I Am... Cheddar Cheese Broccoli Tots
So...broccoli was on sale at the store and because I have a wee bit of broccoli obsession, I bought a huge bunch. I'm talking like 8 heads of broccoli. Mike really likes broccoli too so it wasn't difficult for us to finish them off. I hear that broccoli isn't really a popular veggie – I'm guessing that some people think that it's boring, but I really love its crunch, its color, and the texture difference between the florets and the stems.
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I Am... Crispy Roasted Potatoes with Burrata
The other day I was getting dressed in the bedroom when I overheard Mike singing in the kitchen. Normally he's quite a decent singer, but this particular song had him sounding like a dying whale and because I'm a horribly mean person who LOVES teasing him, I had no issues with telling him so.
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I Am... Friday Finds: 3.5.2014
I don't want to jinx it, but the weather has been absolutely gorgeous lately. A true spring with fresh, crisp, dewy mornings and afternoons that warm up just a bit. The sunshine feels so good and even thought it's not nearly warm enough – more like chilly with a lot of light, Mike and I have been hanging out on our little deck with a blankets and a portable heater. I'm excited for spring!
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I Am... Mini Green Tea Chocolate No-Bake Ice Box Cake Recipe
I had a lovely ladies lunch of pulled pork pizza with my dear friend Lyndsay yesterday. It was a gorgeously sunny day and afterwards we wandered over to a newly opened ice cream place for swirls of soft serve with cornflakes, matcha, red beans, and sweetened condensed milk for dessert. It was a really, really nice day for Vancouver, but it didn't last. While we were heading home we saw some crazy haze over the city. It didn't look right and we both thought it was a little intense.
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I Am... Broccoli and Cheddar Burger
I know I say a variation of this every month, but I cannot, cannot believe that it's March! Spring is on the horizon! I can smell it in the air – that little bit of earthiness and thaw combined with all fresh green shoots that are popping up everywhere. On the weekend Mike and I took a walk around a nearby lake and all of the trees had tiny verdant leaves coming in. There are cherry blossoms galore happening here too – it was the very epitome of spring.
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I Am... The Ultimate Breakfast Poutine: Fries, Crispy Quail Eggs, Cheese Curds and Bacon Gravy
[caption id="attachment_8240" align="alignnone" width="724"] it's magic – scoop![/caption] So...I realize Spring is just around the corner and that means that Summer is practically here, which means that people are kinda, sorta starting to try to eat more healthily, but this breakfast poutine happened and I'm going to roll with it. This is just the kind of crazy, over-the-top thing that I love making for a lazy weekend brunch. Especially since it means that after you eat it and inevitably fall into a food coma, you won't have anything pressing on your to-do list.
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I Am... Friday Finds: 2.27.15
So...it's Friday! This week past by in a flash. The other day Mike and I went grocery shopping super late (which is my absolute fave because hello discount bakery items and empty store). Afterwards I wanted to grab bubble tea but we got there just as the open sign flickered off. It was tragic, I tell you. I mean, I could have gone up to the door and asked if the girl cleaning up inside would take pity and make me a fresh mango with mango mochi and pearls, but I know how it feels when it's the end of shift and you just want to go home. So, no bubble tea for me. It's definitely happening this weekend, I tell you!
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I Am... One-Pot Lemon Scallop Pea Spaghetti
One pot pastas have been an obsession of mine ever since I saw them pop up on the internet. I'm pretty sure the first one I ever came across was Martha's, but I never actually got around to making it. Years went by and I finally, finally got around to giving one pot pasta a try and oh my gosh, I can honestly say I do not know why I went all those years without making it.
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I Am... Easy Oven-Baked Sesame Chicken Thighs
Because I'm all about those thighs, 'bout those thighs, 'bout those thighs. I absolutely love chicken thighs. Well, to be honest, I love chicken in general, but if I had to choose a favorite part, it'd be thighs, hands down. Thighs are perfect for those nights when you just want to get a quick meal on the table without the fuss of worrying about whether or not your chicken breast is going to get overcooked and dry.
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I Am... Frico Eggs: Crispy Fried Cheesy Eggs
How do you guys like your eggs? When I was little I was a straight-up scrambled egg girl. And no soft slow scramble either – nope, I LOVED those rubbery scrambled eggs that they used to serve up in those styrofoam containers at McDonalds. That was a long time ago. Now, I'm all about sunny eggs, runny yolks please. It's funny how food tastes change. I'm pretty much a lover of all kinds of eggs now, but I still get really egg-cited (heehee sorry, not sorry!) when I see a new way to make eggs.
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I Am... Friday Finds: 2.20.15
Last night I dreamt I was friends with Taylor Swift and we were going on a road trip. We stopped into a roadside diner and were chatting when all of a sudden she got really paranoid and asked me to turn around and see if the people behind us were taking covert pictures of her. It was so REAL that when I woke up I was disappointed when I realized that it was all a dream. HA! Sometimes I dream so hard that the dreams (at least the feelings) blend into real life. Mike always tells me, "Remember, if you get mad in a dream, it doesn't mean it happened in real life." Cheers to the weekend and more dreaming!
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I Am... Lucky Chinese New Year Dumplings and Noodles
Tomorrow is Chinese New Year Eve and even though I'm coming down with a cold, I'm still going to be putting on my favorite red sweater (okay, my only red sweater) and eating up ALL the delicious foodstuffs. Chinese people are a superstitious bunch, so I'm going to do my best and pretend that I'm not sick at all.
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