Simple Friday

Some Fridays you just want to kick it at home, unwind with some wine and a simple meal. 

P and did just that. I picked up a bottle of white and some gorgeous, plump tomatoes for an easy caprese salad to go with our pasta. Nothing fancy, just delicious.

Caprese close up.

I've had a bag of the coolest pasta (fun shapes and colours made with different veggies) in our cupboards for a while now - they were a gift along with a bottle of luscious truffle oil from my friend Steph. I was saving it for a special occasion which ended up being just a casual Friday meal. 

I didn't want to use a sauce that would take away from the fun colours and shapes so I opted for a recipe from Nigella Lawson - her White Truffle sauce. This recipe serves one so I doubled it for P and I. Six ingredients plus your pasta (and salad if you're so inclined) - egg, cream, Parmesan, white pepper, butter and your truffle oil.

It was a cinch to make and tasted amazing with freshly grated Parmesan and the fresh flavours of basil and balsamic from the caprese. The only thing I'd say about it is that the pasta got cold quickly so perhaps serve it in a warmed bowl to keep it hot longer.

Just a great simple meal for when you're feeling like home is where it's at! Enjoy!

Bon appetit!

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Grand Lunch

This Saturday P and I went for a walk. I had only one thing on my mind : tacos. 

I fell in love with Grand Electric a few months ago. It was a friend's birthday and the wait was two hours. Two hours! If it was any old Mexican place we'd be hoofin' it to the next joint. But for Grand Electric two hours is worth it. A friend put our group on the wait list and we enjoyed cocktails and snacks at a friend's place nearby while we waited. 

At night it's dark (my other name is captain obvious), loud, cramped, and fun! $9 margaritas are delicious and slightly more friendly in price than other Toronto spots. The spicy calamari is so good I'm drooling as I type. It's a great spot for a small gathering of friends. 

My other experience with Grand is delivery. Delivered right to your door by Hurrier makes taco night at home slightly more lazy but slightly more delicious. I enjoyed my three bite tacos at home but P found them to be a little on the cold side. I blame the fact that when we ordered delivery it was early spring (cooler weather = cold food) and when he lived in CityPlace. A bit too far for quick delivery. 

But lunch on Saturday was delightful!

Their house lager was the perfect pairing with the tangy and spicy taco selection. 

P stuck to his faves - chicken and baja fish. I had the fish, pork belly, scrapple, and beef cheek. I love them all but I ended lunch with the scrapple and beef and I think those were my top tacos of the day! But I will say the pork belly with its pickled pineapple was pretty tasty too. 

I'll say you can't go wrong with Grand Electric (unless, of course, you're so hungry for dinner you can't wait two hours).

Lunch!

Pork belly on the left, chicken on the right.

P diving in.

Close up.

Love the back of the bar.

Skull & bourbon.

The bar.

YUM.

Scrapple

Beef cheek

Tip: Don't go for tacos on a first date.

Nothing but a few drops of hot sauce on my plate.

P leaves a little more behind.

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That's all I'm saying

My inspiration to get back to blogging. 

Thanks to The Man Repeller for the Insta-push I needed. I've been saying that my goal for 2014 was to be a consistent blogger but it is now April! 

Better late than never, right?

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