Thursday Things

1)  Non-organic egg and organic egg ... on a date. 

We usually buy organic, but aren't about to run to a different store if they are out of organic eggs.  Note the much darker yolk on the organic egg.

2)  I was surprised with a belated birthday gift the other day from my buds Mel & Steve (who also happen to be Christopher's sister-in-law and brother).  These adorable erasers were part of the gift:

3)  This is the Cuban sandwich that I could barely make a dent in at Bushwakker this week.  I'll be back there again next week when we go to see a local band play.

4)  Speaking of local bands ... Christopher's band is playing next Saturday:

Come out on out and meet us .. or if you know us, come say hi!

9:00 at the German Club, $12 at the door - 3 bands.

5)  I made a bunch of cabbage rolls a while back and froze some of them.  I cooked them up in the slow cooker and they were great topped with sour cream and sriracha:

6)  My application for convocation is all filled out ... yay!

7)  A couple weeks ago we were at Dad's Organic Market looking for a vegetarian alternative to bacon.  They didn't have any, but they told us that some vegan coconut "bacon" had come in as a sample for the staff to try.  They had tried very little and told us that we could just take the rest, insisting that we have it for our recipe.

I love local business with great customer service.

This stuff is actually quite good, and tastes very "bacony."

8)  We went to see Carrie in the theatre and both loved it!

When we walked in to the theatre it was empty and we were hoping we'd be the only people in there, but then two teenagers had to come in and be obnoxious.  Luckily they quieted down for the movie.

9)  Yesterday we ate at a new place in town - Coney Island Cafe.  They have a large selection of burgers, fries, poutine, milkshakes, etc..  We shared a pistachio milkshake, the Elvis burger (with PB and bacon), and a calorie-free chili, cheese dog poutine. 

We were both impressed.  And full.  I'd be scared to see someone eat an entire meal like this on their own!

10)  I liked the poster on the wall in this restaurant:

Who doesn't love Sheldon!?

What are your Thursday things?

Celebration & 1000th Post

This is my 1000th blog post!  

Also, on Friday morning I successfully defended my master's thesis!

We figured it was time to celebrate, and this past weekend, we did.  Breakfast wasn't too out of the ordinary, but pretty nonetheless:

Later we snacked on a selection of cheeses, and shrimp cocktail:

Then we feasted!  We made a seafood platter for two, which included lobster, crab legs, giant prawns, and scallops:

On the side we had garlic bread, and loaded baked potatoes:

I have been blogging for 1559 days, and it's hard to believe I've posted 1000 times!  There are exciting things to be coming with Everyday Foodie that came up just in time for this celebration.  I can't share too much just yet, but I will let you all know that I'm going to be partnering and working with Canadian Living magazine!  I'm very excited and honoured to have been approached by the people behind this magazine.

In terms of school, I have been a university student every. single. year. since I was 17.  This master's degree will be my 3rd degree, and took me 2.5 years to complete, while working full-time.  I figure it might be time for a bit of a break ...

But we'll see how long that lasts!

What are you celebrating these days?

What celebrations do you have to look forward to?

 

Family Dinner

We stopped for breakfast at Grainfield's before leaving Saskatoon to get home in time for an early family gathering/dinner.

We ran a few errands, then headed to Christopher's parents' house to watch the Rider game - we won!!

We enjoyed some snacks while we watched the game:

This was followed by a very "fowl" dinner of fried chicken, and duck.

Today we're going to do a little bit of celebrating ...

Weekend Road Trip

We are in Saskatoon this weekend to visit my mom and my grandma.  We got into town late on Friday evening and ate dinner at one of the best Thai restaurants around, Keo's.  Our food was incredible!  

I had a tofu, noodle curry, and Christopher had an extremely flavourful pork and sprout dish.  It was really "citrusy" and "cilantroy" - perfect dish to make me want to steal many bites.  And that is exactly what I did ;-)

It had been a long, tiring week, so we were in bed very early.  Breakfast this morning was in the hotel at Aroma.  They have a great breakfast selection, and beautiful presentation.  

I was still so tired after not sleeping much this past week, and so I had to have a nap after breakfast. We spent the rest of the day with my mom, and then went for supper to Seoul, a Korean restaurant in Saskatoon.

The menus were on tablets, and they had a call button at the table!  You could even watch videos of how to cook the food - very "techy".

We shared sundubu jigae (spicy tofu stew with seafood and vegetables):

We also had dweagi galbi gui (grilled pork ribs) and dolsot beebimbop:

After supper we went to my grandma's place for a visit.  Tomorrow we'll be spending time with Christopher's family.

How has your weekend been so far?  

Is it a long weekend where you live?

Eats this Week

On Wednesday evening we had simple tacos for supper:

On Thursday evening I had a lot of work to do to prepare for a big presentation on Friday, so Christopher made dinner.  He made one of our favourite dishes, shanghai noodles with pork, using this recipe.

It's best topped with a lot of sriracha.

On Friday morning I was up bright and early, and had a big breakfast to get me ready for a big day (more on that later).

We have a pretty nice long weekend planned, including a couple celebrations!

What are you up to this weekend?

Moooooooose

A year ago we made a moose calzone, and we've been wanting to eat it again ever since.

We were lucky enough to get our hands on a couple pounds of ground moose meat.  We used 1 lb. of it to make another tasty calzone:

Moose meat is super lean.  You need to add oil to the pan so it won't stick.

Browned in some herb olive oil with kale, onion, garlic, mushrooms and bell pepper.

 

As far as I know, you cannot buy moose in the grocery store.  The only way to get moose in town is from someone who hunts.

You can find the recipe for this creation here.

Is there any dish you've made in the past that you've been wanting to make again but haven't for whatever reason?