About Day 3:Montreal, Canada on Day 9:West Chester, PA

So, we are pretty behind on posts, but I figure it's okay. Especially since we are behind because we are having too much fun hanging out with Lil, Soph, and their friends that writing posts just doesn't compare.

Anyways, the Finnish pancakes were awesome! (Yes, we are actually that far behind: writing about day 3 on day 9 (I actually had the post done the 6th, but wasn't able to post)). Soph and Lil made the pancakes and eggs while Ben and I worked on some awesome Priscilla-Pudding and berries. I'm not sure if Ben mentioned the pudding, but it's amazingly awesome and amazingly simple. It's just sour cream and brown sugar, but it tastes like so much more.
After the super hearty breakfast: since both Lil and Soph had work to do (homework and real work), I decided to do some painting out on their porch and Ben decided to play some Baldur's Gate. Soph has some amazing plants growing on the porch. The plants include Zucchini, Celery, and Onion.
I struggled a bit with the first painting. The pot I was painting was nicely glazed and thus nicely reflecting the world back at me. That and enough sunlight was making the shadows nearly non existent...
So I didn't finish that pot, and decided to simplify my subject:
That is the new green paint we got the day before. It's similar to the blue in the sense that its really oily and hard to keep dark. But it was more fun than working with the pot. And by that point, it was very hot outside, so I decided to move on in doors.

Eventually we went out grocery shopping with Soph (after feeding us some veggies and peanut butter). We went to a super market called Super C. Think of it as a blend between Costco and Super Stop and Shop. There were regular size stuff next to Costco-sized versions. You could also buy 3 liters of milk in plastic bags. Which is pretty awesome. We also picked up some cheese (sauvagine) at the Atwater Market and some olive bread (amazing!) from our favorite bakery chain.

Once we got back to their place, Soph made everyone some regular hummus and some white bean hummus (recipes can be found in the previous posts). A friend, Matt, came over for dinner, and while Lil and Soph got the food ready, we made our way through the cheese and the bread. Sophia cooked some tofu in some sesame oil and seasonings, some thin rice noodles, and fried some eggs and honey. Lil (and Matt) cut up some zuccini, scallions, cucumber, mushrooms, peppers, and mango. They also made some peanut sauce. Then, once this was all prepared, Soph softtened up some rice papers in warm water. We then took the rice papers and stuffed them with any combination of the above. It was deliciousness. And surprisingly filling.

We then took a break and Matt, Lil, and Ben played some guitar while Soph read some of the paper and I read a coffee table book about the golden age of barns (and we all drank some tea). Then, once the food settled a bit more, we went for the fruit tart the Ben and I bought for the group. Nom nom.

And this is how we celebrated Canada Day. Yup. There were fireworks (Montreal has an international fireworks festival: every Wednesday a different country sponsors fireworks) but there were rumors of thunderstorms:
Sadly though, we somehow have no pictures of this meal. But we will totally host this meal for dinner in CA.