This is a super simple watermelon slush drink that really hits the spot on hot summer days! The name however, is totally wrong — there is no Tea at all in this drink. Also, depending where you go, they call the drink by different names. In LA, if you don’t call it Boba, even if…
So Hyang Korean Restaurant [Review]
Lately Jax and I have been exploring Fraser St. and have been pleasantly surprised by the quality, and variety of restaurants and shops! For some reason we’ve never really gone there to eat nor shop, but that has all changed now! Ever since my former favourite Korean restaurant shut down due to fire, I’ve been…
Messi Pesto Chicken Wings
Rounding out the end of summer, we grew a tonne of basil — more basil than any one family could possibly eat. Not wanting to waste it, we made it into a pesto (simply basil, garlic, olive oil, parmesan, and a little salt and black pepper. Use a touch of lemon juice to prevent it from…
Asian Pickled Cucumbers Three Ways – Japanese, Korean and Taiwanese
The end of Summer is upon us, and we have the last few remnants of vegetables from our garden to use up. We found we had a straggling cucumber that had met its old age, and was ready to be put into our bellies. Jax absolutely loves Taiwanese style pickled cucumbers, whereas I like spicy…
Roasted Corn on the Cob – Jax style
I came up with this method of cooking corn one summer when we bought over 12 ears of corn and got tired of eating them boiled or on the bbq. You can use any combination of spices or salts, our favourites being Cajun and Roasted Garlic and if you want to keep the salt intake down,…
La Quercia [Restaurant]
Continuing the theme from last week’s post about Jax’s birthday, as a family we went to her favourite Italian restaurant here in Vancouver, La Quercia. Serving Northern Italian style food, Jax loves this place for their Famiglia offering — a family-style share plate set menu, where the chef cooks what is fresh for the day. …
Birthday Cola BBQ Ribs
Recently, it was Jax’s birthday, and it has now become a tradition to throw a backyard BBQ for her and all of her friends. One item that is easy to make, and share amongst 50 people are racks of ribs. Since you are able to do most of the prep work well ahead of time,…
Mushrooms Roasted Japanese Style
I love mushrooms!! I order this dish at our local Japanese restaurant every time we go there, so when I saw this on a tv cooking show and realized how easy it was I had to make it. We ate it as a side dish to CS’ Blazing Cast Iron Steak and it was soo yummy! All you…
Eleven Madison Park [Restaurant]
Back in 2013, my colleague (and high school mate!) recommended I hit up Eleven Madison Park in NYC — he assured me it was his favourite restaurant. Never having gone to a 3 Michelin Star restaurant before (nor 2, nor 1!) I was slightly scared of the price. At that time, there was one price,…
Cousin’s Spicy Eggplant Tofu [Vegetarian/Vegan]
My cousin in Trinidad specifically requested a vegetarian post, using eggplant. This was quite difficult for me, as I generally dislike all forms of eggplant. Don’t like moussaka; don’t like bhurtha; don’t like baba ganoush … suffice it to say I find this vegetable repulsive. There is however, one single eggplant dish that I do…
ink. [Restaurant]
While we were in Los Angeles for Jax’s cousins wedding, we learned that one of our favourite Top Chef personalities had a restaurant here through Jax’s brother. Michael Voltaggio, winner of Top Chef season 6, has a restaurant specializing in small plates that are meant to be sampled and shared. (Sorry for the picture quality…
Rust-Oleum Countertop Transformations [Product]
Living in an old house, I don’t really want to sink massive amounts of money into it. However, I do want to at least make it decent while we are here. The kitchen has always been a sore point for me. 1960s formica ontop of 1940s tile. Yup. Just a wee bit ugly. Learning about…
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