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Lunchbox Madness. Decided to try a new recipe. My rendition of pork medallions with a coffee molasses glaze. It was a pleasing, comforting taste. The glaze reduced well on the stove. Carrots and turnips from the weekly produce box.

Good news: the weather is warming up quickly in Toronto. Bad news: the ground is not frozen anymore and rain seeps down and into our living room/kitchen. Landlord says he’ll get someone in to fix it, but it’s been a week now and nothing’s happened. Yes, we had to clear everything from the center of the space because the water tends to pool there every time it rains. Yes, there is a tupperware full of vegetables cooling in the foreground of the picture. Yes, there is a organics garbage bag sitting on the floor waiting to be taken out. Yes, I have many pairs of shoes. YES, WE HAVE TONNES OF BANANAS ON THE KITCHEN TABLE.

How have I been at Waterloo for 4 years and haven’t ever had this huge goblet of bubble tea?

Went into Waterloo again this past weekend to relax and chill with friends. Ended up playing Monopoly with Karen, Andrew and Koda. It was funny, after Koda and Andrew went bankrupt, I yelled “I’m going to hang on as long as possible!” I ended up lasting one turn before Karen I landed on one of Karen’s hotel filled properties. =( She is the “weener.” (some inside joke about a chef who couldn’t pronounce ‘winner’) Also, the monopoly set came with a trophy:

Currently raising money for various reasons: photography equipment, flight to and from Hong Kong, and 3 academic terms in a row. Selling off whatever I can find on craigslist. Even though I love my SL 72′s, gotta part with them for the sake of other things.

I’ve been rewatching Friends (on 7th season now) to get the whole story. Have you ever noticed how they always have time before work to go to Monica’s apartment to have breakfast? I always thought, “How do they have the time?” Well, one morning before work, I went over to Cristina’s house and made pancakes for breakfast. No particular reason, just felt like it.

When picking up a cake at Maxim’s, my friend Ben heavily advocated and got me a piece of this Mango Almond Meringue cake. I gotta say the meringue was light and tasty. However, I found the custard to be a bit lacking. Still good though. I’m gonna try to recreate this at home sometime.

I don’t know why so many people who have come over or driven me home this term say my area is sketchy. It’s fine! In other news, Toronto is really starting to warm up. It’s reaching about 10 degrees in the afternoon now. I sure hope we’ve broken out of winter. Apparently, it’s going to rain most of next week though…

Farran, Rachel and I went to go watch Alice in Wonderland, but before that, we went to eat at Alice Fazooli’s. I’ve never been to one and I’ve got to say, I was a little impressed with the menu. For a “big-box restaurant”, it had a lot of variety and the dishes seemed well thought-out. We shared an antipasto trio and baked goat cheese appetizers. For entree, I (unknowingly) ordered more goat cheese. But the panini pictured above was indeed yummy. Asparagus, portobello and goat cheese are a deadly combination. We shared mango sorbetto and strawberry and cream tartufo for dessert. A very satisfying meal.

Alice in Wonderland was a great movie. It totally reached all my expectations, in an unexpected way. I was very glad I read the two books shortly before the movie came out. Tim Burton took so many little details from the book and twisted them into the movie in his own way. It was very entertaining.

After hearing many rave reviews about this coffee shop from multiple parties, I finally had the chance to try it. Dark Horse is an espresso bar situated on Spadina Ave. Good espresso, good eats. Come to think of it, it’s my first time seeing latte art since I left BC. I especially enjoyed the decor. The lofty feel really reflects what I aspire to live in one day. I’m definitely going to return one lazy Sunday afternoon with a good book.