Grilled cheese sandwich taken to whole new hights!

Mozzarella, apricots and honey!

What a wonderful color to have as dishes!  My Nanny has these brilliant salad plates this exact color!  I love them so much! So lovely and fresh!

bargain buy!

So it was my night to cook dinner and i took full advantage of my new $2 garage sale find the Moosewood cookbook!  The house has a basket of veggies that comes once a month and this month we got a giant zuccinni so i thought how perfect would that be in lasagnia!  I did a couple cheap tricks such as cottage cheese instead of ricotta and parmesan cheese was swapped with nutritional yeast!  YUM!  It was a hit and there was still loads left over!  

Blackberry smash, yes Ma'am!

How delightful is this! Served after a long week over a handful of ice and a couple yummy blackberrys! I'll take one! Im so craving cocktails! check out the recipe!

lets go Bananas!

Perfect! I just made some Banana bread from a great recipie off of the Blog A Sweet Spoon Ful!  Perfect! I added some walnuts and big hunks of chocolate! It'll be perfect for breakfast with some earl grey tea and sunshine! WHat a great end to a long week!

How perfect is this kitchen nook!  Super practical and cleverly placed kitchen things!  (notice the pots and pans!), old radio on the upper shelf is to die for and the bread box!  This is just great!

yum yum yum!

Hey there sistah, I thought i'd give you a little low down on the glory of my new best friend, Nutritional yeast!  This amazing deactivated yeast is an awesome source of protein and vitamins, especially the B complex! Super yummy on Popcorn... kinda has a parmesan flavour! Anywho this stuff is super good for you and i highly suggest you bop to wholefoods and grab a bag!  Yum!  

no need to be in a slum when you can make a Slump!

I am gushing over the my new locations many ammenities what include a whole street filled of amazing produce stands with local organic produce.  I was eyeing the mound of peachs as i bopped home and day dreamed for a bit about what one could do with basket of brilliant peaches!  This wonderful blog  A Sweet Spoonful informed me of a Slump!  Easy, tasty and perfect for a midsummers night desert.  Its done in a large pan on low heat so no need to preheat the oven and heat up the house... its already hot enough with this heat in the east!  Yum!

Marion Cunningham’s Raised Waffles

I am head over heels in love with this blog, Orangette .   After reading about these waffles in Spoon Fed I saw a posting with the recipe, I just had to inform you of this!   These honesty sound like the perfect waffles and I intend to taste them for myself.... give or take swim suit season ha!

Granville Island

Located under a bridge lies my favorite place in the city, Granville Island.  Home to hundreds of local ventures of produce stands, fish mongers, chocolatiers, honey makers, spice experts and just the most amazing flower stand you'll lay eyes on! ... not to mention JJ Bean coffee shop YUM! I love spending an afternoon getting groceries and watching the local performers play guitar as pigeons and seagulls dance around aimlessly hoping someone will drop a couple french fries! Its a great place to just enough being in Vancouver rain or shine!

SUSHI!!  

So montreal doesn't have good sushi! Its just known for other things, no biggy but when in Vancouver....Sushi is a must!   I for pone love brown rice sushi and in a city where there are more sushi bars then coffee shops you're bound to find one in close proximity!   Mom and I had a fun night relaxing and being pampered at the Sheraton Wall centre hotel and thought best to eat sushi! So on an adventure to located the best brown rice sushi place i found it!  Okada Sushi !  Fresh wild fish and organic hearty miso soup! Yum!  I honestly dont know why one would eat white rice... when brown rice is just so much better! 

brunch with the babes!

Its been far tooo long!  This brunch was over due and I was in need of some bonding time with my lovely friends! So Sarah of course knew the place to go... The Nice Cafe!  This darling little cafe is just simply put, nice!  Basic breakfast/lunch and wonderful staff!  I wanted to get the bunny pancakes but they said the pancakes were out of commission for a couple days ... however waffles would be an appropriate substitution. SOld!  I think brunch should happen on a regular basis and be plentiful with good conversation and lots of scrambled eggs! 

I recently went home to Vancouver for a brief mini visit!  Somethings about a city never change and I made sure to visit the loved and adored spots that make this city just so beautiful and wonderful!   I was very fortunate enough to have a golden 5 days in the city.  Sunny sky's presented the perfect opportunity for a t-shirt and a revisit to my favorite nooks!  

First up was the beloved coffee shop where i used to work at called Mink.  This is a must if your ever visiting Vancouver because you will become hooked on the chocolate ganache that is made fresh every day and just the next best thing!  Do to the fact i just had my appendix removed and the doc says no tea or coffee for a decent about of time I thought well... he never said anything about chocolate.  So I got the frozen hot chocolate and enjoyed the picturesque mountains and enjoyed a perfect start to the day!  Hello Vancouver! 

Heres the scoop!

Totally needing to be here right now! Im in Montreal and just thinking about going on a New York adventure with Max and eating ice cream at THIS place!  Yum yum!  I could live off ice cream! Sundaes and cones all a girl needs!

moving day calls for cornbread!

June 1st and Im out!  The last couple of days I have been back into nesting mode as I make claim on a new home, yet again! This place is wonderful and i am so thrilled with the diverse roomies I have just accumulated!  Awesome!  So after pack, pack, repack, move, unpack, sort, hang, arrange and a mattress/boxspring thrown in for fun the process has ended and I have a home! After a long day of the madness the is Moving day i thought best to take myself to dinner!  A dinner at Aux Vivres was long over due and I was craving some vegan cornbread!  THis place is amazing and you just cant help but feel good when one sits down at a booth! All vegan, all good, all yummy!  I ordered the Carrot Ginger soup with warm cornbread! Yum! What a perfect treat after a long day!  

Me oh my, its a Pie in the Sky!

I went to Toronto this weekend and fell in love with Kensington Market!  Inside this gem of a place i stumbled into a couple shops i would conclude to be reason enough to venture back to this city! One being 

Wanda's Pie shop  (287 Augusta Ave)

(serves the best mini Key Lime Pie! )

OH MAN ... I told myself i wasnt allowed a pies because i was just about to go to brunch with the gang... so i got an americano instead... it was way less appealing to the pie!  But feast your eyes on them and just admire the self restrain i have! Well done me! haha I am actually 3 days later thinking about them... and Ilonas amazing pies. (My fathes wife who makes amazing peach pie when in season).  She will be introduced soon!  It is getting warm out and i think the berries are almost out!  :) can you fedex a warm pie from Gambier to Montreal...?  

Sunday Suppers

Maxine thanks to you I can longer have a social life because i look at this blog on constant repeat for hours on end!  cup of joe is taking over my life!  I recently saw this ultra cool sunday supper club post.  This is a culinary experience avec Brooklyn!  What they do is invite a celebrated chef to come in an teach a culinary class to local folks.  They make an amazing meal, enjoy it all together and then at the end they leave with a booklet of the recipes and a little treat like... Frankies Olive Oil or... Ginger Syrup.  Sometimes its sponsored my local eateries!  Talk about a great concept!... and beautiful images!  What do you think about the world of Food Photography?  I can almost dive into the olive oil it looks so good!

In Mint condition!

Stolen.... I totally went for brunch at Cafe Gritane and ordered the Fruit Salad.  Head over heals in love with the mint in it i rushed home and made it!  I added blueberries and sunflower seeds!  LOVE MINT!  Its like the perfect breakfast!  

ps... I love you cookies!

I was having a gray day and stuff was just getting to me...SO i made these sugar cookies! I find the best way to destress is to cook or bake!  It just feels so satisfying!  I called these ps i love you and the idea is when you eat one you have to tell yourself something you really love about being you!  It makes them taste way better and how can you have a bad day!  Its important to hug and love yourself and eat cookies every once in a while!  ps.. I love you for being you!