Merry Christmas Slif-ers!
Hope you're spending some quality time with your family and friends, and taking the best of the season! Eat well, sleep tight, and have fun!
That being said, my friends were AWESOME this year! My very first All-Clad pan!!! I can't wait to break it in tomorrow! I'm thinking freshly made sausages for breakfast...
What cool culinary gifts did you get this year?
An interesting happened to Vancouver after the Olympics - people started getting the idea that Vancouver is an actual city with denizenry who like to have fun! It's been almost a year since the five-ring-circus closed down, and suddenly there have been more and more fun events occuring in town. One of the more recent ones is the Vancouver Christmas Market.
Designed to emulate a small Bavarian town in the midst of the festive season, the Christmas Market features stalls selling Bavarian food and other items. A large tent by the entrance showcases a wide array of beautiful hand-crafted Christmas decorations. Closer to the theatre-side is a children's mini-market with handpainting, chocolate-making, and wooden toys, as well as a chance to meet the Market's mascots. All of this is centred around a gazebo featuring music from traditional bands, to something more offbeat-yet-infinitely-Vancouver like a Japanese drum band. The entertainment schedule is available on their website. As this is Bavaria, several "warming festive refreshment" stations are located throughout the area.
