This one isn't exactly new - i do baked tofu a fair amount - i am however trying to get over this strange aversion i have to ginger - so i thought i would try and use more ginger in the tofu in this version. I bought a brand of tofu i've very purchased, and it was supposed to be "extra firm" but i really found it quite crumbly, which was an added challenge. For the veggies, it was also the standard, except i got these adorable little eggplants - so cute!
Cheffing It Up
Sunday, April 10, 2011
Sunday, April 3, 2011
Lighter mexican salad
The winter is getting to me, so i thought it would be nice to make a colourful salad full of "fresh" ingredients to help perk me up. This one's base was canned corn and black beans - i know not exactly fresh, but corn is a total reminder of summer, and i had both in my pantry.
Labels:
avocado,
Black Beans,
corn,
cumin,
fresh,
mexican salad,
sour cream
Saturday, March 26, 2011
Reading Week and Winter Feast
Because i am a poor student i didn't get up to much for reading week, but i did visit my parents, and there is a norther version of Winterlicious called winterfeast that they run at a few of the inns and restaurants. We went to two of them along with visiting the Alton Mill and a Cider brewery (if that's what you call cider makers)
We went to the Millcroft Inn and had quite an interesting meal, especially the dessert:
Roasted Tomato Soup
We went to the Millcroft Inn and had quite an interesting meal, especially the dessert:
Roasted Tomato Soup
Labels:
filets,
Millcroft Inn,
tuna,
winter,
winterfeast
Friday, March 18, 2011
Mission: Roasted Red Peppers
Whenever i buy i jar of roasted red peppers, i end up using some of them, and the rest get moldy/weird so quickly it is such a waste, especially because i like them so much. I know i could roast them myself, but without gas its really an annoying process. This time when i was contemplating buying them i decided that i would try and use them all before they went funny.
Friday, March 11, 2011
Potato Hash with Baked Egg
So i think i saw a dish similar to this on foodgawker or something, and it had been sitting in my head for a while, and really it involves ingredients i almost always have - so one lazy saturday - which i have way to few of these days, i decided to chef-it-up and make this egg baked in potato hash.
For the hash i used the standard onions and garlic. I cut the potatoes smaller than i would usually, and boiled them first - it allows you to make a better crust on them.
boiled potatoes
I did the potatoes for a while then added the onion and garlic. This way takes a lot of patience.
Sunday, March 6, 2011
Raptor's Game and the return of Salad King
One of my school mates has been dying to go to see basketball since he's from Vancouver and their team has been gone for over a decade. We finally got it organized (well i credit him) and went to see the Raps play the Bulls- it was a great game and we won!!!
This coincided with the re-opening of Salad King - so we went there for dinner before the game.
This coincided with the re-opening of Salad King - so we went there for dinner before the game.
Thursday, March 3, 2011
Cora's and Thai Food in Waterloo
As another installment in my food travels in Waterloo - as i already mentioned, i'm not that into conference food, so we escaped a few times for something different. The first meal, my trusty Iphone and chowhound dug up a great thai place right by our hotel - of course i forget the name.
We also went to cora's:
The waffles with fruit
We also went to cora's:
I tried to be healthy and got the poached egg, with cottage cheese, fruit and rye toast
The waffles with fruit
Sunny side up, bacon, hash browns, blueberry pancakes and fruit
We got a veggie thai and a fish one.
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