Food log: Friday, December 18

Cereal

Tea and a banana form the bistro - free



With all of the previous night's festivities, we were very happy to get a hearthy lunch. STEAK!
Veggies and rice soupe, steak, fries, peas, blueberry mousse, lemonade from the bistro - $6

For some reason, James got a steak 3 times as big as the others.

We named it "The Thickness".

I think it would make a great wrestler name.
ALL HAIL THE THICKNESS! TIME TO COOK... YOUR ASS!

I had some random chinese food for dinner, in a sad food court. I was killing time waiting for a massage appointment at Spa Diva.

I think it cost around 10 bucks. I didn't remember much after that massage.

Money spent on food today: $16 (I think)

Food log: Wednesday, December 16

English muffin with cream cheese, orange water

Diet Coke - $1.25

Granny-Style Lunch of Awesomness from the bistro - $10


Every year, we have a charity lunch at work to help children in need. They bump up the price for the occasion, we get crustless sandwiches and novelty cake and kids get to have toys for Christmas. 
Win-Win!

Chicken wings and broccoli

To go with the chicken, I made a dipping sauce with the plain Asana yogourt Yoplait gave me and a bit of BBQ sauce from my Laurie Raphaël kit.


Orangina and popcorn while watching the last episodes of The Tudors season 3

Henry the VIII was really a hardcore sonafabitch.


Money spent on food today: $11.25

Food log: Tuesday, December 15

Cheese toast and orange water

Shish taouk, garlic potatoes, Orange Crush - $12

Fancy Geneviève Grandbois chocolate, a gift from Elena at work (thanks!)

Spaghetti with meat sauce

Olives and cheese




Money spent on food today: $12

Food log: Monday, December 14

Cereal at home

Diet Coke from the vending machine - $1.25

Linguini with lamb bolognese, salad, clementine, lemonade - $6, from the bistro

Tea and an apple from the bistro - free

I also took a few sugar cubes from the bistro to try my absinthe this weekend

Tomato juice and crackers

Gnocchi with sage brown butter


Money spent on food today: $7.25

Food log: Sunday, December 13

Eggs, English muffin, banana

Hot-dogs, fries and a Fanta at Montreal Pool Room - $7 with tip







As much as I believe historic places like Montreal Pool Room deserve to be preserved, it needs a really good scrubbing. Josianne was starting to freak out. Or maybe it was just the spooky picture of the founder, floating above the city.




Canada Dry at the food court, after a bit of Christmas shopping - $3

Highway robbery!!

Raviolis and a Club Soda while watching Ace of Cakes

Note to self: don't try to make a "fantasy cake" without a plan ever again

Piece of cake

Money spent on food today: $10

Food log: Saturday, December 12

The morning started on a good note. The cake was awaiting in the freezer and I had all day to shape and decorate it. I did not know the hilarious result that awaited me.



But first, I started with some breakfast.

Toast with peanut butter, milk



Since I forgot to count it yesterday, I'll add that the ingredients for the cake cost about $17 at IGA.

Then, I started the carving of the cake, adding the wings with icing. I should have taken a look at pictures, because I cut it wrong and the whole north wing was missing.



I added icing for the brick and tar on the roof, trying to match colors with food dye. Ha! Oh, and the yellow thing on top is supposed to be the roof terrasse. You can start laughing now.

Then, I had a construction snafu.

Mixing more dye in to get a gray color, I started to add "windows" and "doors" (note the brackets around those words).

And this, ladies and gentlemen, was the final product.

And this is what my building really looks like.

BWAHAHAHAHA!

Off to our building's Christmas dinner I went, meeting about 15 neighbors/friends at Les Cabotins on Ste-Catherine. The evening was full of merrymaking and tasty food, with promises of dessert back at my house. I had the table d'hôte.

Pint of cider

Pinot noir

Spinach soup with bread and butter



Boudin noir with apple compote and onion marmelade.




The cooks at Les Cabotins make the preserves on the spot, they have a full wall filled with colorful Mason jars in the back of the restaurant.

Boeuf bourguignon and veggies

The vegetables are served family-style in shared dishes. It makes it more festive and casual.

Dinner came to $74.85, including drinks and tip.

Then we came back to my place for more drinks and a piece of the building for dessert. My friends generously congratulated me for my efforts, but were more impressed by the taste of the cake than by its appearence. Hee hee!

André quickly found his window.

But I think Anne-Marie is still looking for her loft. (Hint: it's in my garbage pail.)



Marc-Henri gave me a bottle of Bailey's and André gave me a bottle of port. Thanks guys!




Money spent on food today: $91.85