On the hunt for dried shrimp, I accidentally found something better: tiny dried shrimp. They’re light orange, thin and almost transparent. We had quite the debate at the dinner table on whether these were just the skin of shrimp, or just dried tiny shrimp. But it is, indeed just dried tiny shrimp! In the past,…
Tag: Food Blog
Recipe: Fried Potato Bites w/ Feta
Buying a bag of potatoes is a commitment, let me tell you. Extending onto my sheperd’s pie recipe, another potato addition is hash! Boy do I love hash. This is now a new series: “What To Do With That Bag Of Potatoes (Before It Grows Spores)“. Influenced by an incredibly delicious plate of diced potatoes cooked in a…
Let’s Eat: Onigiri with U.S.-Grown Jasmine Rice
Making USA-grown Jasmine rice even tastier, with Onigiri! Onigiri is a popular three-bite snack in Japan; iconically seen as triangular-shaped rice balls embellished with a rectangular seaweed strip. The onigiri is stuffed with savoury fillings. The rice ball can be seared, rolled in sesame or finished with seaweed. I created three varieties of this recipe…
My First Ever Brazilian Steakhouse Experience — A Taste of Touro, in Richmond Hill
I’ve heard many great things about Brazilian steakhouses, one is that you must come with a big appetite! A meat-lovers dream, there’s a wide array of high quality Brazilian-style cooked meats brought to your table by the slice. It’s a complete other vision to take in once you experience it all for yourself. Located in…
Celebrating Canadian Classics 🍁 — Canada Day with #PCInsidersCollection
Great Food, Good Times as we enjoy the summer & #EatTogether My favourite part of my family get-togethers is seeing the variety of dishes that we each bring to the table. I’m from a Viet and Chinese background, so Saturday’s festivities involved sticky rice, phở, and soy sauce marinated chicken wings to name a few….
A Comic-themed Speakeasy in Yorkville: Figures Toronto
There’s a new restaurant in town, a comic-themed speakeasy. It’s a first in Toronto, a restaurant that combines superheroes and nostalgic cartoons into a bar. A playground for the eyes as we gander at the gigantic neon pac man in the ceiling. Welcome to Yorkville, Figures! The first sight is a wall pasted of comics…
