Richmond, BC Night Market

I'm driving to Richmond tomorrow after work. Reminded me of my trip to Richmond this summer. Can't wait for the summer months to roll around!

I was told that the night market at Richmond, BC during the summer months is a must visit. I remembered the night markets in Taiwan, especially the famous Shilin market, that had hoards of street food. Could this be as good? Well, at Richmond, almost the entire population consists of Chinese. Another place to get bootlegged DVDs and Asian toys/gadgets.

I wanted to try this but I was too full from all the other street food! Next time!

My friend had gotten this the last time we visted (one week prior! I just had to keep going back for more!). I read about it in the newspaper. Like gua bao with different flavored meats inside.

Octopus on a stick. You could also get lamp, chicken and shrimp on a skewer.

Had to try this!

Breadmaking

Two weeks ago, I decided to use my King Arthur Whole Wheat Flour to make some bread. I followed the recipe for traditional whole wheat bread in Betty Crocker Cookbook: Everything You Need to Know to Cook Today, New Tenth Edition.

This is how the bread turned out:

Picturepastry and I decided that we'd try the Rustic Italian Bread recipe from America's Test Kitchen Family Baking Book. I'm a fan of America's Test Kitchen having discovered that a decent cooking show exists on public television for those without cable television! The sponge for the bread was started the previous day. The actual mixing, kneading, rising and baking took place the following day over about 7.5 hours.

sponge after sitting a little over 12 hours

1.5 hours later

knead, fold and flip over

and it rises some more

bon appetit!