This week Toronto had its first official heat wave of the season and I’m positively giddy. Yes, I know heat waves are uncomfortable and their frequency is further evidence that we well and truly effed-up the world, but I love them. As a person who is constantly in search of a large body of water to jump into, I really appreciate this level of heat. You can live in your bikini, pop in the water, get out and wait to get hot again, then rinse and repeat. Also, during a heat wave, it’s perfectly respectable ( I realize we may defer on our idea of respectable) to eat ice cream with every meal. When you really think about it, today’s Salted Vanilla Affogato is just an elaborate plot to put ice cream in your morning coffee. You wouldn’t fight me on that, right? Didn’t think so.
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Look at the color of this Rhubarb Panna Cotta! Look at it! It’s seriously giving me life this week. Is it as grey and cold where you are as it is where I am? I hope not. I swear Canada is the worst at spring. We just can’t seem to pull it together. I mean, when you hit April, heavy snowfall warnings should be in the past. My parents woke up to 10 cm of snow this morning and I’m still defaulting to my winter coat everytime I work up the courage to leave the house. This isn’t April! I’m not buying it! But then, if it wasn’t April there wouldn’t be rhubarb and since we clearly have rhubarb, I’m going to have to accept that this is April. It’s still bullshit, though.