M. and I decided to go to The Grove for dinner on Friday night. We enjoyed some drinks and delicious foods. M. went for the veggie burger and I was craving a pizza. I tried "The Paige". The toppings included caramelized onions, onion salsa, pear and prosciutto and finished with basil. Minus the meat this is what landed in front of me.
I ended my meal with sticky toffee pudding for dessert. It wasn't exactly what I expected since when I have ordered this dessert in the past it had a type of caramel sauce and chocolate. This was a plain cake with some kind of syrup and fresh blueberries. They also put flowers on my plate. Why put something on my plate that is not edible? (Trust me. I asked) It was a pretty plate but this fell flat for me.
I also managed to do some cooking. It was more for de-stressing than anything. I decided to make risotto for the first time (maybe not the best decision for a de-stressing recipe search) and even though you need to show great patience it was fun to make and the results were worth it. I found it from Thug Kitchen's blog. A vegan blog that has a lot in-your-face attitude. Probably because of all of the profanity. I get a kick out of it.
Finished product!
I added some frozen peas at the end of the process. This dish was extremely flavourful. It reminded me of the first time I had risotto during my Minneapolis trip last year. I love this recipe. I will share my adapted version soon. The original recipe asks for asparagus which I look forward to trying next time.
We also enjoyed the last of the summer sun and had a BBQ on Monday. M.'s parents were over and we all enjoyed potatoes, grilled corn, zucchini, broccoli and tofu. It was fantastic comfort food and a great feast to end the weekend.
M.'s mom was also kind enough to bring some dessert from a bakery in T-cona. We enjoyed some tiramisu, baklava and raspberry tartelette.
How was your weekend?
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