Tidbits..
G and I aren't moving back to Toronto until January and we knew this would be our last Christmas on our own. So we shacked up in a hotel room on Christmas eve and went out for dinner to a Michelin starred Indian restaurant. I was a bit worried we'd be the only ones there but it seems quite a few people were craving a bit of Christmas curry. It was pouring rain on Christmas day and the streets of London were dead. We started the day off right with a full English breakfast, which seems to involve mass quantities of meat.
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By the time we got home it was time to throw the duck in the oven. I had never made a whole duck before, only the odd breast here and there. I completely expected it to be much like a chicken when it came to the carving but man that duck put up a fight. Clearly even the slightest difference in anatomy can throw me for a loop. Other than a few awkward minutes of wrestling with its drumsticks, the duck turned out really well.
We had Ben and Jerry's cookie dough ice cream for dessert. I'm not even going to tell you how much I love those little chunks of cookie dough.
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Boxing day was especially poignant because we did in fact spend the day with our cardboard boxes, with special appearances by two black sharpies and many rolls of seriously sticky tape. By dinner time we even went so far as to order a pizza, which, as you know, came in a cardboard box.
And then we had some more of that cookie dough ice cream.
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In exactly one week's time the movers are coming to take all our stuff away. They're going to lock it up in some container and throw it on a boat. We won't see be seeing it again for anywhere from 6 to 10 weeks. Luckily we still have a ton of stuff in storage in Canada that we never got around to shipping to Europe so we won't be entirely without when we get there. You gotta love it when procrastination ends up working in your favour.
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We managed to sell our fridge, but the awkward part is that they're taking it 6 days before we are actually leaving. It's going to be an interesting 6 days. I have a feeling there may be some more of those cardboard boxes in our future.
With extra cheese, please.
posted by Michèle at 9:30 AM
13 Comments:
gosh, the day is finally rolling around. hope it all goes smoothly!
What ever will you do without your fridge?! Well I guess you will just have to eat out alot...darn.
Hope you and G have a lovely New Year!
Don't do it, change your mind, quick.
http://www.stlawrencemarket.com/ I used to live in Buffalo N.Y. and I loved to visit Toronto! You will love the St. Laurence Market and also the ethnic neighborhoods are great for food shopping and restaurants. It is COLD, but a lovely city anyway!
Best of luck,
Martha in Oklahoma City
Takeout pizza, chinese food, indian food, Mc D's... oh and maybe KFC are probably my most favorite things to eat when moving in and out of places. Come April.. we'll be doing it all over again. I hope your move goes smoothly. Been there done that and not looking foward to doing it again!
Kat, it does seem to be coming remarkably fast, but that's always the way. And thanks, I'm keeping my fingers crossed that it will go smoothly too!
Olivia, it's going to be an interesting experience having no fridge for 6 days. Im hoping it might actually be cold enough to leave a few things out on the balcony!
Anonymous, you're not the optimistic type I take it?
Martha, Toronto is definitely a great food city and I am really looking forward that part of it. The snow is another matter altogether.. ;)
Michelle, April sounds like a much better time to do a move than January! And yes, there is definitely going to be a lot of takeout over the next week. Or perhaps a lot of time spent at the local pub. Which doesn't sound so bad!
I think I can speak for all of the T. when I say "YEAH" Omo and I can't wait to have you home!!!
HAPPY NEW YEAR!
I'm looking forward to more of your adventures in 2008!
KJ
California
See ya soon, darlin! I have to let you know, though we're currently going through a nasty bit of a cold snap (-13 with windchill), the weather report is promising 10°C for your arrival. Positively balmy!
As a fellow expatriate Torontonian, I'm jealous! I miss Toronto terribly.
I am similarly surrounded by boxes and to do lists as my wife and I are selling our condo and buying an old house. Both glad and sad to hear you're moving back to Canada!
ugh. toronto. january. you guys are crazy. but...from deep inside riverdale, welcome home.
I presume that you are still very busy after moving in as you haven't posted anything in a while! I was reading your polentaphobia posts and thought that I'd share a recipe that may cure your fear. It is sweet, and looks VERY pretty.
You need: 50g diced butter, 90g muscavado sugar, 1 egg, grated rind of one orange and 2tsp of the juice, 175g S.R. flour, 1 and a half tsp baking powder, cinnamon (about half a tsp, but you can add more), 50g polenta, icing sugar.
Method: (preheat oven to 160C or gas mark 3) Cream the butter and sugar. Beat in the egg, orange rind/juice, flour, baking powder, cinnamon and polenta. Knead on a floured surface, then transfer to a greased baking sheet. Flatten (with your hands) to form a vauguely rectangular shape of about 25 by 18cm. Bake for 25 mins, THEN TAKE OUT and let it sit on the tray for 5 mins or so. Cut into thin sticks about 1cm wide and 6cm long. Space out on sheet and put back in oven for another 20 mins. They should be crisp. Take out, cool, place on a pretty plate (very important!) and dredge with icing sugar. This cured me of not liking polenta.
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