I am so unbelievably happy to be back in Montréal.

Still, there are a few things that have been troubling me since my return. The first is my inability to find short stubby pine nuts. All I ever find here are the semi translucent, anorexic nuts that smell like Plastecine. My other anxiety is the growing number of stores that insist on wrapping *all* their fresh vegetables in plastic wrap. Can someone explain the reason for wrapping string beans in plastic?! see also : Mr. Cucumber