Food log: Tuesday, March 11

Toast and juice



Diet Coke (no pic) - $1.25


Banana and pear from the bistro - free


Soup, breaded veal cutlet, veggies with rice, salad, marbled cake - $6

This was SO GOOD and I got full quickly but could not stop eating. Because it was SO GOOD. I actually had to lay down on our pink pillow for a few minutes to recover.

Champagne from the bistro - free

Sesame rice, agedashi tofu, tomato salad




Agedashi is fried soft tofu, served on top of a dashi, soy sauce and mirin sauce. I followed Momofuku at Home's version and it was delicious. Her trick (dry the tofu for 20 minutes, changing paper towels often) really helped me handle the soft tofu and made it more flavorful. I also used rice flour instead of regular, giving it a lighter crisp.


Chocolate and macha mochi (gift from Véro and her boyfriend)



I should also mention that my friend and neighbour James dropped by with a big-ass bottle of Grand Marnier as a gift to me for taking care of his mail while he was taking care of business for Bell at the Olympics for the last 4 months. Thanks, James!


Money spent on food today: $7.25

food log: Wednesday, March 10

Toast and juice

I was in a hurry. The toast was still in the toaster when I took the picture. Sorry.

Diet Coke - $1.25 (no pic)

Lemonade, salad, garlic spaghetti with sun-dried tomatoes and mushrooms, stuffed pepper, apple crumble from the bistro - $6

Apple and orange from the bistro - free




Bok choy, rice, umeboshi plum, fish sticks


Money spent on food today: $7.25

food log: Tuesday, March 9

Peanut butter toasts



Diet Coke - $1.25 (no pic)


Beef, corn and rice soup, sesame chicken salad, lemonade, grapes from the bistro - $6




I took a walk to Chinatown after work again and bought instant edamame soup, pork belly and bok choy ($13.22)

Onigiris stuffed with spicy tuna, bok choy, umeboshi plums, spicy mayo

The tuna I used is Korean and super spicy. The pickled umeboshi plums are really, really salty and sour. I love that mix, but it does make you do faces like a baby eating his first dill pickle.

Money spent on food today: $19.22

Food log: Monday, March 8

Cranberry-blueberry juice

Note to self. Don't drink the same juice you used to mix cocktails on the morning after you drank 3 of said cocktails.

Cheese toasts, sparkling water and random (free) carnation from Pasta Café - $4.75

Carrot soup, tofu and veggie puff, rice, fruit salad, orange juice from the bistro - $6



Cheese and banana from the bistro - free


Chicken and fries - $12



Money spent on food today: $22.75

Food log: Sunday, March 7

PB toasts, milk, apple sauce


I spent the rest of the day cooking. Except for a nibble here and there while I prepared dishes, I didn't eat until it was time for the Oscar party. At 2pm, my friend and artisan baker Céline came by with a fantastic Avatar cake she made just for me. Thanks Céline!

Céline will make any cake you want in a flash and they are not just pretty - they taste really good, too. I was taken aback by the huge butterfly, but then Céline said "It's for the 3-D effect!" I laughed and decided to add some 3-D glasses I had in a drawer somewhere. If you want to order a cake, just drop me a comment and I'll give you Céline's number. You an also get her to put her mad cake skillz to work for you by reaching her via Twitter.

The dishes I served where inspired by the ten nominated movies. Some where more to the point than others, but I had fun coming up with them. And I almost ran out of food, so I guess it was tasty, too! We also drank many, many bottle of champagne.

Up in the Air: Up in the Airtini

I used a punch recipe from Espace Cocktail (a Web site I work on a lot for SAQ at the agency) and filled each bottle with the mix. Yes, they were filled with vodka before. Yes, I opened and emptied each one. Yes, I now have a shaker full of vodka.

An Education: smoked trout, BBQ salmon, salmon mousse, smoked carp





It was a salmon and trout lesson, an education about fish. :)

District 9: shrimp boiled with Old Bay, water and rice vinegar, served with aïoli

The aliens in the movie are nicknamed "prawns" so that one was a doozy. And I'm so glad that I finally found a source to get Old Bay - the fish store at Marché Maisonneuve!

Up: cherry tomatoes stuffed with goat cheese

I used a piece of foam from the box of my new tv to make the stand for the picks that served as "balloon strings".

The Hurt Locker: meatballs with "bomb wires" pepper and chive garnish, serve with spicy "kaboom" sauce




This is the dish I had the most fun making. Thank got it didn't explode! Mouhahaha!

The Blind Side: Mac & cheese flavored with truffle butter


It's all about the pun, baby.

Precious: zucchini and basil salad


I had no clue what to do for Precious, so I went for the lifestyle change recommendation.

A Serious Man: Korean-style pork belly sandwich

The guy (a Jewish dude in the movie) is saying "Seriously, is this kosher?" It was not. (I know the R is missing, I fixed it after taking the picture).

Inglorious Basterds: whipped cream and berries



Remember that scene in the movie where he's going on and on about putting whipped cream on his pastry? Yeah.

We watched the show, ate a lot and had a merry old time.





Money spent on food today: 0