Monthly Archives: August 2010
Cucumber Tuna Salad on Romaine with Roasted Walnuts
Hm, what to do when you’re hungry and your only source of protein is a can of tuna? And you want to eat healthily, simply, but still yummily? You get chopping. That’s what you do. For a doze of Omega … Continue reading
Filed under Lunch, Seafood, Vegetables
Cheese Coins (Failed Gougeres)
Let me tell you something. I like cream puffs. I like making cream puffs. I like serving cream puffs. I like eating cream puffs. I like that the choux pastry is easy to make and is so flexible. I have never had … Continue reading
Filed under Beautiful Disasters, Snacks
Restaurant Review: La Cabane Grecque
I’m finally back on campus at MacDonald. Mac is one of two McGill campuses, and the one that no one knows about. It’s super small and shares its space with a college preparatory school here in Ste-Anne-de-Bellevue. The town’s name … Continue reading
Filed under Bakery/Restaurant Reviews, Dinner
Flakey Buttery Croissants
One might say that I’m picky when it comes to croissants. I don’t like the regular super market vegetable shortening-laden pastries that they call croissants. They have no real butter taste and no real flakiness. The perfect croissant for me … Continue reading
Tang Yuan 汤圆 (Glutinous Rice Balls)
These are a Chinese dessert typically served during 元宵, or Lantern Festival. It’s a bit like nuo mi ci (糯米糍), or the other glutinous rice balls in that it is also made with glutinous rice flour. It’s actually a lot alike … Continue reading
