Pancakes!

On a cold day off like today, you're thinking, maybe I'll make something special for breakfast but what?  The wind outside looks treacherous and the clouds make black look bright!  On a day like today, there's only 1 go to recipe.  Good ol' pancakes!  Here's a simple and easy recipe using things that most families already have in their pantry!

Ingredients:
~1 1/2 cups all purpose flour
~3 1/2 tsp baking powder
~1 tsp salt
~1 tblsp white table sugar
~1 1/4 cup milk
~1 egg (I used large size)
~3 tblsp melted butter or margarine

Directions:
1) In a large bowl, sift together flour, baking powder, salt and sugar.  Make a well in the center and pour in milk, egg, and melted butter; mix until smooth

2) Heat a lightly oiled pan over medium-high heat.  Pour or scoop the batter on the griddle, using approx 1/4 cup for each pancake. Watch for bubbles to start to appear on the top side, that's how you know it's time to flip! Brown on both sides and serve hot.

Yuta, my fiancèe, is making fun of me for including a recipe with my pancake post stating that everyone knows what goes into a pancake!  But I didn't see him complaining when he scarfed down 3 of them! And I for one didn't have a clue as to what went into a pancake other than flour and eggs.......I'm not a natural cook like some lucky people are. So if you're like me, and have no idea the measurements, here they are.  Enjoy!

Ginza Sushi

Ginza Sushi & Asian Cuisine Review

Recently, Yuta and I went out for sushi.  Now, I have never really liked a lot of types of sushi, because I'm not one for most seafood, or the texture of raw fish, but I was craving me some sushi something fierce!  So while trying to figure out which restaurant to go to, my mother made a suggestion about Ginza Sushi & Asian Cuisine on Lauzon Rd (the old Murphy's pub).  She told us it was all we could eat, and that pretty much made our mind up for us!  We also searched the menu online so we knew what we were in for.

When we arrived, the place was DEAD.  There was only 1 other couple sitting in the restaurant.  It was also a Wednesday night, if that matters.  The dècor was nice and quite lounge-y feeling with dark greys and bright reds, contrasted with blue blue boat and orange abstract paintings on the wall.  We were greeted by a fairly shy Chinese waitress (I know because I heard the waitresses speaking to each other) and were put in a booth.  It was our first time there so she went over how the all you can eat works.  You get a piece of paper and a pencil, and then you just check off how many of each item you want, with the option of adding more later if you want!  So we checked off things like wonton soup (so good on a cold night!), bean curd sushi, teriyaki chicken sushi, a cucumber hand roll and some other things that we thought were definitely going to be enough for us to eat.  with each order they brought, they would check our sheet for more ordered items.  When we did order more food, I accidentally ordered Yuta a beef Udon instead of just a beef Don....Whoops, but he ate it anyway!  Most of our food came quickly and was pretty good, except for our forgotten yakitori.

We were putting on out coats, and I think they then realized that we had yet to receive our chicken skewers....so they threw them quickly on the grill and gave it to us before we left, cause DAMN that chicken was NASTY! It tasted raw and I had trouble eating the one piece off the skewer I took.

Overall, it was a good experience, with an average price point ($20/person plus drinks).  I would probably go again, but now I know NOT to order the yakitori!

Food For Thought

Stuck on what to make for dinner?  Need a unique idea to spice up your dinner plate?  How about trying a spicy Korean brisket soup to warm you up on those cold nights?  Or how about mini cherry heart shaped pies that are sure to be the hit of any dinner party!  If you're stuck on ideas, and want to browse around for inspiration, try my new favourite website called Food Gawker.

Food Gawker I found while using a website called stumbleupon.  Stumbleupon is a website where you give the website your interests and it searches the internet for you!  So I typed in cooking/food as one of my interests and Food Gawker has come up multiple times.  Food Gawker is one of the best share websites ever.  It is full of every sort of dish you can think of!  The website is clear, and easy to use, and it even has a search bar!  If you are looking for a certain type of dish, there is a convenient drop down bar, with different categories to search through.  If you see something that looks appetizing, you simply click on the photo, and it will open up the website where the recipe is posted in a new tab/window(so you don't lose your place on foodgawker.com!) and you can look at the page's blog post, pictures, and recipe!

I myself, haven't tried any of these delicious recipes yet, as I am broke, broke, broke, but I have book marked at least 30 of them to try TODAY!  So go ahead and be different!  Check it out!  I bet you won't be dissapointed!








<---Sesame Chicken!  Looks delicious!