#support local
Started my day off with a trip to Presti’s. I got a raspberry thumbprint. I’m a firm believer than you can never go wrong with Presti’s.
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I went to the JCU Alumni Happy Hour la while ago at Market Garden Brewery where they were serving some pretty delicious looking pizza. Here is a close-up of the Garlic parmigiano!
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Campfire breve from Katz Club Diner! This beauty is a breve cappuccino made with housemade smoked vanilla bean syrup topped with a housemade toasted marshmallow and spices.
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Freshly picked peppers from Eddy’s Fruit Farm in Chesterland, OH! I stopped by to pick some concord grapes and apples and couldn’t resist snapping a few pictures of all the fresh produce!
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Back when I wasn’t vegan, I made the best scrambled eggs in the world. These bad boys didn’t even need milk to make them fluffy. I’m just that good.
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Vegan quinoa salad bowl from The Good Bite in Lake Placid! I’m a sucker for anything with quinoa in it. But I mean, who isn’t nowadays?
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My Yelp Review:
Sweet deliciousy goodness, is this place for real? I have never walked out of an Aladdin’s without being completely stuffed as well as totally satisfied. I mean really, hats off to these guys because their food is not only awesome, its really consistent throughout their locations which I’ve noticed can sometimes be a problem with restaurants like this.
My typical order is either the hummus or baba for an appetizer, along with a side of vegetables. If you like hummus and hummus-like things but have never tried baba, get it. Seriously, you’ll thank me later. Want to jazz it up a bit and get crazy? Ask for their special hot sauce. I don’t know what exactly is in this stuff but it’s like crack. I would bath in it if that wouldn’t be super weird… Get it with the hummus too. One word: heaven.
Anyways, after I eat my weight in appetizers I get the vegan chili. It is honestly so good I have strongly considered ordering two servings of it for one sitting (no I totally do NOT have an eating problem! I swear!)
Back when I wasn’t vegan I would get the taza chicken salad. Guys, this dish is legit. Don’t let the word “salad” scare you away, it is seriously so good and super filling.
I don’t think I have ever brought anyone here and had them not be totally impressed with the food and service. In fact, every time my sister comes into town she insists on Aladdin’s. My family will even get a huge take-out order right before they leave to drive back to NY so they can have it when they get home. It’s that good guys.
Do yourself a favor and check this place out. I promise you will love it. (Ok, so I can’t really PROMISE you’ll love it, but I am pretty sure you’ll at least like it, so go!)
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Apple cider sorbet from Mason’s Creamery. I was legitimately speechless when I tried this stuff. The flavor is so powerful and delicious I couldn’t believe it was a sorbet!
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This past weekend I went apple picking at Eddy’s Fruit Farm out in Chesterland, OH. It was an awesome way to say goodbye to summer and hello to fall!
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I have to confess, I stole this delicious picture from my mom’s Instagram account. This is the potato rosemary pizza she made for my sister’s 23rd birthday. Can you say fancy??
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I have never loved a bakery as much as I love Five Points. Actually, let me expand on that: I have never loved anything as much as I love Five Points. I realize that the majority of my reviews are 5/5 stars, but its only because these places have made such an impression on me I feel compelled to shout my praises from the rooftops. Five Points is definitely one of those places.
If you are ever passing through Buffalo, you owe it to yourself to stop in and try some of their incredible bread. Pair that bread with some of their deliciously fresh and decadent cheeses and jams and you’ve got yourself a serious party.
The food isn’t the only thing worth talking about here either. The service is impeccable and the location and decor are on point. You feel at home when you’re sitting on the old wood benches watching the world go by through the huge picture windows. Not to mention, Five Points is doing a lot to better its community, and it certainly deserves my praise for that.
Pro tip:
Try the farmhouse and plum cherry jam option. It’s absolutely incredible.
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If you haven’t ever had Winking Lizard’s Lizard Freckles with their wasabi dipping sauce you are seriously missing out.
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Had an awesome time at last weeks Yelp! event which was held at Enso: Rolls and Bowls in Cleveland!
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Welp Yelp, I can finally say I tried the elusive Noodlecat. I have been back-and-forth on whether or not to get food from here for a while now, mainly because of my fellow Yelpers inability to decide whether or not this place is awesome or sucks. The reviews are so all over the place I wasn’t sure if I really wanted to subject myself to the possibility of a bad meal. I decided once and for all the bite the bullet though and check this place out for myself.
Overall, I’m not super impressed. The location, servers, and vibe were a+, no complaints there, but the food was just lacking for me. Considering the price as well as the hype, I expected a pretty tasty dish when I ordered the smoked tomato coconut curry udon, instead though I got some pretty slimy noodles. The broth was good but overall could have used a bit more body, and the tofu was a pretty pointless addition to the dish. I wish they had gotten a little more creative with it. Just because I’m vegan doesn’t mean I like huge chunks of tofu in my soup!
The house sake was good though, it was infused with orange and lemon and I could have drank a barrel of it. It was just what I wanted while sitting outside in the late summer sun.
Overall, I vote skip Noodlecat. It just didn’t impress me enough to feel the need to recommend it to anyone or bother going back.
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100 Women Who Care Halifax 2015.
View the full album here: https://www.flickr.com/gp/132696430@N02/G27us8
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The ladies from the Clever Turnip are doing it real right. Do the world a favor support-local.
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warning: rant
I’m hearing a lot about sustainability and going green and supporting local, but most of the information is USA/large agricultural country centric. as a very average singaporean i, i can’t think of any ways to do that
in terms of food…
99% of all our food is imported because the land area is too small to sustain an effective % of the population. local produce is simply too expensive to completely switch over unless the family earns a lot how do we reduce our carbon footprint like this?
recycling…
there are many blue bins for recycling but irresponsible people are always throwing their food waste and rubbish inside and it results in the entire bin being thrown away so it’s a waste of water and time. especially in residential areas.
i feel schools should do more for paper recycling since they’re probably the largest users of paper and not able to be fully digital yet. they could encourage recycling amongst students like P2/P4/P6/Sec 2/Sec 4/JC 2 after EOY/National Exams because honestly they don’t really need their materials anymore as they move up to the next year. I’m sure the mountains of used assessment books and worksheets could be diverted from the incinerator while textbooks in good condition should be passed down to those who can’t keep affording brand new ones. I understand that NTUC has a textbook initiative but hardly anyone would take serious note unless they were already interested. by converting this programme to the individual school level, it would be easier for students to hear about and take part in since the entire programme is within school premises anyways. if manpower is needed to sort/promote/quality check, an additional VIA project wouldn’t hurt interested students/student leaders anyway
plastic-free shopping…
our rubbish disposal system requires all rubbish to be neatly tied up in plastic bags. we NEED plastic bags to make the rubbish disposal process easier. wet food items like meat need to be kept fresh with plastic bags. wet market and hawker centre shop owners rarely stop for us to switch to reusable containers when there’s business. in supermarkets, fresh produce that doesn’t actually require bagging is still put in bags to buy as a bunch (e.g cabbage, apples, bananas). nowadays supermarkets make their plastic bags super thin to ‘reduce’ plastic waste but it means that the bags can serve their purpose at the bare minimum. it breaks so easily its ridiculous. that also means that cashiers double or triple bag, which defeats the original purpose anyways. requiring customers to pay for plastic bags hinders no one but lower income households, who aren’t the main problem anyway.
Natives, foraged herbs, vegetables and vanilla persimmons at the farmers market today. Such gorgeous colours!
Have a wonderful weekend everyone! Woke up to 15K wow!!!! Thanks so much for the continued support. I know I’ve been pretty absent over the last 6 months, last night I was looking through my back feed and it was really inspiring to read through everything again, reinvigorating my creativity ~ plus, being able to share amongst this community has been so helpful, progressive, colourful, delicious and fun! So thanks for everything guys! You’re the bomb! ✌️ (at collingwood childrens farm)
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