The Missing Ingredient - Subscription Food Box

Subscription boxes are becoming pretty popular (you pay a monthly fee and goodies arrive in your mailbox). There are many subscription boxes in Canada for beauty products: Glymm, TopBox, Glossy Box, and Loose Button.  I recently came across a food subscription box at The Missing Ingredient.  This box can be subscribed to monthly, but it is quite pricey ($62.69 with tax), so I just purchased a single box.

It arrived the other day and I was pretty impressed with the surprises ... 

Pistachios

Souvlaki Seasoning

Pomegranate Molasses.

Yellow Pepper Jelly

Fig and Olive Biscotini

Fancy Chocolate with Orange

Citrus Mints

Garlic Sea Salt (we threw some of this in with our lobster butter on Saturday)

Saskatoon Berry Honey

I don't know if I'd pay the price for a box like this again, but I thought I'd try it out the one time for fun.

Do you subscribe to any monthly beauty or food boxes?  

Have you heard of such a thing before now?

Cristal

Life is too short to not celebrate.  

The big things.  The little things.  All the things.  

This weekend we celebrated in style with a bottle of Cristal.  

 

 

We had a fun Saturday afternoon shopping for it and other celebratory supplies.

We got a little bit silly and may have had a bit of a photo shoot ...

Baby Ruddiger above, and our twin daughters below:

We amused ourselves for hours before busting into it ...

We are not even close to being champagne connoisseurs, so I can't say that it is worth the price, but it was the best bubbly we've ever had the pleasure of enjoying ... and enjoy we did.

 

What do you have to celebrate these days, however big or small?

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How was your Thursday?

Imitation Crab Bee Bim Bop

As you likely know, bee bim bop is one of my favourite meals.  Tonight we made this epic dish with imitation crab meat.  The dish also includes: sticky rice, gochujang paste, cooked carrot, mushroom and celery, kimchi, egg, and sesame seeds.  You can find the basic recipe here.

 

 

Even better with some crumbled seaweed on top.  

 

This is one meal that I cannot. stop. eating.  I have to make myself quit.

I hadn't ever used imitation crab in a main course before today; I've only ever used it in appetizers.  It was really delicious cooked up in a pan with some sesame oil.

Do you like imitation crab?  How do you use it?

Ten on Tuesday

1)  Last night we went out for dinner to Bombay (again) and were very impressed with the incredible food (again).  Since we have been visiting this restaurant since it first opened, and have come back again and again, often with different friends/family, the generous owner comped our meal last night!  We were very grateful for his generosity, and will be back to spend money very soon!

2)  I've been having smoothies for breakfast quite often lately.  The other day my smoothie included a small banana, unsweetened vanilla almond milk, a small handful of organic almonds, 1 T cocoa, 1 tsp vanilla.

3)  I am pretty much obsessed with the game 4 Pics 1 Word.  I don't have any type of device that can allow me to play this game, but I love answering when people ask for help.  I am so into it, that I am considering finally replacing my LG Rumour phone, for something a little ... ummm ... smarter. 

4)  I'm convinced March is going to be the best month EVER.  It's only the 5th, and March has already included a seafood feast, a birthday party, dinner with friends, and a concert.  Tomorrow I'm playing laser tag, and plans for the rest of March include:  an evening of music, a weekend of celebrating, a trip to Mexico, a trip to New Orleans ... and who knows what else!?

5)  Speaking of concerts ... Tegan and Sara put on a good show last night, although I liked the opening band, Diana even more.

6)  It still looks like winter, and feels like winter.  Does that mean I should get this?  I'm pretty sure it will make shoveling easier.  Right?

7)  Big Brother Canada.  It's about time!  They are talking about Cadillac Ranch right now, and the dance that they learned in school in Alberta.  Ha - I love it.

8)  The sandwich master made some dinner on Sunday.  See the bacon?  I like bacon.

9)  These cookies look amazing. 

10)  This book arrived in the mail today:

As you may already know, I read a lot about nutrition and natural medicine.  I think I'll crack open this book tonight!  (Full Disclosure:  This is a free copy sent to me by a publicity manager from FSB Associates; I was not required to post about it; if I review it, all opinions will be honest and my own).

What are your Tuesday things?  How's March going for you so far?  Do you have anything fun to look forward to this month?