tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-68722338009436894252024-03-05T00:25:28.444-08:00Brownie In VancouverFood, Travel and Life's Little Luxuries...Browniehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18215078898668715345noreply@blogger.comBlogger192125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6872233800943689425.post-40811441712194779042014-02-21T00:30:00.000-08:002014-02-21T15:32:53.937-08:00Blue Acre - Seattle Revisit <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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The last meal that we had at Blue Acre was phenomenal so we agreed that whenever we went through Seattle, we would stop by again. D and I rarely ever order the same main but this time, we both ordered the ciopinno as poor D, hardly got any the last time. I was looking forward to the best cioppino I had eaten but alas it was not to be. I think I should stop building up my expectations and just enjoy the meals as they come. Nonetheless it was a fun, fast and fussfree meal :)<br />
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Brunch is our favourite weekend treat. Not traveling too far, not having to wait too long for a seat or the food, good parking are a bonus. We decided to try out Tour de Feast in North Vancouver. It had recently opened and had good reviews. Tour de Feast is operated by a husband and wife team, service was great as there weren't too many tables. The chef is classical french trained and previously from Four Seasons - ok so far so good. When the food came, we were in for a treat :) </div>
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D had the 7 hour braised beef - a tad on the salty side but super tasty while I had the cassoulet. It had me at sausage, bacon, porkconfit. It was a hearty breakfast of soft poached eggs, white navy beans, weisswurst, sausage, lardon bacon, swiss, confit pork & carrot. It was tasty and well balanced with the side of salad and potatoes. Doesn't the food remind you of <a href="http://www.brownieinvancouver.com/2011/11/cafe-regalade-french-bistro-brunch.html" target="_blank">Cafe Regalade</a>?<br />
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If you pass by from the outside, it looks very nondescript and you wouldn't even guess that there is a bistro there. Inside, it's a simple, casual atmosphere. Limited parking available at the rear. <br />
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Tour de Feast<br />
319 Mountain Hwy<br />
North Vancouver<br />
BC V7J 2K<br />
(604) 980-1811 <br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Usually when we head to Main St to get our supply of rib eye roast for our <a href="http://www.brownieinvancouver.com/2014/02/super-easy-roast-beef.html">roast beef</a> meal from <a href="http://windsorqualitymeats.com/">Windsor Quality Meats</a>, we stop by Hawker's Delight to get my fill of local Malaysian food. However, after watching You've Gotta Eat Here where they featured The Reef, we decided to eat there instead.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">The Reef serves Carribean food. It's the first time we're eating Carribean food so we decided on the sharing platter where we got a sampling of a lot of their appetizers and a jerk poutine while D had his usual brunch. We're no experts, the food was tasty but we found it way too salty for our liking. Between my local noodles and Carribean food - I'd pick Hawker's Delight anyday but that's just me. </span><br />
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After messing with a couple of recipes, we finally decided this was the keeper. It's a combination of Thomas Keller's Blow Torch Roast Beef recipe from his cookbook and the recipe from <a href="http://www.cookingforengineers.com/recipe/38/Prime-Rib-or-Standing-Rib-Roast">cookingforengineers.</a></div>
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D initially scoffed at using a blowtorch, but now he is won over by this recipe - Ha! I used a small blow torch, the type you use for creme brulee but having won D over, he promptly headed to Home Depot and got me a serious blow torch that burns hot hot hot! </div>
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<li>Pick a nice cut of beef - we found rib eye roast, organic, hormone or antibiotic free meat the best tasting</li>
<li>Salt 3 days ahead and allow the beef to age in the refrigerator. You can skip this step and salt it a day ahead instead. </li>
<li>Add pepper and garlic infused olive oil before searing the outside with a torch.</li>
<li>Set oven to 200F.</li>
<li>Stick meat thermometer into the center of the roast.</li>
<li>Place in the middle of the oven till the thermometer reads 122F for an all round medium rare. (It takes about 3-3 1/3 hours for a 2.7-3kg roast)</li>
<li>Pull out roast and let rest for 15-20min tented. The temperature should rise another 2-3F.</li>
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Browniehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18215078898668715345noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6872233800943689425.post-42135759205572019112013-06-22T09:00:00.000-07:002014-02-13T18:23:03.011-08:00THE Waffle Recipe<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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We were craving waffles one day and D did a search on belgian waffles and came up with this recipe found <a href="http://allrecipes.com/recipe/belgian-waffles/">here</a>. We've chucked the other recipe out - oh wait D doesn't have a recipe, he does it by feel...little bit of self raising flour, 1 egg, little bit of milk till he reaches the right consistency. Anyways, this is THE waffle recipe, crisp on the outside, yet buttery soft on the inside. Re-creatable every time. Freezes well and bakes up pretty well too.<br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Goes great with nutella and whipped cream, blueberry sauce and whipped cream, vanilla ice cream, fried chicken... the possibilities are endless</span><br />
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<li><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">In a large bowl, whisk together egg yolks, 1/4 cup warm milk and melted butter.</span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Stir in the yeast mixture, sugar, salt and vanilla.</span></li>
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<li><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Cover the bowl tightly with plastic wrap and let rise in a warm place until doubled in volume, about an hour.</span></li>
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</span>Browniehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18215078898668715345noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6872233800943689425.post-34161192148372071622013-05-15T09:00:00.000-07:002014-02-10T23:34:56.792-08:00Kiisu<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">We've walked by Kiisu tons of times but never thought to try it as we had our favourite Japanese places - Hamaei, Hachi Hana and <a href="http://www.brownieinvancouver.com/2012/06/bene-chef-hung-dessert.html">Bene</a>. Kiisu is a small, cosy place and gets pretty crowded so best to go early.</span></div>
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We started with the chopped scallop roll which was very fresh. Then we had the toro stack - I think it was super healthy with black brown rice. There was also a quail egg under that nori. With the combination of avocado, tuna, green onion, quail egg and unagi sauce, this was D's favorite dish.<br />
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I liked the crunch crunch roll. We were greedy and ordered the full size portion of 12 pieces. In hindsight, 2 of us could have easily been good with just 6 pieces. The chef arranged it in a heart shape...aw. Good thing it wasn't the first date. Crunch Crunch roll was yummy.<br />
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We finished off with the spider roll, again very well executed, crispy soft shell crab with creamy avocado. <br />
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I've defintiely added this place to my list of places to go to when I have a craving for Japanese.<br />
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<a href="http://www.urbanspoon.com/r/14/1539340/restaurant/Vancouver/Ambleside/Ki-Isu-Sushi-West-Vancouver"><img alt="Ki-Isu Sushi on Urbanspoon" src="http://www.urbanspoon.com/b/logo/1539340/minilogo.gif" style="border: none; height: 15px; padding: 0px; width: 104px;" /></a>Browniehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18215078898668715345noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6872233800943689425.post-68082936368978592272013-05-13T09:00:00.001-07:002014-02-10T23:36:50.332-08:00Alta Bistro - WhistlerAnother late post, we were up in Whistler with my cousins last last December. We started off with a couple of cocktails which we enjoyed immensely. They infuse their own syrups and alcohol so you'll find that they were all very unique.<br />
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We enjoyed the starters more than the mains but all in all a very enjoyable meal. Make sure you make reservations as this place gets packed. I also like that they are committed to sustainablity - they support local farms, fair trade coffee, chocolate, organic meats, no antibiotics - you get the idea.<br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: small;">Housemade duck liver parfait, smoked duck rillettes, rye and molasses</span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: small;">breadcrumbs, lemon balm</span></td></tr>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: small;">Tender confit of BC Octopus, pan-seared prawns, fennel, prawn-lemon vinagrette</span></td></tr>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: small;">Celeriac remoulade, iceberg lettuce, </span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: small;">picholine olive tapenade, crispy fried leeks, orange and honey</span></td></tr>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: small;">White bean cassoulet, Nita Lake Lodge chorizo, rutabaga, parsley and celery salad</span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: small;">Blue mussels in the shell, Russet potato sour cream mash</span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: small;">smoked sourdough, garlic pistou, black Tuscan kale</span></td></tr>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Alta Bistro<br />4319 Main St<br />Whistler BC V0N1B4</span><br />
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<a href="http://www.urbanspoon.com/r/85/1564822/restaurant/British-Columbia/Alta-Bistro-Whistler"><img alt="Alta Bistro on Urbanspoon" src="http://www.urbanspoon.com/b/logo/1564822/minilogo.gif" style="border: none; height: 15px; width: 104px;" /></a>Browniehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18215078898668715345noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6872233800943689425.post-58305945374772585072013-05-08T09:00:00.000-07:002013-05-08T09:00:03.137-07:00Crepe Montagne<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Another of my Whistler favorites is Crepe Montagne. Great place to have brunch or dessert or a quick snack after a day of skiing or snowboarding. It is a very small space and they utilize every bit of space so be prepared to get cosy. </span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">To start, hot chocolate - great way to warm up in winter. They have a spiked version too if you so choose :) </span><br />
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I've never had a bad crepe here, from the savoury crepes to their dessert crepes, I've always been a happy camper. My favourite is the nutella crepe with whipped cream....SOOOO good. <br />
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We've not had dinner here before but I hear they offer fondue and raclette in addition to the crepes. </div>
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Crepe Montagne<br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #444444; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 22px;">#116-4368 Main Street</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #444444; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 22px;"><br /></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #444444; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 22px;">Whistler, BC V0N 1B4</span><br />
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Browniehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18215078898668715345noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6872233800943689425.post-55751005295457676642013-05-06T09:00:00.000-07:002013-05-06T09:00:09.715-07:00Bearfoot Bistro - Whistler<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
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When my mom came last spring, we took her to Whistler for a couple of days and went to Bearfoot Bistro to try their lobster fest special menu. A simple, well executed menu that she enjoyed.<br />
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Browniehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18215078898668715345noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6872233800943689425.post-63365781855805927102013-05-03T09:00:00.000-07:002013-05-03T09:00:08.236-07:00No mess baked baconCraving bacon but hate the mess it makes in your kitchen after frying up a batch? Look no further, after trying microwaving and baking it at various temperatures, I finally found a recipe that I like and it comes from Alton Brown :) It is easy and not too involved, just leave it in the oven and walk away - it'll be hard as you will soon start to smell bacon and will be so tempted to peek. Resist - just set the timer and walk away. Remember to turn on the exhaust fan too!! Or if you love the smell of bacon then just let the yummy smell of bacon just waft through the house.<br />
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<li>Place bacon on the tray, barely touching</li>
<li>Place tray on the middle rack in cold oven and heat over to 400F.</li>
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<br />Browniehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18215078898668715345noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6872233800943689425.post-10324349898363426332013-05-01T09:00:00.000-07:002013-05-01T12:07:06.214-07:00Blueacre Seafood - Seattle<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">After a long day traipising around Seattle, we decided to go for a quick meal near our hotel. D picked out Blueacre from a website review and we were not disappointed with the food. The place is quite large, family style and casual.</span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">For the main, for some unexplainable reason, everytime I'm in Seattle, I order Cioppino. It turned out outstanding, the broth was tasty and the hint of spice was perfect. The seafood was super fresh too! We couldn't help mopping up every last drop of broth with the extra bread. </span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Sis-in-law had the fish - pretty good, just nicely done. D had the fried catfish - We had seen plate after plate of it being served and wanted to try it. It was not bad but not quite my cup of tea. </span><br />
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This restaurant holds fond memories for D & I. Needless to say, the food is very good. When my brother and sis-in-law came to visit last summer, we did a roadtrip down to Seattle and Portland and had to revisit Pazzo. They loved it so much that we ended up having dinner there 2 nights in a row. </div>
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To start we had the wonderful bread and a carpaccio to share. </div>
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With the mains, the parppardelle and the gnocchi were perfect. The ciopinno was so-so. The next night when we went back, 3 of us ordered the parppardelle. It was the stuff my dreams were made of that night. </div>
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I was too full for dessert but we still shared a panna cotta to nicely finish up the meal.<br />
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The place was bustling and the portions were well, snack sized. It was just nice to share for 4 people and 2 young kids - everyone had a bit of each dish, like a tasting menu. Since we had kids around, we avoided the raw stuff and focused on the cooked items. Everything was tasty but nothing was sooo outstanding that I'll come back again too soon. <br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Agedashi Tofu with Tempura Shrimp</td></tr>
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My favourite were the deep fried chicken knuckes and the kakuni bimbimbap:) Be sure to try them.<br />
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Suika<br />
1626 W Broadway<br />
Vancouver, BC V6J 1X6<br />
Tel: (604) 730 1678<br />
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Browniehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18215078898668715345noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6872233800943689425.post-35182975567079603192013-01-04T08:00:00.000-08:002014-02-10T12:26:19.215-08:00Cilantro Lime Rice ok so you must be sick of me obssessing over <a href="http://www.brownieinvancouver.com/2012/12/chipotle.html">Chipotle </a>already but here I go again. One of the options you can choose at Chipotle is the cilantro lime rice, the first time that I tried it, I was hooked. <br />
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I'm not a fan of cilantro at all, in fact, if I could pick it out of the food, I would. However I think I'm beginning to warm up to Cilantro especially since my Mexican food craze. I find the cilantro lime rice very refreshing - my taste buds must be changing with my age. <br />
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1 cup rice<br />
1 cup <a href="http://www.brownieinvancouver.com/2010/11/singapore-chicken-rice.html">chicken stock</a> (Can chicken broth should be fine too and you can probably skip the salt then)<br />
1/4 tsp sea salt<br />
2 tbsp lime juice<br />
1 tbsp cilantro<br />
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Browniehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18215078898668715345noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6872233800943689425.post-28228177021006872242013-01-02T20:41:00.002-08:002013-01-02T20:41:31.951-08:00Corn Salsa Happy New Year! Here's wishing you a great year ahead!<br />
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Am still obssessed with Mexican food - One more topping for carnitas :)<br />
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Corn Salsa<br />
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12oz can of corn<br />
2 medium on the vine tomatoes or roma tomatoes<br />
2 tbsp chopped red onion<br />
1 tbsp chopped cilantro<br />
1 chopped serrano pepper deseeded<br />
3 tbsp lime juice<br />
pinch of salt<br />
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Mix well 2 -4hrs ahead. You can also make it a day ahead. This is a very mild salsa and you can increase the serrano peppers for spiciness. Browniehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18215078898668715345noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6872233800943689425.post-64377152546454159182012-12-24T12:41:00.000-08:002013-01-02T20:36:23.338-08:00Salsa Recipe Wishing you all a Merry Christmas!!<br />
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In my quest to recreate a Carnitas plate at home from scratch, I had to make salsa from scratch too. It is easy to do and healthy too! We tried the Fresh is Best Salsa which was pretty tasty but store bought just doesn't cut it anymore. <br />
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Anyone know if I should add chopped garlic too?<br />
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Salsa recipe<br />
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3 medium sized on the vine tomatoes or roma seeded and chopped<br />
2 tbsp diced red onion<br />
2 tbsp lime juice<br />
1 tbsp chopped cilantro<br />
1 serano pepper<br />
pinch of salt<br />
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Mix it all together 2 - 4 hours in advance for the flavours to meld. I found that it was less spicy and more flavourful a day after. You can adjust the salt, lime and spiciness to your liking. <br />
<br />Browniehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18215078898668715345noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6872233800943689425.post-28809498371197211722012-12-20T17:15:00.003-08:002014-02-17T18:26:32.822-08:00Canitas Recipe <span style="font-size: small;"><a href="https://sites.google.com/a/brownieinvancouver.com/recipes/carnitas-recipe?tmpl=%2Fsystem%2Fapp%2Ftemplates%2Fprint%2F&showPrintDialog=1" target="_blank">Printer Friendly Recipe </a></span><br />
We just got back from a week of Mexican food and Carnitas at every available opportunity - what do I do? We not only head to<a href="http://www.brownieinvancouver.com/2012/12/chipotle.html"> Chipotle</a>, which just opened in Vancouver, I crave it so much that I cook up a batch of Carnitas :) Mexican is my new favourite food. It's tasty, healthy and easy to cook. We lost weight eating Mexican on our trip and it definitely wasn't from eating light - never before.! You see why I'm sooo enamoured with Mexican food?<br />
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3- 4 lbs pork shoulder collar butt (I used the Sakura Pork cuts from TnT, about 3 pieces)<br />
1 Tbsp oil<br />
3/4 Tbsp salt<br />
1 tsp mexican chilli powder<br />
1/4 tsp cinnamon<br />
2 bay leaves<br />
1/4 tsp cumin<br />
3 cloves garlic smashed<br />
2 cups <a href="http://www.brownieinvancouver.com/2010/11/singapore-chicken-rice.html">chicken broth</a> (canned chicken stock is also fine)<br />
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<b>Directions:</b><br />
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<li>Salt pork a day a head of time if possible, if not just before searing is fine too.</li>
<li>Heat 1 tbsp oil in dutch oven(I used a 3 1/2 qt). Sear each side of pork till nicely brown, about 2 min each side.</li>
<li>Pour chicken stock till pork is 3/4 covered. Simmer on stove top. Once it is simmering, cover with tin foil and cover with lid.</li>
<li>Heat oven to 300F. Put the pot on the middle shelf for 2 1/2 - 3 hours till fork tender. </li>
<li>Drain remaining liquid and shred pork. </li>
<li>Serve with chilli lime rice, burrito, beans, salsa or do a carnitas hash with a sunny side egg to top it off. </li>
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Keep watching this space for recipes for <a href="http://www.brownieinvancouver.com/2012/12/salsa-recipe.html">salsa</a>, <a href="http://www.brownieinvancouver.com/2013/01/corn-salsa.html">corn salsa</a> and cilantro lime rice ala <a href="http://www.brownieinvancouver.com/2012/12/chipotle.html">Chipotle</a>.<br />
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By the way, this is definitely not an authentic way of cooking carnitas but it is a much, much healthier way. </div>
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Browniehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18215078898668715345noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6872233800943689425.post-15827970836329049292012-12-14T18:02:00.000-08:002012-12-21T12:35:40.818-08:00Chipotle Mexican Grill - VancouverMy first taste of Chipotle was in Seattle mid this year and I was hooked! I dream of it... Fast food Mexican style - it's healthy too if you skip the sour cream, chips and cheese. Anyways, when I heard that it was coming to Vancouver mid this year, I was over the moon and was disappointed when they postponed their opening ... but finally now they are open!!! <br />
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Even though we just got back from San Diego and LA and had Mexican food for almost a week, we checked Chipotle out today and at 1145am, the queue was already at the door and by the time we left at 12ish, the queue was out the door. Don't get put off by the queue, even though it looked long, it moved pretty quickly. There is plenty of space to sit and eat and even though the queue was long, the seating never really filled up.<br />
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I went with the buritto bowl and D had the buritto. First off, you get to choose between cilantro lime rice(there is a white rice version and a healthier version), we both choose the white rice one and we both went with Carnitas (Mexican version of pulled pork). You can choose from chicken, steak, barbacoa and a vegetarian version too. You also get a choice of pinto or black beans and the various salsas, cheese and sour cream. It was exactly as I remembered. A bit tangy, a bit salty, pork that just melts in your mouth. All D said was "YUMMM" and promptly devoured his burrito. <br />
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My only thought was the portion size was not as generous as in the US....perhaps they were trying to make the food last as one of the managers said that they might run out of food due to the overwhelmingly positive response to the opening and they were actively sourcing for more. Chipotle has their own <a href="http://www.chipotle.com/en-US/fwi/fwi.aspx">guidelines </a>when sourcing for food so I guess they can't just go to Costco to get more.<br />
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Whatever it is, I still dream of Chipotle and I'm so happy that I don't have to drive down to Seattle to satisfy my cravings :)<br />
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If you want to recreate Carnitas at home, it's very simple, click <a href="http://www.brownieinvancouver.com/2012/12/canitas-recipe.html">here</a> for the recipe.<br />
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p.s All the Chipotle outlets are company owned and I think that is how they keep their food so consistent.<br />
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818 Howe Street (next to Chapters)<br />
<a href="http://www.urbanspoon.com/r/14/1719050/restaurant/Downtown/Chipotle-Mexican-Grill-Vancouver"><img alt="Chipotle Mexican Grill on Urbanspoon" src="http://www.urbanspoon.com/b/logo/1719050/minilogo.gif" style="border: none; height: 15px; padding: 0px; width: 104px;" /></a>Browniehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18215078898668715345noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6872233800943689425.post-70134032583757848142012-11-17T14:44:00.003-08:002014-02-11T17:15:50.117-08:00Crispy Salted Dark Chocolate Cranberry Oatmeal Cookie <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Crispy Salted Dark Chocolate Cranberry Oatmeal Cookie ....Now that's a real mouthful. A really yummy mouthful. After I took the first bite, I knew this recipe was a keeper! Crisp, chocolatey and buttery with a hint of salt....cookie heaven. However if you like your oatmeal cookies chewy, this is definitely NOT the recipe for you. </span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Adapted from <a href="http://smittenkitchen.com/blog/2008/05/crispy-salted-oatmeal-white-chocolate-cookies/">Smitten Kitchen and Cook's Illustrated </a></span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">1 cup AP flour</span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">3/4 tsp baking powder</span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">1/2 tsp baking soda</span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">1/4 tsp table salt</span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">14 tbsp butter, slightly softned (198g or 1 3/4 sitcks)<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #1a1a1a; font-size: 15px; letter-spacing: 1px;"> </span></span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">1 cup sugar</span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">1/4 cup packed light brown sugar</span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">1 large egg</span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">2 tsp vanilla extract</span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">2 1/2 cup rolled oats</span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">6 oz good quality dark chocolate, chopped (I used Callebaut)</span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">6 oz dried cranberries</span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">1/2 tsp sea salt ( I used pink sea salt or fleur de sel for sprinkling on top)</span><br />
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<li><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Beat butter and sugars until light and fluffy. Scrape down bowl with spatula then add egg and vanilla and beat until incorporated. Scrape down bowl. Add flour mixture and gradually mix till just incorporated. Gradually add oats, dark chocolate and cranberries and mix till well incorporated.</span></li>
<li><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Divide dough into 48 equal portions about 1 tbsp each. Roll between palms into balls then place on baking sheets about 1 1/2 inches apart. Using fingertips, gently press down each ball to about 3/4 inch thickness</span></li>
<li><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Sprinkle a bit of sea salt on each cookie. </span></li>
<li><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Bake until deep golden brown, about 13-16 min.</span></li>
<li><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Transfer to wire rack to cool</span></li>
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Browniehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18215078898668715345noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6872233800943689425.post-38414761442554175412012-10-22T18:03:00.001-07:002012-10-22T18:07:32.682-07:00Ramen Jinya<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">
After months of gorgeous weather, the rainy season is upon us again. Nothing better than a hot bowl of steamy noodles and soup for lunch. If you're working right by the library on Robson, Ramen Jinya is a good place to check out. It is a pretty small place so get there early to avoid a queue. It ain't as good as <a href="http://www.brownieinvancouver.com/2011/06/hokkaido-santouka-ramen.html">Hokkaido Santouka Ramen</a> but it's pretty good, nearby and it's comfort food for me in cold weather.</div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Sorry I've been MIA for awhile. I've been busy setting up my online jewellery store, Brownie Sparkles (<a href="http://www.browniesparkles.com/">www.browniesparkles.com</a>). </span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">I must be one of the last few people to try Meat and Bread. I heard of it awhile back but only made the trip down to Gas Town after an espisode on Triple D where Guy Fieri chowed down on a yummy porchetta sandwich. </span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">We ordered the porchetta sandwich where you get a bit of salty meat, crispy pork rind and salsa verde in every bite. Yummy sandwich but I would have liked the bread to be more toasty. Curious to see how their other sandwiches tasted we ordered a couple more sandwiches (yes we ate like pigs that day)</span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Saved it for dinner, fried up some bacon to add it to the sandwich and crisped it up in the toaster. Now that was OTT. I liked the porchetta best but that might just be me as I have a thing for roasted salty pork.</span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">If you want to go whole hog, Meat and Bread will sell you the whole chunk of pork, minimum 10lbs cooked or uncooked so that you can serve it in the comfort of your own home...MMmmm. Be warned, Meat and Bread is very addictive. </span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Meat and Bread </span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">370 Cambie St</span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Vancouver BC</span><br />
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D and I had gone for brunch on the weekend at Edible Canada previously and loved the food there so when we I took my mum to Granville Island, we decided to have a mid afternoon snack there. I was super disappointed with the food and the only thing that was good was the fries. The seafood in the soup wasn't fresh and the salmon fish and chips was soggy. My poor mum, she was looking forward to a good snack. Anyone else had a bad experience there or did I just go on an off day? </div>
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Granville Island<br />
1596 Johnston St<br />
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Harmony Arts Festival is back again running from Aug 3 - Aug 12. We went last year and thouroughly enjoyed ourselves so this year we went to check it out again. They have 2 stages with live music and lots of talented jewllery designers and artists showing their work. I'm also happy to say that they have added more food vendors this year so that there is a bit more variety :) Most of the vendors were the same as last year but they added a couple, the ones that caught my attention were Feastro, Faux Real and Holy Crepe. </div>
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We decided to try out Feastro the rolling bistro since it's been on our list of places to try like in forever. It seemed like that they had a more focused menu for the Harmony Arts Festival and didn't have the crab cakes that I had heard so much about. </div>
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Those were our appetisers, now moving on to the main, we decided that we should have a hot dog. We already tried the <a href="http://www.brownieinvancouver.com/2011/08/harmony-arts-festival-west-vancouver.html">Bavarian Smoky</a> last year from Black Forest Deli as well as the one from Mangia E Bevi so we decided to try Dunn's hot dog topped with montreal smoked meat. Mmmm, after the hot dog I was super satisfied :) Tummy was extremely happy and though we were tempted by the crepes we decided to skip it. After all, our nieces and sis in law make one wicked crepe which I doubt they could beat.<br />
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For my mum and I, we took off to Tsawwassen and caught the 11am ferry to Swartz Bay. Check <a href="http://www.bcferries.com/">BC Ferries</a> for more details. Not much line up as it was a weekday :) Mum usuallly gets seasick but the ferry was so stable she didn't need the seasick pills. The ferry ride over is quite picturesques and on a nice sunny day, it's nice to sit out on the deck. Sometimes you can even catch a talk about the marine life along the BC coast out on the deck.<br />
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Mum's very excited about Butchart Gardens, it's her 2nd time here and we spent 4 1/2 hours walking through. It was nice and leisurely and you really get to drink in all that beauty. Check out the photos.<br />
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<br />Browniehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18215078898668715345noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6872233800943689425.post-90460449387769785662012-08-06T15:26:00.000-07:002012-08-09T14:45:46.543-07:00VanDusen Gardens - SpringI actually think VanDusen Garden in Vancouver rivals <a href="http://www.brownieinvancouver.com/2012/08/butchart-gardens-victoria.html">Butchart Gardens</a> and you don't have to take that expensive ferry ride over to Victoria...but hey Butchart Gardens is definitely a sight to behold especially in full bloom. What do you think?<br />
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