soba noodles with eggplant and mango

mango soba noodle salad

healthy and delicious, the recipe for this noodle salad is from "Plenty" by Yotam Ottolenghi
an awesome recipe book we saw at anthropologie.

so many things going on these days.. i dont even think of updating.. but we still get some random visitors. so lets keep this going!

- wl

christmas baking

finally done my finals.. :) but i still have two papers to write.. :( i must finish them soon! christmas is tomorrow and its sooo warm out.. but i don't mind. the warmer the better :) anyways.. i baked lemon raspberry muffin a few weeks ago.. and a few days ago we baked christmas cookies! which consist of key-lime melts (smitten kitchen), cranberry oatmeal cookie (bon appetit) and coconut shortbread (recipe from smitten kitchen)!

- wl

chinese almond cookies

my second attempt making some chinese almond cookie







Ingredients:

3 cups of flour
1/2 teaspoon baking soda
1/2 teaspoon baking powder
1/2 cup almond grinded to powder
1 tsp salt
6 oz (170g) butter
6 oz (170g) shortening
1 cup sugar
1 large egg
1 ounce (30ml) water
1 tablespoon almond extract

topping:

24 almonds
1 large egg


Directions:

1) Whisk flour, salt, baking soda, baking powder, almond powder together
2) Cream butter with sugar and 1 egg, almond extract and water. Mix until smooth.
3) Combine dry and liquid ingredients together
4) Shape dough in 1 inch balls, almond on top and refrigerate for 15 minutes.
5) Beat egg lightly then paint on the dough with egg
6) Bake 350F for 20 minutes, or until golden brown

*you may prefer to use unsalted butter instead*

bistro 2210

@ bistro 2210 - Calgary, AB

i just want today to be over. i want to go picture taking.. and nothing more for now. see ya!

- wl

taste the waves

taste :)





On Saturday i finally went to Taste to eat with Vivian and Poleen! It was great! Something new to try out! The place has limited seating but its a neat place. We also went to waves coffee after for a drink.. another good place to hang out in calgary. There were tons of people when we went.. so we had to sit outside.. and it was freezing cold.. Anyways.. i got so much to do for the next 2-3 weeks.. lets hope i accomplish this..

- wl

not so bitter weekend :)

This weekend we finally went to UNA pizza and wine down on 17th avenue. it reminded me of new york because of the seating and everything.. its a very nice place.. and there's wine !! After eating and being a little bit tipsy, we walked down to Kensington to grab some yogurt from Spoon Me.. it did not taste like ice cream or yogurt.. its more of a slush.. i think i will stick with yogen fruz.. and of course to end the night we went to grab some bubble tea at ten ren tea time..

now.. i just have to hit the books and hibernate. just kidding!

- wl

grandmas birthday dinner

we celebrated my grandmas birthday dinner today :D
it was fun..  :) other then  being squished.

- wl

shining in the sun

A few more pictures from vancouver..




gp's flowers. she loves gardening.




the sister



fondue in vancouver, soooooo good!








we ate at shanghai river in richmond.. it was good! it sucks how we didnt eat ANY sushi in vancouver.. because.. i dont know why.. but we did go to Guu's for some japanese tapas..


Anyways.. this long weekend is flying by so quickly like any other weekend.. but i finally purchased a continuous work out pass at the gym.. lets hope i stay committed. I actually went to paint some pottery at clayground yesterday.. i don't know how my plate will turn out.. but lets hope its useable!

- wl