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jimcruickshank — Fri, 17 Jul 2009 04:12:51 +0000

Our friends, Christi & James, visited us last month and sent us these photos.

BayView B&B Iced Tea

jimcruickshank — Tue, 05 May 2009 18:20:16 +0000

This is a favourite on hot days. It goes nicely with Nutmeg Muffins topped with jam.

6 Cups Water

½ Cup Sugar

2 teabags each of orange pekoe, Earl Grey, and mint tea

3 Tablespoons freshly squeezed lemon juice

Combine water and sugar in saucepan and bring to a boil.
Remove sauce pan from heat and add the 6 teabags.
Let steep for 30 minutes.
Remove teabags and add lemon juice.
Chill and serve.

Citrus Raisin Biscuits

jimcruickshank — Sun, 19 Apr 2009 14:57:22 +0000

This is one of our favourites. We got the recipe at a cooking course at DuBrulles. When it was prepared and served Gwen was amazed to discover the biscuits were the same as her grandmothers.

1 1/2 cups flour

1 1/14 tsp. baking powder

1/4 tsp. baking soda

1/2 tsp. sea salt

3 tbs. Sugar

Mix the above and cut in

3 tbs. cold butter

Add lemon zest from large lemon

And 1/3 cup raisins

Mix with 1 1/4 cups regular buttermilk.

Scoop out a golf ball size of dough and roll in flour, place in a greased pie plate. Repeat. Makes about 8 scones.

Place in a preheated oven at 475degrees and turn the temperature down to 450 degrees. Bake the scones for 18-20 minutes, checking for doneness with a toothpick.

For vegans use 3 tbs. margarine or canola oil for the butter and 1 cup of vanilla soymilk for the buttermilk.

Capilano Suspension Bridge

jimcruickshank — Fri, 03 Apr 2009 17:42:54 +0000

Capilano Suspension Bridge

This is an amazing place. Yes it is a commercial attraction but they blend into the environment so well that you can imagine you are in the wilderness. The tree-top walkwas designed not to injure the trees but to give you a squirrel’s- eye view of the park. The staff are knowledgeable and helpful. The gift shop has some very unique souvenirs. We are never disappointed when we visit.

Take a stroll in the park

BayView Cream Biscuits

jimcruickshank — Wed, 01 Apr 2009 01:23:25 +0000

These are a fabulous never-fail recipe plus they only take 20minutes - start to finish. Don’t take my word for it, at least 2 cookbook writers admit to using this recipe from James Beard - which is where I got it.
2C flour
1 Tbs baking powder
2 tsp sugar
1 tsp salt
1.5 C heavy cream

Preheat the oven to 425F
Combine the dry ingredients with a fork. Slowly add the cream stirring constanly. Gather the dough together – if it seems dry add a little more cream.

Place the dough on a lightly floured board and knead 4-5 times. Pat the dough into rectangle that is about 1 inch thick. Cut into 12 pieces and place on baking sheet.
Bake for 12 minutes until the tops are lightly browned.
ENJOY

Amici

jimcruickshank — Tue, 31 Mar 2009 22:00:30 +0000

One of our favourites. Consistently good. The rainbow trout, cioppinni and all the pastas are especially good. The service is friendly and good.

It is a step back in time, to an era when the world moved more slowly, family was the focus and every meal was a time to celebrate.

At “AMICI” they specialize in old world Italian cooking,where the food is plentiful and delicious. You want Italian? They’ll give you “real ” Italian… right in the heart of the beautiful Ambelside Beach district.

Museum of Anthropology

admin — Tue, 31 Mar 2009 20:48:55 +0000

The Museum of Anthroplogy

The Museum of Anthropology is once again open to the public after amassive refurbishing. Be sure to visit the next time you are in Vancouver.