I love trying new restaurants. I don’t care if they end up being terrible – I just love the experience. Over Christmas break, we went to a restaurant we had never been to – Hub Restaurant. It was an on-trend craft beer + moules frites type of place. I loved it immediately, but I’ll be honest,…
Category: Life & Times
Sugar, Chocolate, Baking
At the end of every Christmas dinner, I tell myself that I am done with sugar, that I’ve eaten enough stollen, flan and almond genoise to last a lifetime. But without fail, breakfast the next morning always consists of a slice of my grandma’s flan and sticky caramel sauce. And no one ever beats me…
Christmas at Home
Christmas puppies. Thomas Haas pick-ups. Chocolate and sugar for days. Christmas morning at Kits Beach.
Merry Christmas
For to us a child is born, to us a son is given, and the government will be on his shoulders. And he will be called Wonderful Counselor, Mighty God, Everlasting Father, Prince of Peace. Isaiah 9:6
This Time Tomorrow
This time tomorrow, I’ll be reunited with my favourite girl and spicy wontons.
And I’m Done
Mental and physical exhaustion was a recurring theme throughout this particular round of exams, and I couldn’t be happier to finally be done. I fly home on Thursday and my Christmas can finally start. The buche de noel (milk chocolate caramel & vanilla this year) has been ordered and the gifts are ready to be…
Cats, Civil Procedure & Coconut Curry
I cannot wait for morning walks with Stella and Beaucoup kouign amann and spicy wontons. My first exam isn’t until Tuesday, but it’s cold and dark and I feel like I should already be done. My only reprieve: the cats who just make my day. And a big bowl of hot, spicy coconut curry.
One of those Weekends
I’m no stranger to being unproductive, far from it, actually. Ask anyone. But this past weekend was pretty bad – especially when you consider the fact that exams are upon us. I did maybe 4 hours of work the entire weekend. But I baked banana muffins, capped off dinner with tiramisu, brunched with French toast…
Dear Mom, I’m surviving.
I was on the phone with my mother the other night, and she could not believe I hadn’t been home yet – I didn’t go home for Thanksgiving and Reading Week. To paraphrase, she said that I needed to finish up exams and come home already (as if it’s that simple). My mother is unable…
German Chocolate Brownies
I love cake, but frosting is not my favourite – especially buttercream. This is why I love German chocolate cakes – they are topped with a “frosting” that is pretty much a caramel with coconut mixed in. In real life, it’s also supposed to have pecans, but pecans are really not my favourite so I…
Eat, shop, repeat.
Shopping + food weekends are the greatest, and a few weeks ago, I was lucky enough to have two. In a row. The first was in Detroit – technically not a weekend, but I did a weekend’s worth of shopping – and the second in Toronto. The Somerset Collection just outside Detroit is in my…
Kittens in Windsor
So a lot has happened since coming back to Windsor for the school year, but first, my cats. In this random park/field/protected area right on the river next to my apartment, there is a cat colony – a bunch of strays and now, their little babies. I’m particularly fond of this one cat we call…
Pup & Grub 