Last time I got granola (a favourite for breakfast) the store didn’t have any of the fruit ones so I had to get the plain almond. I’ve ended up having a lot of fun adding raisins or dried blueberries or chopped dried fruit according to whim when I get up in the morning.Today I decided that my granola should be as festive as everything else in the house so I used candied cherries instead of dried. They looked so jewel like on top of the yogurt that I wanted to share (they tasted pretty good too - a nice sweet treat).

It’s always a tough decision choosing a flight to leave on. Evening flights mean hectic packing; morning flights mean early rising. We decided it would be nice to have most of the day after we finished traveling so we went for the morning flight. Another bonus was visible as we took off - sunrise is never so spectacular on the ground as it is from 30, 000 feet.

We took a pleasant week exploring Edmonton. We were staying on Whyte Ave which meant we didn’t have to go far to find a nice coffee or somewhere to shop. We were within walking distance of the University too so catching the train to downtown wasn’t a big deal.

We ate all kinds of food from dill pickle soup to raw salmon and fried noodles to donair. All of it was delicious. I decided I need to learn to make brioche after we visited The Pomegranate Cafe. They make two kinds of hot chocolate, Belgian and French. We tried the Belgian as it had been recommended to us but I think we will have to go by again sometime and try the French to find out what the difference is. The cafe is tiny. There is hardly enough room for the three little tables and their chairs. The hot chocolate is fantastic and so rich you can hardly finish the tea cup.