Christoph à Montréal

A couple weeks ago, A and Truepenny took Christoph to see the sights in Montréal.

Christoph made a friend at the hostel.

Christoph made a friend at the hostel.

He climbed Mont-Royal

He climbed Mont-Royal

...and made it all the way to the top!

...and made it all the way to the top!

After the hike, cooled off while A and Truepenny enjoyed a refreshing beverage.

After the hike, cooled off while A and Truepenny enjoyed a refreshing beverage.

There are plenty of good eats including poutine...

There were plenty of good eats including poutine...

...smoked meat sandwiches...

...smoked meat sandwiches...

...escargot...

...escargot...

...and steak frites!

...and steak frites!

Overall, nous avons passé de bonnes vacances!

Christoph and Truepenny have settled into their new home, where Truepenny will be pursuing her MA in English. Though they will both be very busy, Christoph hopes he will stop neglecting his blog!

August 29, 2009. Tags: , , , , , , , , , . food, travel. Leave a comment.

Ice, ice, baby.

bling polaroid

Once again, Christoph apologizes for his prolonged absence from the interweb. He’s a busy little elephant and has been spending the month eating yummy food and being cool. He got himself some ice, as you can see.

About a month back, Christoph joined Truepenny and A up at A’s cottage for some relaxation and good eats over Reading Week. He helped them try their hand at making sushi for the first time!

sushi 1The whole meal consisted of salmon rolls & nigiri, eel rolls & nigiri, miso soup and, when we tired of rolling, we just tossed some salmon, eel and other ingredients in a bowl with rice. And champagne to celebrate our culinary accomplishment (though of course Christoph is too young to partake of such things!).

sushi 2Overall, it was rather delicious for a first attempt. The rice of course was really the difficult part, and A did a fine job of not messing up what Truepenny likely would have.

On the less sophisticated end of the spectrum, Christoph and Truepenny also made chocolate-chip-peanut-butter-cup cookies!

cookies 1

cookies 2

Mmm. Maybe not as fancy as sushi, but very delicious!

Though it’s essay season for Truepenny (which results in many nights in for both her and Christoph) Christoph promises to take better care of his blog!

You’ll hear from him again soon!

March 10, 2009. Tags: , , , , , , , . fashion, food, friends. Leave a comment.

06 Jan 2009

Christoph’s New Year’s Resolutions:

Make new friends.

Make new friends.

Eat less junk food.

Eat less junk food.

Learn lots.

Learn lots.

Try new things.

Try new things.

Get more beauty rest.

Get more beauty rest.

Have fun!

Have fun!

Christoph hopes all your plans and wishes for 2009 come true!

January 7, 2009. food, friends, life, special occassion. Leave a comment.

03 Jan 2009

How to eat an Oreo (playdough) cookie…

Step 1. Get an Oreo cookie. Christophs prefers the playdough variety.

Step 1. Get an Oreo cookie. Christophs prefers the playdough variety.

Step 2. Twist open.

Step 2. Twist open.

Step 3.1. Lick icing in middle...

Step 3.1. Lick icing in middle...

Step 3.2. ...until clean!

Step 3.2. ...until clean!

Step 4.1. Obtain glass of milk. It is best to have this ready ahead of time to minimize time spent not eating cookies.

Step 4.1. Obtain glass of milk. It is best to have this ready ahead of time to minimize time spent not eating cookies.

Step 4.2. Dip sufficiently in milk.

Step 4.2. Dip sufficiently in milk.

Step 5. Eat the now-milky chocolate cookies. Eat immediately after dipping to prevent excessive sogginess.

Step 5. Eat the now-milky chocolate cookies. Eat immediately after dipping to prevent excessive sogginess.

Step 6. Be sure to clean up your mess! Having a trunk allows for speedy clean up. Washcloth may be used as substitute for trunk.

Step 6. Be sure to clean up your mess! Having a trunk allows for speedy clean up. Washcloth may be used as substitute for trunk.

January 5, 2009. food. Leave a comment.

13 Dec 2008

I am tasting the stars! - Dom Perignon

"I am tasting the stars!" - Dom Perignon

“I drink Champagne when I win, to celebrate…and I drink Champagne when I lose, to console myself.”

-Napoleon Bonaparte

December 27, 2008. Tags: , , , , , . food. Leave a comment.

10 Dec 2008

Heres looking at banana, kid.

Here's looking at banana, kid.

I saw the sky and sea and sand and the flickering flames of the bonfire through my tears. All at once, it rushed into my head with tremendous speed, and made me feel dizzy. It was beautiful. Everything that happened was shockingly beautiful, enough to make you crazy.

-Banana Yoshimoto

December 27, 2008. Tags: , , , , . books, feelings, food. Leave a comment.

07 Dec 2008

Hunger is the best sauce.

Hunger is the best sauce.

“When you fish for love, bait with your heart, not your brain.”

-Mark Twain

December 8, 2008. Tags: , , , , , , , . food, love. Leave a comment.

01 Dec 2008

He enjoys true leisure who has time to improve his souls estate.

He enjoys true leisure who has time to improve his soul's estate.

“I like vending machines because snacks are better when they fall. If I buy a candy bar at the store, I will drop it so that is achieves its maximum flavour potential.”

-Mitch Hedberg

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earless.elephant@gmail.com

December 7, 2008. Tags: , , , , , . food, life. Leave a comment.

29 Nov 2008

Be an angel. Save a life.

Be an angel. Save a life.

Als das Kind Kind war,

wußte es nicht, daß es Kind war,

alles war ihm beseelt,

und alle Seelen waren eins.

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When the child was a child,

it didn’t know it was a child,

everything was soulful,

and all souls were one.

-Peter Handke

…for more watch this clip.

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(Christoph has noticed that he often gets the same Jones Soda fortune – maybe they should think of some new ones. Or perhaps he just has to save a life)

earless.elephant@gmail.com

November 30, 2008. Tags: , , , , , , . food, life, movies. 1 comment.

15 Nov 2008

Follow your banana heart...

Follow your banana heart...

All the world is a birthday cake, so take a piece, but not too much.

-George Harrison

For more on the cupcakes, click here!

November 16, 2008. Tags: , , , , . food. Leave a comment.

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