February 2012
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January 2012
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December 2011
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November 2011
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iPhone Photo Essay: Caffino Ristorante, King St....
Went out for a lovely meal last night. The wine made me sleepy. I left feeling full and a bit drunk. Pleasant all around.
the wine
the soup
the pasta
the veal
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October 2011
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O&B Cafe
My husband and I ended up here after work on a Friday recently. That was some very delicious mac & cheese! And the calamari was really well done, too.
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William's Landing in Liberty Village
My husband and I went here around the beginning of September. A nice addition to Liberty Village and the decor is nice, too!
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iPhone Photo Essay: I Eat. I Take Photos with My...
Rustic Cosmo, Queen W.
Chicken Panang, Salad King
Indian-Style Poutine, Sin & Redemption
Bento with Salmon Teriyaki, Raaw
Brisket, Lou Dawg’s (unfortunate name)
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Brunch at the Gladstone
Nothing like a little excessiveness at brunch… Eggs Benedict and Creme Brûlée. Yes, dessert after breakfast. What’s it to ya?
September 2011
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August 2011
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iPhone Photo Essay: Julie's Cuban and Gladstone
I just keep eating. Eating my way across the great city of Toronto. Oh, and I drink. You know, more of that…
Portobello mushroom burger at Gladstone… LOVED IT!
Some pasta my husband ate. He described it as having lots of “flavour.” This is about the extent of his food descriptors.
I drink. Pineapple juice + Havana Club = Cuban deliciousness drink.
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July 2011
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Photo Essay: Niagara-on-the-Lake Day Trip
At least once a year, we end up heading to Niagara-on-the-Lake for a day or two. This year, we drove down for an afternoon to shop and eat (mostly pie).
The delicious apple caramel pie from Harvest Barn in NOTL
Hoo finishing off the pie… yes, we ate a whole pie for lunch. No biggie.
Lots of lovely flowers at the park
We hit a fruit stand before we left and brought home some...
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iPhone Photo Essay: Trattoria Mercatto
On the hottest day of the summer to date, my husband and I decided to beat the heat at the mall instead of heading home to a hot apartment. I’d wanted to try Mercatto since it’s where Rob Rossi of Top Chef Canada was executive chef up until recently. It was good! Better than the average mall dining experience anyway. I like the decor and atmosphere, too.
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iPhone Photo Essay: Food Pics of Recent Restaurant...
Cleaning out my phone this evening, so I thought I’d capture a quick post of some recent meals in and around Toronto.
Smoothie at School in Liberty Village
Loved these duck fat french fries at Wurst on King West
Authentic pad thai wrapped in egg at Young Thailand on King West
Pineapple Curry, also at Young Thailand
Beer at Brazenhead in Liberty Village
Chicken and Waffles...
June 2011
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May 2011
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My Home Ware Newsletter →
My Home Ware blog now has a newsletter. Pretty basic, but still fun. :)
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3 Photos from a Fantastic Meal in NYC: The Loeb...
Yes, more from my weekend getaway to NYC. Sue me!
I went to a lovely wedding in Central Park for two lovely people: My Aunt Kellie and her new husband Gordon. And then we gorged ourselves on an amazing meal at the Loeb Boathouse.
Looking back at these pictures just makes me wonder how I can get back there and have another one of those crab cakes. Really, it was that good.
Crabcake
Filet
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April 2011
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iPhone Photo Essay: I Love Lego
I had so much fun at the Lego store on our NYC trip that I’m dedicating and entire photo essay to it. It’s such a fun and creative toy and the brand creates a lot of great products that complement Lego and stay true to the spirit of the plastic bricks.
The nerd in me also loves how they put augmented reality on their boxes!! FUN!
The logo… made from tiny Lego men :-)
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iPhone Photo Essay: 4 Days in 8 Photos, New York...
Went to NYC this past weekend for a wedding and some sightseeing. Haven’t gotten around to the pics on my SLR, but managed to take some fun snaps with my iPhone on the journey!
Obligatory tourist snap in Times Square
View from elevator bay at our hotel: Central Park
Fried egg on my burger. This was a gooood burger!
Glass of bubbly at the wedding
ABC Carpet & Home…...
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iPhone Photo Essay: Birthday Dinner
My fiance and I went out to this evening to celebrate my birthday with a great meal atMildred’s Temple Kitchen. I totally indulged, as you can see: beet salad, ricotta gnudi, AND dessert. Oh, and of course we had bread and beer to wash it all down. All class. He had the steak.
Now, I’m sleepy.
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March 2011
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Start a New Blog: Check!
I gave myself a task and I stuck to it. As part of my own personal Happiness Project I decided I wanted to start a new blog, and I did!
I have a love affair with houseware items: dishes, bowls, glasses, cutlery, napkins, you name it. And because I’m so into it and spend so much time looking at/shopping for these things, I thought it would be a lot of fun to focus a blog on just that.
So,...
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Comments
I decided to enable Disqus on my blog.
Discuss. :)
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My Happiness Project
As I mentioned a while back, I’ve been reading The Happiness Project by Gretchen Ruben, and it has inspired me to do things that will make me happy. My goals aren’t quite as noble as those in the book. This is more about creating a list of things I want to do to make me happier and less about doing things that will also make other people happy. Me, me, me, me!
I’ve drafted a...
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iPhone Photo Essay: 3 Meals with My Mom
My mom went back to New Brunswick today, so now it’s back to my regular routine. But what’s a visit from mom without a lot of eating out?!
A few meals I gorged on this past week, for your enjoyment:
Tagliatelle at O&B Canteen
Cobb Salad at Irish Embassy
Short Rib Poutine at Mill St. Brew Pub
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8 Photos from Union Station
My mother came in on Saturday on the train from New Brunswick. My mom takes the train often. She gets a free coach ticket because my father spent his career working for CN. And until I was 21 I enjoyed the same privilege.
Let’s just say there are A LOT of train rides in my past. I spent a significant amount of time from my childhood riding the rails from New Brunswick to Toronto once or...