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Bruschetta with Feta @ Pickle Barrel Atrium. Awesome!

Went to St. Lawrence Market with Farran and Rachel with the sole purpose of eating peameal bacon on a bun. We ended up walking around and got inspired by the fresh produce. So we purchased some items and went back to my place to cook. Pictured above is only a part of what we had: garlic baguette with baked brie, roasted garlic and roasted red peppers; steamed acorn squash topped with salt, pepper and cheese; fresh pasta with italian sausage tomato sauce.

Warm tortilla and black beans; eggs scrambled in homemade enchilada sauce; salsa and grated swiss cheese.

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.

Went with Bev and Zoe to Milestones for dinner. Well…really they only had dessert/appetizer. On the table :  Portobello Mushroom Chicken with Capellini, Apple Crumble with Vanilla Ice Cream, some Cheesecake, and Pita with Roasted Goat Cheese, Garlic and assorted salsas. Yummy!

Tonight, I went over to Cristina’s house to cook dinner and just hang out. It was very nice to cook and chat while she worked on her garments. I made fajitas and ratatouille, nice winter fare in my opinion. Cristina cut up quite a few different types of cheeses and we put together a little cheeseboard; brie, cranberry goat cheese and jalapeno gouda were among what we had. It was nice to have an evening eating in and catching up with an old friend. It always feels a bit surreal when I meet with high school friends away from Richmond. Can’t wait to see Cristina’s finished line of clothes and attend one of her shows!

Toronto has an event similar to Vancouver’s Dine Out, called Winterlicious. On Friday, I went to one of the apparently hardest-to-book restaurants for the prix fixe menu. The restaurant, Canoe, is situated on the 54th floor of the TD tower in downtown Toronto. For $45, the food was good, but not the best I’ve had. I ordered the wine pairings with each dish as well and it was interesting. This offered me a pinot grigio with my cheese souffle appetizer, a merlot with my pasta entree, and a port with my panna cotta dessert. My favourite of the three was the entree (pictured above): Ricotta Ravioli with Winter Root Ratatouille and Mushroom Cinnamon Foam. It was an interesting mix of flavours.

The next night, I ended up going to another Winterlicious restaurant: Fuzion. It’s situated on Church St. and I’ve been there once before. The food was very good, and in comparison, the price was only $35. Of the few restaurants I’ve tried in Toronto, Fuzion has been my favourite. Highly Recommended!

Came home and literally just opened the fridge and took out random items to prepare this dish. Made a potato, spinach and onion frittata with harvarti cheese on top. When I think back on it…I realize I always make my frittatas with some sort of meat in them…so this was a nice change. Gotta love my new cast iron skillet too, it’s so versatile!