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.

I got the tofu curry - i also got it a 5 for spiciness - it was pretty hot - but i managed thanks to water and plain rice. The guys beside me got a ten and a seven. I might try a seven with noodles next time.

Patrick got the veggie curry - mild.

We stopped by seven-eleven on the way to the game and i was fascinated by these

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:

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.

Vegetarian in Waterloo

While i was in Waterloo at a conference, sick of conference food a friend of mine who used to go to UW took me to this vegetarian place near campus. I was pretty excited, and it was low key and tasty! I had the pad thai - which was super tasty, very tangy, with mock beef - something i hadn't had in years.

The menu
Basic
Spring rolls - they were good, but i was a little disappointed the sauce in packets.

Mushroom Congee
My friend ordered the black bean eggplant - it was sooo good!

Squash Soup Forever

Cold weather does really mean soup, and i haven't really been making too much of it as i have been eating pho, ramen and udon soups a lot lately. And yes these are the student kind - the kind your boil... so much sodium. So i thought it was time i actually made my own. (again)

So much chopping - i swear my arm was tired.

(squash, sweet onion, potato)

And voila

(don't know where the other pics went)

Jade Rice with Veggies Two Ways

This one came from two sources - buying a lot of green beans (one of my obsessions) and the purchase of some "Jade Rice" at the bulk barn. I'm not that strong in rice making, and not exactly the biggest fan of starches, but i thought i would give i a try. Also this one has lentils and stuff mixed in.

I used some imple ingredients but there were so many i realized that i could make them two different ways. They would have been boring all the same.

Jade rice - a mix i got at the bulk barn. It actually wasn't just rice, there were lentil and other grains - only got a little bit in case it sucked - it didn't.

Everything chopped up, i blanched the veggies, and sauteed the onions and garlic for the toasted sesame sauce.

This is how i get my lunches ready.



These are the black bean veggies - i tossed them in the sauce, easy, good.

This was the toasted sesame dressing - a few more ingredients, but lighter and sweeter.


Dinner

Country Breakfast - Baked Eggs

I've done variations of this one before. I actually have a couple of baked egg dishes (individual ones) i've been hoping to make. This one is good because you just put random things in it and you can eat them cold. Also if you have leftovers, slice them and put them in a sandwich

Country Breakfast - Scrambled Eggs

I hate February - it just crushes my soul. I have all these blog entries - with pictures only drafted, and just waiting for text, but i'm finding it impossible to write them. Most of them aren't anything that would require a step by step, so i think you're just going to get them with minimal description and a random thought.

These pics are from breakfast at my parent's place in January. Yeah, i've been slacking.

Light and fluffy

Homemade chili sauce

Even bacon can't help