was coffee.   But Costa Rica with its [...]

My cancer was my fault

According to a recent op-ed piece by Whole Foods CEO John Mackey, if people only ate right, exercised and drank less alcohol, we would live virtually disease free into our 90s and even 100s.  His premise is that Cancer, among other ailments are our own fault and insurance nor the government should have to pay [...]

Tomato still warm from the garden.

Tonight we ate the first tomato from this year’s garden.  Small, red and still warm from the sun, the tomato gently collapsed into fleshy tomato essence.   Delightful. Liquid sun. Warm and intensely red fruit. Delicious. Summer bounty will be here soon.  My favorite dish so far this year is a variation on insalata caprese. [...]