There's nothing like homemade chocolate chip cookies...

...even if you did burn the shit out of the bottom of them.

Martha Stewart's cowboy cookies: http://www.marthastewart.com/recipe/cowboy-cookies-for-the-martha-stewart-show

I made a few adjustments to the recipe to maximize the deliciousness of the cookies. These were:

• I reduced the sugar to 1 cup and used exclusively brown sugar
• I increased the chocolate chips from 3/4 cup to 1 cup
• I omitted the pecans

Secret Supper

It wouldn't be a secret if I told you about it.

(I will give you the website though!: http://www.vegansecretsupper.com/)

Christmas, Christmas, Christmas

Christmas in most cultures almost always involves a lot of cooking, baking and of course, eating. Here are some of the highlights of the Christmas season feasting in our household:

On Christmas Eve, we had a not-so-traditional Christmas dinner of basil, tomato and shrimp linguini, and a tomato mozzarella salad, accompanied by delicious french red

wine.

After dinner, we indulged in a double-layer chocolate cake, separated by raspberry jam and covered with a dark chocolate ganache.

And my very favourite, Christmas morning breakfast, in which I made oatmeal-blueberry pancakes and belgian waffles for the family.

My first dim sum experience!

Last weekend, one of my good friends took me out for dim sum, something which I had never tried before! She took me to Garden City Hot Pot, located in Richmond, a few blocks away from Aberdeen Shopping Center.

The first thing we ordered when we got there was tea from a distinguished selection of tea leaves, each type of tea possessing a different quality. I opted for rose tea, which was said to relax, while my friend chose a black oolong tea, which was said to be a fatty-acid burner.

After ordering tea, we ordered the dim-sum dishes! My friend selected a variety of dishes for us including:

• 蝦餃 (shrimp dumplings)
• 腸粉 (rice noodle rolls-which came with fried oysters)
• 腐皮捲 (tofu steamed roll-which were stuffed with prawns)
• 蘿蔔糕 (turnip cake)
• 蛋撻 (egg tarts)

Overall, it was a delicious experience! <3

Hmmmmmmmmmmm.

"Is a vegetarian permitted to eat animal crackers?"

I hope so...

Cafe Flora

My boyfriend and I drove down to Seattle on a whim last night. Once we checked in at our hotel, we asked our concierge for some good "veggie" restaurant recommendations and he suggested Cafe Flora. After spending a good chunk of time aimlessly driving around the streets of Seattle, we finally found it!

Cafe Flora is a quaint little cafe which offers up a menu of funky and creative vegetarian food. To start, we shared a "bucket" of perfectly seasoned yam fries before our main meal. For my entree, I opted for a seasonal pasta: celery root and sweet potato ravioli complimented with roasted seasonal vegetables. My boyfriend decided to be adventurous and ordered the pear and gorgonzola pizza.

Overall, the meal and atmosphere were a success! I recommend anyone who is in the Seattle neighbourhood to check this place out...

http://www.cafeflora.com/

Let's get this party started...