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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.

I went to the supermarket after work last night to pick up some meat since all we had at home were vegetables and fruits. In the meat department, I spotted that baby-back pork ribs were on sale. I thought it’d be a nice challenge for myself since I seldom cook red meat and have never even attempted cooking ribs before. All we had was ketchup at home, so I decided to make my own barbecue sauce by adding a bit of honey, lemon juice, hot sauce and Worcestershire sauce. After popping the rack into the oven…I remembered the cornucopia of potatoes we had so I whipped together a quick scalloped potato gratin and popped it in the oven as well.  Instead of breadcrumbs (which I had none of), I sprinkled oats on the top to get the same crunch factor. Obviously, the ribs were nothing compared to those at restaurants like Bâton Rouge, but they came out surprisingly tender and tasteful for my first try.

Failed attempt at Ying Yang. Creamed corn spinach with tofu on one side, pork and carrots with black pepper sauce on the other…

You all know I love food! Living in downtown Toronto, I’m obviously close to an array of cuisines. Went out tonight with a few friends to a Korean BBQ restaurant on Bloor St. and it reminded me of how much I missed it. I can’t really remember the last time I’ve had it but it was definitely enjoyable.