Well, we’re finally back on Canadian soil after almost a year of travel and housesitting. It’s incredible how fast the time flew and looking back at our adventures we consider ourselves very lucky to spend time in parts of the world we love and to discover new, inspiring places. Returning home was a bit of […]
365 Project 2015 – week 10
Snow, catching up and Chinatown This week was spent catching up on writing and visits, food shopping in Chinatown and watching the snow melt. We also just finished writing our first guidebook on Buggl. You can see all photos here. How did you spend your week?
TROFIE WITH PESTO, GREEN BEANS AND POTATOES
This dish comes from Liguria, home of pesto. Having potatoes and pasta in the same dish might sound strange but once you taste it you will see that they go well together in this recipe. We’ve also made this with the addition of crispy pancetta, it goes against tradition but is delicious nonetheless.
Before you accept that house sit
Hellish house sit On the heels of what turned out to be the worst house sit we have had so far, we thought we would pass on a few thoughts we had on how to avoid a disappointing house sitting experience. Although most could struggle their way through a short house sit that’s gone wrong, when you […]
365 Project 2015 – week 9
From Scotland to Canada Week 9 had us back in Glasgow for a visit to Kelvingrove Museum and after a quick ride around the city on the Hop On Hop Off we were back on a flight to Canada. You can see all photos here. How did you spend your week?
SLOW BRAISED CHICKEN IN A PORCINI SAUCE
Chicken and porcini On our whirlwind day trip up to Florence we took in the Mercato Centrale with tons of tasty treats to choose from, beautifully displayed to attract customers. One thing that was plentiful were dried porcini mushrooms. A tip for anyone looking to buy top quality dried porcinis is to make sure they […]
365 Project 2015 – week 8
Scottish castles, whisky and haggis The last week of our trip has been amazing. We’ve seen a lot of beautiful castles, scenery that begs to be photographed and haggis so delicious it surprised us both. Saturday we’ll head back home and start writing about it all. You can see all photos here. How did you spend […]
365 Project 2015 – week 7
Ciao Italy, hello Glasgow! During week 7 we said goodbye to Italy and said hello to Glasgow. So far we’ve met some great people, had delicious food and looking forward to more. You can see all photos here. How did you spend your week?