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Memphis Blues (Commercial) - Sooooo Meaty!

2012-02-10T08:54:00.000-08:00

Memphis Blues Pulled Pork and Sausage Double Meat Sandwich We like to buy our groceries on Commercial when we have the time and a big shop to do. The prices are significantly better than Granville Island and more diverse. That said, the quality (like on Granville Island) can be spotty. Alot of the shops buy what I believe are 'seconds' from the supermarkets. Some, I suspect, get 'fourths'.

3-Shroom Swiss Souffle - Nutty and Luscious

2012-02-08T10:18:00.000-08:00

Three Mushroom Swiss Cheese Souffle - Chanterelle, Porcini and Crimini I was going to make this Souffle while my cousin H was visiting from Toronto but D wanted to take her to our fave noodle place, particularly since it was a place we could all eat out at without fuss about a baby. It was probably a good idea because after a day of touring a round with a guest, I was pretty tired and souffles

Kimchee Bokum Bap - Korean Leftover Favourite!

2012-01-18T11:41:00.000-08:00

Kimchee Bokum Bap - Kimchee Stir Fried Rice There are dishes in every cuisine that will never be found on a menu. Alas, they are often the best. Perhaps some day the homey Korean favourites will become more popular they way peasant dishes like Bread Pudding and Haggis have. Until then you'll have to enjoy my photos or try it out yourself. There is always cooked rice in a Korean home. I

Le Club Chasse et Pêche - Hubbo's Birthday - cozy old school Montréal

2012-01-18T11:14:00.000-08:00

Halibut with Clams - Le Club Chasse et Pêche I'm back! The inertia of the holidays got the better of me. You'd think that having family around would alleviate the burden of the new lil one but it just made me more tired. We were home for nearly a month for the Christmas break and the grandparents were able to bask in the their first little one. I say the first because his paternal

Gotta Use the Eggs - Caribbean Salmon Souffle

2011-12-14T13:08:00.000-08:00

Gotta use the Eggs - Caribbean Salmon Souffle We're heading out soon for Christmas and we have half a dozen Eggs left in the fridge. We don't normally eat Eggs for breakfast mid week so we were left with the typical vacation quandary. What do you do with the Eggs? Milk is not as big a worry because I drink quite alot of it but the Eggs are a challenge. We always need them in the house but

Spicy Double Chocolate Ginger Diablo Cookies - revisited

2011-12-10T09:49:00.000-08:00

Spicy Double Chocolate Ginger Diablo Cookies I made my Spicy Double Chocolate Mexican Diablo Cookies again for my weekly mommies session at the local Community Centre. D suggested I cut back on the Cayenne so if you click on the cookie title above to the original post, note that for this batch, I only used 1 t of Cayenne. I thought it wasn't spicy at all but the consensus was that it was the

Frying Scotsman - Portland - Homemade Tartar Sauce! Need I say more?

2011-12-07T17:04:00.000-08:00

Frying Scotsman Halibut and Chips That title is my whole post. I mean really! The dude makes his own Tartar sauce from scratch in his little truck. Come on! That's food passion. I doesn't have to be expensive fine dining to be haute. Dude cares and it comes through in his food. Little Frying Scotsman Trailer We saw him on Eat St. It's funny too because he has the ad for the show hanging

Fifteen Minutes Fridge to Fork - Poached Eggs on Cheddar Polenta with Mushrooms

2011-12-03T09:15:00.000-08:00

Fifteen Minutes from Fridge to Fork - Poached Eggs on Cheddar Polenta with Mushrooms Lil dude decided to get up half an hour early today so I decided I was going to need a nice hearty breakfast to get through the morning. It was Saturday as week. I like to reserve hot breakfast to weekends. I don't know why while I'm on Mat Leave. After he'd had his Brekkie of Organic Pears and Apples (w dash

Portland Soup Company - Okay food and Not-so-okay company

2011-12-02T14:47:00.000-08:00

Portland Soup Company Food Truck I dragged D and lil T to the Portland Soup company. I'd seen them on the Eat St. or Diners and was impressed how this young guy was making his own food from scratch. I am a sucker for homemade soup. D was not as excited and less so when we discovered it was in the cluster of foodtrucks out by the University. Portland is a haven for foodtrucks. They are

Awase Miso Clam and Mushroom Chowder - Fusion Comfort

2011-12-02T12:30:00.000-08:00

Awase Miso Clam and Mushroom Chowder It's hard to have Deng Jang in the house when you don't eat Korean food everyday. Deng Jang is Korean Miso. It is more pungent and spicier. Like Miso, store bought Deng Jang is very perishable. If it isn't, it has preservatives like MSG. Homemade Deng Jang lasts longer as there is more time and care taken in preserving it. I remember as a kid, mom

Byways Café - Bountiful Brekkie in Portland

2011-11-30T11:29:00.000-08:00

Byways Cafe Portland We visited Portland this summer to test the road with the new baby and to visit all the Yummo places we'd seen on FoodTv. One thing we hadn't anticipated was how spread out Portland is. We came down by train and didnt rent a car. We assumed we could get around on the extensive and FREE public transit system. Alas, some of the places on our list, like a famouse biscuit

Kabocha, Black Bean and Corn Chili - Hearty Harvest

2011-11-28T09:49:00.000-08:00

Kabocha Black Bean and Corn Chili We love to cook with seasonal veg. It feels right and tastes better. Kabochas are yummo. Their flavour is lot more consistent than Pumpkins in sweetness. They have a nice firm yet 'dry' texture that isnt grainy. It holds well in long cooking stews and doesnt go mushy. Of course a nice thick hearty Chili that you forget is very healthy and Vegetarian is

Birthday Kaluha and Raspberry Sourdough French Toast - Best Way to Start a Day!

2011-11-25T11:06:00.000-08:00

Kaluha and Sourdough French Toast D warned me the night before not to eat in the morning. He has to because lil T gets me up at the crack of dawn and I eat before D wakes up. He prepped for my birthday breakfast the night before but I still didn't suspect. He made me an awesome dinner as well but I'll post the Seared Scallops on Cauliflower Puree and Homemade Lobster Ravioli in Heavenly

Provence Marinaside - Awesome View and Salty Lunch

2011-11-23T11:01:00.000-08:00

Provence Marinaside - Wild Mushroom Ravioli in White Wine Buttersauce - Extra Garlic Few restaurants in Vancouver can boast this location. Metres away from the Yaletown offices, nestled in the glassy condo towers and facing the constant stream of passersby on the well loved Seawall. I found that to be one of the most redeeming features of Provence, that and the kind service. I cannot say I

Wholewheat Herbes de Provence Pull Apart Rolls - Toasty Savoury Goodness

2011-11-17T10:25:00.000-08:00

Wholewheat Herbes de Provence Pull Apart Rolls I get cravings for making bread like pregnant women might crave a boiled potato.... What? Just me? There is a dearth of GOOD bakeries in the Fairview area apart from Wholefoods and that includes the bland batons of air from Baguettes et Echalottes on Granville island. But if you don't want to pay the price of a large bag of flour for one (albeit

Saag and Tamatar Paneer - a 'Meaty' Vegetarian Comfort Food

2011-11-14T10:29:00.000-08:00

Saag and Tamatar Paneer The thing about being a Vegetarian is that depending on where in the world you live, you find yourself making concessions. Or at least I do with my low blood pressure and low iron. I mean yeah, if you find yourself in Eastern Europe or Spain, you could choose to be one of those stalwart vegetarians living on mixed greens and bread. Not me. I don't believe that

Jack's Fishspot - Seattle - Blandest Fish on the Wet Coast

2011-11-12T12:09:00.000-08:00

World's most fabulous is not the adjective I would use for Jack's Bland Fishspot. We decided to pop down to Seattle for a few days to break up the baby monotony and visit some friends. There are a few things we do without fail in Seattle, provided it isn't raining, and Pike's Place is one of them. We go often enough that we aren't 'those' tourists who are taking pictures of the Romanescu and

Saturday, November 5th - Nearly Out of Milk - Wholewheat Crêpes

2011-11-05T12:12:00.000-07:00

Nearly Out of Milk Wholewheat Crêpes Woke up today with a crêpes craving. I slogged upstairs to D and lil T who were playing on the swing. Having a reverse floor plan townhouse seemed like a great idea, no neighbours on our bedroom ceiling....until lil T. Now when D takes the morning shift, T is banging his toys on our bedroom ceiling from 6am. Wooo! So on this sunny Saturday morning,

Saturday, October 22 - Spicy Double Chocolate Mexican Diablo Cookies

2011-10-27T11:22:00.000-07:00

Spicy Double Chocolate Mexican Diablo Cookies I first had a similar cookie from a food truck in Vancouver, #Tacofino, that started out in Tofino. Their Fish Tacos are delicious! Their cookies are huge sellers as well and often sell out. They're lovely but expensive in my books, for a cookie. Of course, I wanted to have a more economical way to enjoy the chocolatey spiciness. Their recipe is

Saturnday, October 8th - Wholewheat Oatmeal Everything Muffin

2011-10-22T13:54:00.000-07:00

Wholewheat Oatmeal Everything Muffin It's taken 6 months but I think I have managed to find a way to bake with a baby. I pre mix the night before. I don't combine the full batter because I don't like to activate the leavening too early but I assemble all the ingredients on the counter and mix the dries in a bowl and leave it covered. It was particularly important to do this ahead because

Tuesday, October 11th - Watami Sushi - Affordable Fairview Go-To Lunch Sushi!

2011-10-19T11:34:00.000-07:00

Watami Sushi - Sushi Combo Special Being home in Fairview all day has forced me to find a new cheap go-to lunch-sushi. I'll admit that one does make some concessions on lunch-sushi. This particularly easy when the range and availability is what it is in Vancouver. So lunch-sushi isn't going to break the bank at Tojo's or Miku everyday but it needn't dip as low as mushy, fake sushi like the

Monday, October 3rd - Salty and Savoury Black Bean Clams

2011-10-19T10:48:00.000-07:00

Clams in Black Bean Sauce We usually do this with Dungeness Crab. It is awesome with Dungeness as well, especially when you don't have to chop it. The fish counter at TnT will chop it for you. But if you do, add the Crab at the beginning with the Wine instead. But I Clams are great and I find, more consistent than Mussels. Touch wood. I have found lately, that Mussels are a crap shoot.

Sunday, October 2 - Shitake and Crimini with Goat Cheese Crostini

2011-10-14T09:19:00.000-07:00

Shitake and Crimini Mushroom Crostini with Goat Cheese We're having people over for the first time in a while. Well, since our 'farewell to freedom' / baby home from NICU party. We don't have family around us so getting a babysitter this early that isn't someone I'm related to and therefore, in my eyes, has 'skin' in the game, doesn't float well with me. So Lil T factors in to plans. That

Sis-in-Law's Soupe Indienne - Indian Coconut Lentil Soup

2011-10-11T11:00:00.000-07:00

Indian Coconut Lentil Soup D went on a chopping rampage. He decided that since he was making sauce and Ratatouille he'd do this soup as well since all the recipes were chopping heavy. That seems like an efficient and good idea except for the person on the other end of the "I cook, you clean" bargain. This recipe comes from my sister in law, which is weird because she NEVER cooks. Though

Saturday, October 1 - Sweet and Nutty Parsnip and Chestnut Risotto

2011-10-09T10:51:00.000-07:00

Sweet and Nutty Parsnip and Chestnut Risotto I'm not sure how D ended up making Parsnip Risotto. We had planned on using the Butternut Squash I bought last week because I thought it was a cute shape and it's still sitting on the counter. Then when I went looking for Parsnips for my soup, he changed his mind. That's cool. I love Parsnips. They're sweet and nutty. They make awesome chips as