10 on Tuesday

1)   Yeah, I know it's Wednesday ... but this week is going by so slow it feels like I'm moving back in time.

2)  Work lunch from Edo Japan the other day (sukiyaki beef topped with sesame seeds, then loaded up with hot sauce):

3)  My sister's new kitten, Sailor.  I tried to steal him.

4)  I just found out that Vancouver has a blind dining (dining in the dark) restaurant.  You literally eat your dinner in a pitch black room, relying on your other senses, and putting complete trust in your waiter.  All the waiters are legally blind, although the cooks are not, and the kitchen is lit.  Sounds interesting.  Brings a whole new meaning to "blind date"!  You can also order the surprise dishes and you will then have no idea what you are eating.

5)  Breakfast last week:

6)  Last night we made stuffed zucchini (still trying to use up this monster).  We followed the same recipe that we came up with when stuffing an eggplant, but just replaced the eggplant with zucchini and baked the hollowed out zucchini for about 15 minutes at 350 F before stuffing it.

7)  After dinner it was popcorn and Netflix time!

8)  Spread from my friend Shauna's birthday party on Saturday:

9)  Remember the show Dinosaurs'?  Remember how it ended?  Click here, scroll down to the bottom and watch the 3:25 minute final scene.  So sad.

10)  17 Foods that Make Living in NYC worth it.  I've had #2 and #8 a few times, and want to try the other delights in this list!  Also, NYC vs Everywhere Else by Numbers.  Ahhh, is it possible to be homesick for a city in which I've never lived?

Would you try dining in the dark?  Is your week moving as slowly as mine?

 

Sharing is Caring

We had a late lunch at Regina Kebab House on Saturday.  This is now one of my favourite restaurants in the city.  The food is incredible!!  I posted about the restaurant once before here.

We shared some hummus to start.

We then shared the chicken shawarma, with a falafal on the side.  They cut the shawarma in half for us and brought us each our own plate.  I love restaurants that accommodate sharing (we were saving room for dinner, which we didn't end up cooking - ooops)!  

BEST falafal I've ever had, and definitely best shawarma.  You MUST try this place if you live in town!  It's total "flavour town" (lol, Guy Fieri).

We shared lunch again on Sunday, but it was a little less exciting:

Okay, I can't lie.  I was pretty excited about this Velveeta mac & cheese that we got south of the border.  It's pretty much heaven in a box.  

Do you ever share an entree when out for lunch/dinner?

Korean Pulled Pork Sandwiches

Yesterday morning we pulled out the slow-cooker and tossed in the beginnings of the delicious pulled pork sandwiches we would enjoy for dinner.

Korean Pulled Pork Sandwiches

Pulled Pork

2 lb pork roast (or loin)
1 bottle of light coloured beer (we used Richard's white)
salt and pepper
1 tsp of Korean chili powder
1 tsp ginger powder
1/3 cup brown sugar
2 cloves of garlic, sliced

Place the pork in the slow cooker.  Sprinkle the spices and sugar over.  Pour in the beer.  Cook on low for 6-8 hrs.  Remove meat from liquid and shred with a fork.  Stir in the Korean BBQ sauce.

Korean BBQ Sauce 

(approx. - we eyeballed it)

5 T Gochujang paste
2 T Soju (Korean rice wine)
1 T soy sauce
1 T worchestershire
2 T ketchup
2 T ginger
2 T kimchi juice

Mix all together well.  Stir into the shredded pork.

Coleslaw  

(approx. - we eyeballed it)

Approx. 1 cup shredded red cabbage
3 T chopped kimchi
1-2 green onions, sliced
2 T white vinegar
1 tsp soy sauce
1 T brown sugar
1 T fresh ginger, chopped

Mix all together and put on the sandwich with the pork.

Assemble the sandwich with a bit of mayo, the pulled pork, cheese, coleslaw and pickles!  Enjoy!

Do you make pulled pork?  In the slow cooker?  What's your recipe?

Farmers' Market Purchases

I love going to the farmers' market, and always leave with some delicious goodies!  There is only one more month of it being outside before it moves into a community center for the winter (ughh).  Yesterday I picked up some wheat grass:

Sauerkraut:

Focaccia bread:

Green onions:

A treat for the boy ;-)

And a mini cantaloupe:

I often buy tomatoes, kale, and sometimes a pie, but none of those caught my eye yesterday.

What do you buy from the farmers' market?

Fun Week

This has been a pretty fun week!

We tried a new restaurant downtown ...

Unfortunately it was disappointing.  The food was too salty, and not warm enough.  After dinner we went to see "You're Next" in the theater, and both enjoyed it.  We shared a small popcorn - mmm!

On Wednesday evening my dad took me out for supper to Bushwakker.  Following dinner I went to see Christopher's band play. 

Kim (my half sister) and Errol happened to be in town for work, and surprised Christopher by showing up to watch him play. 

Myself and Kim

Yesterday we had a nice, quiet evening inside.  We snacked a bit on cheese, crackers and meat (this was our supper) and watched movies before crashing early.

Up and at 'em before 8:00 a.m. this morning, and starting the day out right by juicing (grapefruit and orange pepper).  Goooooood morning!

How was your week?  What are you up to this weekend?

Zucchini Pizza Crust!?

The zucchini that I got the other day was so large that we were able to cut big enough rounds from it to use as "pizza crusts".  Christopher did the cutting:

Haha!  We're always laughing in the kitchen ... cooking is never a chore around here :-)

We topped the zucchini rounds with pizza sauce, mushrooms, onions, orange pepper and cheese.

These went into the oven for about 30 minutes @ 350 F.

A very easy, nutritious and delicious dinner!

Have you ever had an unconventional pizza "crust"?

Growing Food

A friend from work gave me the largest zucchini I have ever seen.  

It is as long as my arm (*more arm and zucchini out of the frame)!

Looks like we'll eating a lot of zucchini in the next few days.

Nothing I've grown is getting that large, but I do have another 3rd tomato coming, and 1 lonely pepper.  Slowly but surely!

There is a certain satisfaction that comes from growing one's own food.  

What would you do with all that zucchini?