Not sure why I didn’t think to bring our camera to the dinner party at K’s & R’s place last night. The lovely Margaret, visiting from Texas, cooked up a Tex-Mex feast beyond compare! Tostadas piled high with delectable morsels, baked stuffed peppers and baked enchiladas, beans and rice, and for dessert: home-made pralines which were served with coconut milk ice cream. We all ate too much, especially GJ who had two huge plates. It was all so good. Thanks Margaret for the marvelous treat!

Since I did not bring the camera, I took a picture today of two lovely peppers Rebecca gave me on friday when I was at her garden along side two of the pralines we were able to take home from the party last night. It’s taken all my resolve not to eat them today!

Two peppers similar to the ones Margaret stuffed and baked last night as well as two of the pralines which made such a nice dessert.

Had a meeting the other day at Bean Around The World, one of our fine Chinatown coffee establishments. Can’t resist their Peppermint Hot Chocolate. Usually made with Silkroad Westcoast Peppermint Tea, this day I think it may have had peppermint syrup as it was sweeter than usual – but still delicious and beautifully presented.

Yum!

So busy the last few days with the 25th Annual Victoria Fringe Theatre Festival. With seventy-two shows and fourteen venues this year it’s a bit overwhelming. We expect to take in at least eleven shows this year.

Dropped by the Moss Street Market yesterday and, as usual, loaded up with lots of yummy fruits and vegetables. Today was the last Victoria Downtown Public Market Society’s Summer Market in Market Square. Picked up some beautiful yellow beans and lovely Ciabatta bread, which we snacked upon with Roma tomatoes from Moss Street. The Society’s next event is Eat Here Now 2011, Sunday September 11 from 11–4 in Centennial Square. A huge list of local farmers and food makers will be participating in this Harvest Festival.

Our own tiny garden in our window is proving very fruitful indeed! Saddened by four years with no outdoor space of our own, we planted two lovely tomato plants in hanging baskets in one of our south-facing windows. It’s pretty wonderful to be able to eat food you’ve grown yourself, even on a very small scale!

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Delicious Ciabatta bread from a local baker with delectable Roma tomatoes from a local farmer.

Our own tomatoes growing in our window.