Last Week's Eats

Last week I made up a batch of quinoa with coconut milk, cocoa, a bit of vanilla, and a pinch of salt and nutmeg.  I cooled it, and kept it in the fridge to use in my breakfasts.  I made a variety of yogurt/quinoa bowls and parfaits, with different toppings throughout the week.

These kept me full each morning, and were really satisfying.  I totally miss yogurt parfaits with pomegranates though - pom season is way too short.

Last Monday evening we BBQd salmon, and a rice/veggie mixture.  We used leftover rice, seasoned it up, added raw veggies, oiled up tinfoil, and cooked it all in the foil on the BBQ.

We BBQd again on Tuesday evening - turkey legs with tabbouleh on the side.  The legs were coated in a sticky Korean sauce.

Wednesday's dinner was stuffed pasta shells, with a spinach salad on the side.  We were both excited to have the leftovers for our lunches.

On Thursday we made lentil, mushroom moussaka.

We had a lot of leftovers from this dish too, so we ate them up on Friday evening before taking our nephew out to try virtual reality gaming, and for frozen yogurt.

What have you been cooking lately?  How's your week going?

Last Weekend

Whenever we eat at Grainfields in Saskatoon I order the pico de gallo omelette.  Since we had pico de gallo on hand from Cinco de Mayo, Christopher decided to recreate this omelette for me at home last Saturday.

Sour cream and cilantro on top - mmm mmm!

He made some crispy parsley potatoes to go on the side.

For lunch we had smoked salmon, with cream cheese and bread.

We spent a good part of last Saturday sitting out in the backyard for the first time this year.  It was an absolutely gorgeous weekend, and we soaked up some sun, while listening to tunes, visiting, and watching the trees start to bud.  They go from no leaves to having large leaves within about a day; it's fascinating to watch.

We BBQd potatoes, pork chops, and corn for dinner.

On Sunday morning we had breakfast skillets with farmer's sausage, egg, veggies and cheese.

In the afternoon I went to my sister's baby shower.  She's due at the end of June.  Another nephew on the way!

We had plans to cook dinner on Sunday evening, but just ended up having nachos, as we weren't too hungry.

I made mini funfetti cakes for dessert.

 

I followed this recipe from Christina, a sweetheart of a blogger, who I met years ago at the Food Buzz festival in San Fransisco.

We shared one for dessert on Sunday, and the other on Monday.

And just like that, it's the weekend again! 

What are you up to this weekend?

Recent Eats

Last week the weather was absolutely beautiful; I think it reached + 30 C one day.  Even when it's hot out, I still like to eat oatmeal.  One day I had this beautiful bowl made with coffee, and a splash of milk, topped with maple flakes, almond butter, cacoa nibs, and organic cherries:

I picked up some little squeeze packets of nut butters when in NY, and topped this oatmeal with a coconut almond butter, as well as cacao nibs, pineapple, and granola:

And another new oatmeal topping from a coffee/ ice cream shop in Brooklyn:

Dinners last week included pork chops with salad and asparagus:

Spaghetti with turkey meatballs:

A rice bowl with broccoli, very crispy tofu, and peanut sauce:

We had BLT sandwiches with salads one evening, and then Mexican haystacks another:

For Cinco de Mayo on Friday we had shrimp tacos:

Did you have any Mexican food for Cinco de Mayo?

How was your weekend?

Saskatoon and Purdys

Last Saturday we drove up to Saskatoon to see my mom.  We had an awesome visit with her, and also caught up with my sister and her family, as they were in town visiting too.  We were craving pasta for dinner, so we ate at Chianti.  We also stopped by the Midtown mall to check out the new Purdys Chocolatier.  They had a special treat waiting for me, exclusive to the Saskatoon store:

They made a nice dessert once we were back in our hotel.

The next morning we went for breakfast to Grainfields before heading back to see my mom for the day. 

I received a box of chocolates in the mail from Purdys, so that was a sweet surprise.  They have some different, interesting flavours, such as Peanut Butter Crunch Mayan, Butterscotch Fudgie, Chocolate Cashew, and Maple Meltie, to name a few.  The chocolates are made fresh daily in Vancouver, using 100% sustainable cocoa. 

We're really diving into them today to discover our favourite #everyonehasafavourite.

I usually reach for caramel flavours first, as they are my favourite.  I am really interested in trying the Butterscotch Fudgie, as I like butterscotch even more than caramel.  It's not in this box, so I'll have to pick one up from the store next time we're in Saskatoon.  Oooooooh, chocolate!

When digging into a box of chocolates, what kind do you reach for first?  Caramels?  Fruit filled?  Nuts?  Milk?  Dark?  Other?

Full disclosure: The Purdys products were provided to me free of charge.  Thank you Purdys.

Last Week's Eats

We know we're ready to go home from a vacation, even though we might not recognize it at the time, when we start talking about all the things we're going to cook when we get home.  We can't be away from our kitchen for too long without missing it.  Last week we made sure there were plenty of vegetables in our meals.

Last Monday evening we had huge salads, topped with chicken:

On the Tuesday we made broccoli, arugula, brussels sprout bowls, with crispy tofu, green onions, and an Asian sauce:

Wednesday's dinner was a basic chili:

On Thursday evening we made a delicious rice/veggie bowl.  We cooked the beet and zucchini in a pan until softened, and then sauteed kale with some garlic for a couple minutes.  We put this in a bowl with corn, brown rice, and mashed sweet potato.

We then poured a Thai curry sauce over the rice.

Soooooo good!  We'll be making this dish again for sure.

On Friday evening we BBQd salmon, asparagus, and potatoes:

After dinner, Christopher supervised while I baked up a batch of peanut butter cookies for my mom.  She was talking about PB cookies the last time we were there, so I promised her I'd bring her some when we came next.  We were heading to see her the next morning.

What have you been cooking lately?  How's your week going?

Back Home

We've been home from NY for just over a week.  We had a terrifying ride to the JFK airport, with the worst cab driver of life.  He had to slam on the brakes on the highway multiple times due to following way too close, at crazy speeds, and had me afraid for my life, and Christopher trying not to be sick.  It was absolutely brutal.

We had a late lunch in the airport:

And then ate a late dinner in the Toronto airport at Freshii:

This was our first time eating at a Freshii, but we weren't overly fond of it.  We had frozen yogurt for dessert.

We got home quite late on the Saturday night, and slept for a long while.  Once up on Sunday morning we managed to throw together a pretty decent breakfast, for having a nearly empty fridge:

Then we hit the grocery store to re-stock for the week.  On Sunday evening we made salmon with brown rice, and a red Thai curry broth.  We couldn't find red Thai curry paste, so Christopher made his own.

It was nice to have a home-cooked dinner after many days of eating at restaurants. 

We were both so excited to be back in the kitchen, and had a lot of delicious dinners planned for the week - more on that in the next post.

How was your weekend?  What did you do?