What I’ve Eaten

Who Unboxed My Cupcakes?

Who Unboxed My Cupcakes?

When I went in to the kitchen this morning to make my coffee, this is what I found on the box of cupcakes from Life is Sweet! These cupcakes were delivered to my home by a lovely friend (aren’t all baked-goods-delivering friends “lovely”?).  She went into Life is Sweet and requested their best selection of "cupcakes for my foodie friend", and they certainly were that. I think we got (from front right): Chocolate Mint (?) Carrot (?) Earl Grey w/ Lime Earl Grey w/ Orange Lemon Drop Butterscotch Though I’m not 100% on the ones I listed w/ ?s (menu)…

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Longo’s: Taste Ontario, Taste the World Round Up

Longo’s: Taste Ontario, Taste the World Round Up

Okay, one final post about the Taste Ontario Taste the World evening at Longo’s… this time a round up of the posts about our guests impressions of the evening, the store and the food. Taste Ontario at Longo’s from Sarah B. Hood on  toronto tasting notes… New Loblaws, Bulk Barn, and Matt Kantor at Longo’s  from David Ort on Food with Legs December Restaurant & Event Catch Up from Stephanie Dickison on One More Bite Bon Eats’ photoset from Taste Ontario, Taste the World Taste Ontario, Taste the World at Longo’s  from Bonita M on Bon Eats Tasting Toronto’s photoset…

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Longo’s: A night of Taste Ontario Taste the World

Longo’s: A night of Taste Ontario Taste the World

Since August, when I was invited by Longo’s to be a Taste Ontario Ambassador, I’ve been working on hosting a cooking demo/dinner for some of Toronto’s foodies, bloggers, influencers and twitterati, highlighting the range and flexibility of these great ingredients that Longo’s offers from Ontario farmers and producers. The idea was to showcase Ontario ingredients from a World Cuisine perspective.

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Longo’s: Tuesday’s Sushi

Longo’s: Tuesday’s Sushi

Tuesday was by far the most challenging meal in this series.  Not because Longo’s sushi is challenging but because my best friend and god-daughter arrived that night with a serious craving for Indian.  Sushi, as most of you know, is not a traditional Indian dish.  Not even a close approximation of any South Asian cuisine. I decided we’d get the Longo’s Sushi, share it as an appetizer and then head out for the much craved Indian.  So working on a tight schedule we zipped over to the Longo’s at First Canadian Place to get it.  Unfortunately the Longo’s at First…

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Longo’s: Monday’s Stir Fry Kits

Longo’s: Monday’s Stir Fry Kits

Monday was by far the most fun we had with Longo’s Daily Dinner Deals.  Mainly because we got 3 of their Stir Fry Kits to try.  We were gambling that the kits were good and that we could sample a couple of flavours and the leftovers would make great lunches.  At $6.99 per kit it’s really not much of a gamble especially when you can look in the packages and see how fresh the meal and vegetables are.  (Very!) Monday’s deal: Stir Fry Kits What you should know: It’s worth customizing a little as you cook. Our experience: There were…

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Longo’s: Judi & Courtney’s Honeycrisp Apple Crisp

Longo’s: Judi & Courtney’s Honeycrisp Apple Crisp

One of the great things about the recent Longo’s Field Trip to Wilmot Orchards for me was getting to speak with Charles and Judi Stevens, the farmers who run the orchard.  Their love of farming and passion for apple growing is infectious and left me wanting to be in the orchard as every variety of apple ripened to it’s peak so I’d get to taste them all fresh from the tree.  Judi was telling me about the Honeycrisp Apple Crisp she and her daughter Courtney make for the Clarington Applefest, and left me craving Apple Crisp for days!    So I…

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Breakfast Special for 2, for $9.02… hello @CETO

Breakfast Special for 2, for $9.02… hello @CETO

Breakfast Special for 2, for $9.02… hello @CETO — Originally uploaded by LexnGer After voting we crossed the hall to the Oakham Cafe at Ryerson.quick, cheap and good. As long as you don’t mind the university crowd, thisis definitely a CheapEat!

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Gravy Pizza done right! With duck & caramelized onions!

Gravy Pizza done right! With duck & caramelized onions!

Gravy Pizza done right! With duck & caramelized onions! — Originally uploaded by LexnGer Some of you may remember my photo which made it on to This Is Why You’reFat, and into the print edition too. It was a photo of gravy pizza fromHouse of Georgie in Ottawa. Rockr & Junkii and I shared it, and we all agreed that it was bad for us,not well implemented and had some serious potential. Bannock, the new O+B restaurant,at the Bay has, manifested this potential intheir Roast Duck Routine Pizza. Yum! Now don’t bug me, I need to go into a carb…

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Chipotle S’mores!

Chipotle S’mores!

Yes I did! I used chipotle marshmallows from Bobbette & Belle to make s'mores! When Matt, Sarah and Allyson discussed making Chipotle Marshmallows for Matt’s twisted Tacos de Mole dish at the last Secret Pickle Supper Club, I couldn’t get the thought of using them for S’mores out of my head. These Chipotle Marshmallows aren’t readily available. They were a custom flavour Sarah & Allyson, from Bobbette & Belle, made for the Pastry Pickle So when I saw a little pile of marshmallows left over after the dinner I snagged a small stash of them for marketing and experimentation purposes……

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Market lunch

Market lunch

Market lunch — Originally uploaded by LexnGer One of the great things about the new office is that a short walk through St James park takes me to the St Lawrence Market. That means todays lunch is almost the same as the lunches I had working in the Saint John City Market when I was a kid. Dad would send me for bread (today from Carousel Bakery, then from Titus Bakery); sliced meat (today from Scheffler's Deli then from Raymond's); cheese (from Olympic Cheese then from Raymond's again); and fruit (from Ponesse then from home). usually I'd throw a bunch…

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Epic Tale of the Traveling Ribs

Epic Tale of the Traveling Ribs

These ribs went on a journey! First they were cooked, served and sampled on camera as part of my audition video at Ottawa Ribfest. The Sue and I each had a rib as a sort of congratulatory appetizer before heading back to dry off, freshen up, and dress for our respective dinner dates before the PAB Boat Cruise. But before I could dry off, freshen up and dress, I had to deal with a paper plate with 5 untouched ribs. I certainly wasn’t going to throw them out, it would be a waste of good barbecue, and besides those ribs…

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Poutine For The First Time (from CETOblog.com)

Poutine For The First Time (from CETOblog.com)

One of the great things about having interns from away, is that you get to introduce them to food.  Or at least you do when you work at CheapEats!  That means you also get to revisit and re-experiencing foods and cuisines that have become ubiquitous and by extension taken for granted. via www.cetoblog.com

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