Ottawa Pizza (ect)/ Bread &Sons Bakery

Ottawa Pizza (ect)/ Bread &Sons Bakery

Me and my friend (out-of-town) friend have no clue for this place,

we just passed by Bank St. and saw the sign of the Bakery.

And we decided to stop for coffee and cookies!

As soon as we enter Bread & Sons Bakery, 

we changed our mind, and decided to have seats and PIZZA!

I do not know the name of this pizza, but it has tasty tomato sauce,

and cheese/veggies!

We picked a slice of pizza for each of us,

they offer us to warm our pizza at the counter.

Initially, i meant to use fork and knife like a lady,

but whatever!

forget it.

Let me eat my pizza.

 It is thin dough pizza, and I loved it! 

And i was not the only one who loved this place! 

How come I did not know about this place for so long!!!!

Here's the link for others' review.

http://www.urbanspoon.com/r/250/1471703/restaurant/Centretown-Downtown/Bread-Sons-Bakery-Ottawa

I tried to bring my better half there to try this pizza together, 

but it was closed.

They now offer Fri and Sat night pizza!

195 Bank St., Ottawa

613-230-5302,

http://www.breadandsons.ca/

by iko

http://gno-iko.blogspot.ca/

Shrimp Stir-Fry

Shrimp and Scallion Stir-Fry

Shrimp and Scallion Stir-Fry served with rice

Ingredients

·         1 tablespoon vegetable oil

·         1 pound large shrimp, peeled and deveined

·         2 garlic cloves, minced

·         1/2 teaspoon red-pepper flakes

·         2 bunches scallions, cut into 1 1/2-inch pieces

·         2 tablespoons fresh lemon juice

·         Coarse salt

·         Cooked rice, for serving

Direction:

1.                  Heat a large skillet or wok over high until hot.
2.      Add oil and swirl to coat skillet.
3.      Add shrimp and stir until almost entirely pink, 1 to 2 minutes.
4.      Add garlic and red-pepper flakes and stir until fragrant, 30 seconds.
5.      Add green onions (scallion) and stir until bright green, about 1 minute.
6.      Add lemon juice and 2 tablespoons water.
7.      Cook, scraping up any browned bits from skillet, about 1 minute.
8.      Season with salt and serve over rice.

Original recipe:
http://www.marthastewart.com/343880/shrimp-and-scallion-stir-fry?center=276948&gallery=275256&slide=281075


VERY EASY


TASTY!


by iko

Vietnamese Pho: Beef Noodle Soup

It is pretty simple and you will love it.

I did not try the authentic beef broth, since I do not have any of Chinese spices at home! 

If you already have Chinese spices, please refer:

http://www.steamykitchen.com/271-vietnamese-beef-noodle-soup-pho.html

Otherwise, you can try what I did here.

I used homemade chicken broth for this noodle soup.
And Yes, it is perfectly fine.


You can use your own chicken broth, as long as you made it!

Just add,

1 tbs Soy sauce
0.5 tbs sugar  (Yes, big surprise!)
1 tbs fish sauce


starting from here,
and you add more for your taste.

the best this about homemade pho is that

you can add meat as much as you want.

Me and my hubby spent $7 for beef.

We went to T&T to purchase "hot pot" beef.

Also, I added Japanese fish balls and bok choi.

Nothing can go wrong with Pho.

If you have a chance to find this can of Pho broth,

I would recommend to buy it.

I added three times more water than it said when I use it, 

but this guarantees the taste of Pho at home.

It costs less than $2 per can.

by iko

Arugula Salad with nuts

Arugula Salad

Pecan and walnut: Toast chopped pecan and walnut on the medium heat
Arugula and spring mix

Dressing:
Apple cider vinegar (1)
Maple syrup (1)
EV Olive oil (1)
salt and pepper



This is it!


how simple it is!


by iko

Did not notice......

I did not notice that it is all green already!

Montreal is a beautiful city! I am so glad that I am living here!!!!

Quebec city

I went to Quebec city in April, there were still snow. I believe that there is no snow anymore in Quebec city! Anyways, it was way too cold to enjoy the city. We came back after 2 hours walking, 2 hours eating. I heard that this city has awesome winter festival! If you are planning to go there during cold-season, try that, otherwise, it is just waaaaay too cold.

but I love Quebec city!!!!!!

Friends' visiting to Montreal

Montreal downtown from Mont-Royal(Le Chalet)

It took us only 15min to walk stairs and we could have a beautiful scene for Montreal.

Well, my friends are from big apple, so they were not surprised for this!

Dinner at L'academie.

Good/affordable/fancy/BYOW place in Montreal.

located on St.Denis et Duluth

Sunday Brunch in Old Montreal.
this was a great spot, especially on the weekend,
there was a fatastic jazz live!
Jardin Nelson.
(atmosphere was awesome, food is not incredible, but worth to go!)




Maple delight.
my friends really wanted to do something related to authetic Canadien stuff.
And we went for Maple ice-cream.
I love a mini-cone, which costs only $1.20.
Their maple candy is soooooooooo good.
you can ask them in free when you purchase any maple product in the store.