The closer we got the more drinkable the air became, if that was even possible. It was tempting to stay at the top of the hill - the label of hill being about as accurate as that of kitty for a bobcat - but we were ravenous and lunch still needed to be assembled so down to Hidden Lake we went... A few hours earlier, the morning had started with a bear sighting before we even left the house - we weren't sure it could get much better. But on our way into Glacier National … [Read more...]
Welcome to Montana, please don’t hug the bears
"Quick, quick, come'ere, QUICK!", he bellowed. We dropped what we were doing, thankfully fully dressed already, and bolted downstairs just in time to see a 300+ lb Black Bear saunter across the front yard. Welcome to Montana. The previous afternoon we had arrived in Kalispell from Portland via Seattle and other than a remarkably turbulent descent where my brain was screaming "Oh my god we are all going to die" as my face was fixed into a slightly maniacal frozen grin in an attempt to convince … [Read more...]
2012 Trip’n: First up – Portland
We are a week and a half into our trip and I was once again far too ambitious in my 'I'll just do it on the road' planning. As such, there has been little other than one delicious soup round these parts lately. That said, the relative tranquility [neglect, sorry] is solely due to the fact that RJ and I have been traipsing around the Pacific Northwest, taking Portland by storm and eating as much as possible along the way. Here's a taste of what we've been up to once we landed in LA and hopped on … [Read more...]
Passports, check. And it begins, again.
In just a few hours we are off on a bit of an adventure... well that's if you call 11 weeks, 'a bit'. You see, RJ and I have itchy feet. For two people who didn't really start traveling until their early twenties - unless you count summers at the Jersey Shore or school holidays up at The Entrance as 'traveling' - we don't tend to stay still very well. It started almost as soon as we met. Three months in we booked around-the-world tickets - there were two weddings and a visa renewal to attend … [Read more...]
Finnish Emergency Bread – Hätäleipä & Truffle Butter
When I met RJ he used to eat at least 4 slices of white bread a day. Not necessarily as part of a meal mind you, but just because. Toast for breakfast, toast before dinner [no matter what or when dinner was], bread with dinner. Sliced, white, from a plastic bag, every time. It appalled me just a bit - as did putting ketchup/tomato sauce on beef stew but we'll save that one for later... *waves at RJ* hi mate, yes, I'm talking about you again - haha. I was not allowed white bread growing up. … [Read more...]
Weekend Wrap: Bread, Berries & Books
A quick peek on what's been happening and what's coming up. I hope to get a few 'Around Town' posts up shortly but for now: Bread, Berries & Books. Don't forget, even when things are a bit quiet around here there is plenty happening over on Twitter, Instagram, Facebook and Pinterest. Make sure to subscribe to 84th & 3rd by email too - no spam, just new posts straight to your inbox! Bread When a box with Pyrex shows up at my door who am I to argue? Although a wonderful surprise and … [Read more...]
Baked Citrus Custard
I tried, I really did. I wanted to make the Blood Orange Baked Custards from Kate Bracks 'The Sweet Life' as she intended them to be. They looked and sounded lovely. Then I shivered at the white sugar and the cream and, surprise, surprise, changed it up. What I ended up with however was lovely and light enough for breakfast [yeah, I went there] but special enough for after dinner too. You can always see the original recipe here if you want to go full fat and full … [Read more...]
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