i love macarons!

*disclaimer - i do not often drink bottles of wine while doing homework*

well, i can officially say that school has kicked my butt this semester.

i have honestly never been so completely overwhelmed and stressed in my entire life.

in fact, last night i somehow deleted close to 6 hours worth of work.

in a word - unbelievable!

however, things could be worse.

my prof is understanding enough to offer me an extension.

and my lovely boyfriend is wonderful enough to treat me to sushi, pavlova, and a walk through all my favourite stores.

i treated myself to this lovely book

i can't wait to read it! i'm hoping success will just come...

i have been so unsuccessful the past few times i attempted these with friends.

hopefully i will be able to experiment with it asap [ea - you better believe that this includes you!]

but if not, this is definitely one of the prettiest books that i own.

i also can't wait for more summery days with my boy

mostly, i can't wait for wedding planning to start being fun. i don't know if it is as stressful for everyone as it has felt for me, but i am hoping that when i have time to breathe, inspiration will show up as well...

the end is in sight!

To all fans of Taza's Kingsley, meet the love of my life...

This is Winston.

He is incredibly quirky, and alas, often misjudged because of his size (he is 114 lbs.).

He love grapefruit and snow.

He doesn't like mailmen or snowmen.

He is afraid of a lot of things, especially brooms.

He makes lot of people happy when they see him walking around in his booties (his feet are terribly sensitive to the cold).

He likes to nibble on my nose, and give the sloppiest kisses that only a mother could love.

He is not just a dog.

He is a part of our family.

I love him with my whole heart!

A Lovely Impromptu Feast

I think God tried to tell me something tonight. His message sounded something like, "it is seriously time to cook more at home".

Boyfriend and I used to cook at his house alllll the time! I loved it! But for some reason we always seem to fall prey to the eat out/take out routine. We'll get back into cooking for awhile, but then back to our silly habits.

Well tonight, boyfriend started making pizza sauce. We did it from scratch. We had some mini pizza shells and some cheese. We quickly picked up some capicola, pepperoni, and prosciutto from sobeys. Then we proceeded to make the most delicious pizza I have had in a long time. Seriously so good!

We also happened to have the fixings for a delicious salad. It had a dressing inspired by EA's fav, grapefruit, feta, and tomato. It made me realize I don't make enough versatile salad.

Alas, most of the salad was long gone before I snapped a picture of it. This whole blogging thing is finally starting to occur to me, except I am still a little slow (missed a lovely photo-op at wasabi broadway last night as well!).

I have been thinking a lot about Julia Child lately. What a beautiful story! If you haven't, you should absolutely read "My Life in France". It is about a trillion times better than "Julie and Julia" (although I've only seen the movie version of "J&J". I suppose the book could be better?) The way she conveys her passion for France and French food, and really for cooking in general is so inspiring! Oh to fly away to France with the boyfriend and my sweet Winston. I think I could handle it! Till then, I will have to master some of her recipes. I will try not to blog about it a la Julie Powell! What to try first is the question...