I did a remote version of one of those Paint Nights with Emma.
Month: March 2020
Quarantine Europe Trip
Written by: Faye
Since we can’t actually go anywhere, I thought it would be fun to take a European vacation right here at home. No jet lag, no travel time, no overcrowded tourist sites… what’s not to love?
We started the day off with cappuccinos at a nice Parisian café.
For breakfast, we headed over to Belgium for some light and fluffy Belgian waffles.
After breakfast, we jetted to London to tour the British Museum.
We then went back to France to take a cooking course, but unfortunately the course was only available in French, so Maciek had to prepare a traditional potato and leek soup following directions that were only given to him in French.
Of course it’s not a trip to France without wine, baguettes, and brie cheese.
We then departed France for Spain, where Maciek promptly took a siesta.
In the afternoon, we watched a Spanish film (Contratiempo) and then took a flamenco dance lesson.
For dinner, we went to Italy and had a formal 9-course Italian dinner:
We finished the evening off with a German opera (Wagner’s Tannhäuser), and then returned to our apartment in Inuvik, almost as if we had never left.
Sourdough
Written by: Faye
Someone on the local facebook group was giving out sourdough starter, so we decided to pick some up and give it a go. It turns out that making sourdough is a whole giant rabbit hole that you can go down. The process is finicky and time-intensive compared to other types of bread. With the multiple rest and rise cycles, it takes a minimum of 29 hours to actually make a loaf of bread. Sourdough starter is a demanding mistress, requiring twice daily feedings if it is being used regularly. I’ve discovered innumerable internet forums dedicated to perfecting sourdough; most people name their starters and know their starter’s favourite types of flour to eat.
Our first attempt:
It doesn’t look quite right (underproofed maybe? I don’t know the lingo yet), but it was delicious.