Dem Clouds

Shot in my friend's back yard last Friday.  What a great way to end the day!

Greenfield Planked Salmon Supper: July 28th

I'm seeing lots of hits on the 'ole blog from folks looking for some info on this year's Greenfield Planked Salmon Supper.


From what I have scraped online, it looks like it is held on the last Saturday in July.  For 2012, that is July 28th.


Hope this info helps!


Here's a video I shot with my old point and shoot (apologies for the quality), showing the salmon cooking in front of the open fire.  Yummah!

Hula Hoops, Walker's Crisps and Twirl

File under: we're not in Kansas any more, Toto....or Canada, for that matter.


Shot in Glasgow's airport, while waiting for our bags to arrive and before I saw the "no photography" sign.  


For the duration of the trip, I was on an eat/drink things I can't get in Canada mission.  I tried all manner of crisps, candy and chocolate.  Perhaps not the healthiest of missions, but it was fun. 


Don't worry, mom.  I managed to eat some healthy food as well, eventually. 

Welcome to Flavour Country: Skyr

When in Iceland (or if you are lucky enough to find it in North America), you MUST try Skyr.  


Skyr is a delicious live culture milk product.  It is similar to yoghurt, technically it is a fresh acid-set cheese.  It is similar to Liberty's Méditerranée product, it is thick and chocked full of protein.


The packaging of this product was fun.  The spoon came nestled under the dome on the lid, folded in half. It clicked into place when unfolded.  The first, and not the last, of many design-y things I was to discover while in Iceland.


Skyr, a great start to the day...or any part of the day!

Even the garbage cans looked cool

Our first stop on our circumpolar tour, the Keflavik International airport in Iceland.  As you can see, this place is gorgeous.  As the title states, even the garbage cans looked cool.  You'll have to trust me on that one, somehow I didn't manage to snap a shot of one waste bin, for shame!

We finished our trip with a 5 hours stopover in Boston Logan airport.  Needless to say, Logan felt decidedly American and the contrast between the two reminded me that the Keflavik airport was very slick and 'design-y'.


More pics to follow in the days and weeks to come.

This was shot back in the middle of June, on an sunny day not unlike today.


Head on down to your local chip truck/dairy bar and go and fill up on soft serve and grease!

What lies beneath: Illex illecebrosus

So, I managed to land my first squid last night!  Turns out it is a Northern shortfin squid; aka Illex illecebrosus.


I think it was just in the wrong place, at the wrong time.  Getting it in the boat happened rather quickly so I can't recall exactly 'where' I got it with my mackerel jig.  I think it was likely in the non tentacle end (is that the head or tail?  Neither?).


Once it was over the gunwhale, it squirted ink all over the inside of the boat and in the bucket where we stuck it to try to contain that black self defence liquid.


After I arrived home, with the help of a youtube 'how to clean a squid' video, I managed to clean and cut up the tube.  Then, I tossed it in flour and quickly fried it in some hot olive oil.  You'd be hard pressed to find squid fresher than that!