Beef pot pie

C'est le halloween! Went to Kensington market area... Pretty cool... I love fish markets! I love oysters even more! Mmm. 

 

Yes.. HELLO KITTY IS BACK.  GANGSTA STYLE!  I actually went out today like this! There were a lot of people commenting but I forgot I had whiskers and a bow on my forehead.

 

Finally went grocery shopping!  Shopped on Spadina (Toronto's Chinatown)... Got some great deals.  Been craving beef pot pie... YUM! So I had to make it...  It was quite unorthodox of me to use phyllo wrap as the top.. but hey... don't judge!  I just compromised =]

Spinach pies

First time playing with phyllo roll...

This was phenomnomnomenal! Warm Goat cheese... Melted with spinach and onions...

 

Roasted rosemary and garlic chicken with potatoes

I'm sorry I forgot to post the finish product. Such a fool. I guess it was that good... I ate it! Bahaha

Herring snack platter

Hear me, hear me.... Herring! Ever since I went to the Carribean a few months ago... I loved herring (Dutch style). It was so fresh and intense... I still remember the taste.

They sold herring at IKEA. There were two flavours, INGLAD SILL and DILL SILL.  I got a jar of INGLAD SILL.  I'm impressed with the texture and the freshness of the fish.. but I was weirded about the sugary taste from the clear marinate.  Apparently, INGLAD SILL relates to Ketchup flavoured... Damn, should have stuck with DILL SILL.  It was still very good with bread and small side of veggies!

 

To be honest, I love anything herring... Herringbone Plait... Herring... shall I go on?

Corn miso soup with napa and egg tofu

My roommate doesn't like tofu... so this is my attempt to trick him.  Such a baby lol.  I got lazy and didn't want to re-boil water just to cook the corn.. and then repeat with the chicken stock from last night... Laziness pays off!  Good soup!

Lemon mustard salmon with sweet corn

I bought the salmon from IKEA, I thought it looked delish and I've been craving salmon.  I love fish... all kinds and salmon is on the top of my list!  I paired it with a sweet corn (drizzled in some maple syrup).  I used a mustard mayo sauce to marinate the fish... remember not to over marinate!  Fish is such a light meat that absorbs marinates too easy... so a little is a lot!  I had one tomato left from last week's groceries... Didn't know what to do so I baked it. :)

PRE-BAKING

Voila!

Calamari Stir-fried with shrimp paste, salted chicken with a green onion and ginger oil

Super late night dinner. Pretty quick. I think I should start taking pictures of the process too! What do you guys think? Lol. (Not that anyone ever comments on here....)

Anyways, enjoy!

What I owe you guys.

I MIA-ed yesterday for some Halloween celebrating.. and I don't even want to celebrate for the real day.  *chills when I see or smell alcohol*  Recovery day today... so I'm finally posting all these awesome food pics from before!  =] Cheers!

 Bacon Pizza Bagel

 Curry Crab, beef with broccoli plus bread

 Bacon Fried Rice, Beef with Broccoli

 Prosciutto with Breaded Pork Cutlet and Garlic Broccoli

 Bacon Wrapped Chicken Breast, Mashed Potatoes with Truffle oil and Garlic Broccoli

 Fancy Soba noodles

 Chicken Rice soup

 My attempt at poached eggs

 Simple salad

 Soy sauce Chicken Wings

 Frog legs with celery

 Straw and Enoki mushrooms with Napa in an Oyster sauce

 Surf Clams with Sesame Oil and Soy

 Turkey burger

Parmesan chicken, broccoli and ranch mashed potatoes.

As appetizing this picture is... I got complaints from my roommate that the potatoes were not exactly mashed. That's what he gets for not helping. Bahaha.

I don't like to be wasteful with food. So I try to use every bit of everything. The sauce for the parm chicken is totally the same sauce. No one is judging right? RIGHT?!

Thanks.

Oh yeah, my love sent me a cheer-up. He's so cute sometimes. ^_^

Mmm midnight snack. This is one of the only things my roommate has made for me. I'm actually not complaining. I'm just mildly lactose intolerant with milk... Bubble guts.

Homemade soy bean ice cream

Next time. I will remember the ice cream being in the fridge. It was somewhat successful!

 

Pasta with meat sauce.

Italian scene tonight. Drinking my red wine slow...

Say hello to new music.

My boy, AdamJ getting his own.  Finally.  I've been anticipating... the world should listen.

Although... I love the debut... I must suggest turning down the speakers.. it's a bit fuzzy.  Hey hey, Rome wasn't built in a day.

In case it doesn't work... don't think your going anywhere without listening.

 

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=n9gUHduiaR4&feature=youtu.be

Dim sum morning

With 4 hours of sleep... I felt like I had to roll out of my bed and into the kitchen to make some dim sum. To be honest, it was all packaged. I've been deprived from anything super authentic since I moved here and me saving up for life things (rent, food, alcohol lol). And my roommate is caucasian, so I try to be accommodating... Keyword. Try.

It was a nice setup. Paired with some jasmine green tea! This particular brand is great! More expensive but still cheaper than the venti/grande in your neighborhood Starbucks.

What's important today is that I tried.., totally going to watch some gossip girl and nap. Zzz. You snooze. You lose. I'll take the lose because I had a scrumptious tea time this morning. :) 

 Classy.  My usual morning.

 Tea party

Beef with green peppers.

This is my all the favourite! I love when my mama makes it. I swear I can smell this dish out from a mile away... Then again... I can smell a lot of things. *ahem*. Just joking!

Garlic. Beef plus veggie. What's good?

PS! It's my hunny bunny's bday! HAPPY BIRTHDAY DRAKE!

"all I can say is... I’m so proud of you"
Gosh, I love him forever with no regrets. Don't hate...OXO <3