Tag: food
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On this day: Arashiyama & more, Kyoto
See more from my On This Day series here, where I celebrate travel memories on their trip anniversaries. On November 11, 2018, I was in Arashiyama, Kyoto, Japan. Following a day of exploring the city centre, we ventured further afield to the outskirts of Kyoto. The first stop on our second day in Japan was the…
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On this day: Kyoto, Japan
See more from my On This Day series here, where I celebrate travel memories on their trip anniversaries. On November 10, 2018, I was in Kyoto, Japan. Following a lovely several days in Seoul and Busan, South Korea, we flew over to Kyoto to begin the Japan portion of our East Asia trip. We managed to…
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On this day: National Museum & Gangnam, Seoul
See more from my On This Day series here, where I celebrate travel memories on their trip anniversaries. On November 8, 2018, I was spending my final day in Seoul, South Korea. It was our last full day in Seoul after a fun week in South Korea, and we had a couple more places on…
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On this day: Busan, South Korea
See more from my On This Day series here, where I celebrate travel memories on their trip anniversaries. On November 6, 2018, I was in Busan, South Korea. It was our second day in South Korea and it was time to make a day trip to meet up with our friend in Busan. She was attending…
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On this day: First day in Seoul, South Korea
See more from my On This Day series here, where I celebrate travel memories on their trip anniversaries. On November 5, 2018, I was spending my first day in Seoul, South Korea. Boy, was 2018 a great year for travel. Less than two weeks after our return from Las Vegas and the Grand Canyon, we headed…
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The famous ‘divorce’ carrot cake
No worries, all is well between me and Mr. Chuckles! In fact, our relationship is probably much enhanced after he baked us this delicious and delectable carrot cake, inspired by a popular post on Reddit. Last month, a Reddit author shared their mother’s recipe for this carrot cake that earned its title when their father…
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Goodfood recap: Meatballs and more
This past week’s worth of Goodfood meals featured some variety, but was capped on each end by meatballs. I love meatballs, so I’m not complaining! Here’s what we’ve been eating lately via our meal kit subscription. MONDAY Saucy scallion pork meatballs over jasmine rice with garlic sautéed greens & creamy slaw. Our first meatball meal…
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Strawberry honey whipped ricotta parfait
Summer is just about wrapping up, but you can eek out one last seasonal recipe with this whipped ricotta parfait. We made this a few weeks ago as a dessert and enjoyed its light and refreshing taste, and the opportunity to use up our remaining batch of strawberries. Recipe Adapted from She Loves Biscotti. Servings:…
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Photo essay: Summer in the city
It’s August 31st and the end of summer is upon us. Here’s a recap of our prolonged staycation in Toronto this season.
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Experimenting with Chinese tea eggs
One of our favourite vendors at the Waterfront Asian Night Market, which we attend every year here in Toronto, are the tea eggs. Since the night market is cancelled this year and Mr. Chuckles suddenly had a craving for them, I decided to do a little kitchen experiment and make them on my own. Tea…
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