I picked up some long beans at H-Mart last weekend, and I knew that I needed to use them soon. They certainly aren’t in season, and can get slimy fast. So I trimmed the ends and cut them into 1.5 inches pieces, and pulled out my trusty “Cradle of Flavor” by James Oseland – a [...]
Archive for March, 2011
27 Feb
Miga
I was in the mood for Korean food and needed to meet up with a friend downtown, so we decided to try Miga, a fairly newish Korean restaurant in Center City. We had to wait briefly for a table, and then were taken to a semi-private room off of a raucous main room. In another [...]
20 Feb
Catalyst Juice Cleanse – days 4 & 5
Day 4 was much easier that day 3. While I planned to drink the cashew milk after my workout, as John suggested, I had a very full day at work, and never made it to the gym. I was surrounded my cupcakes, sugared almonds, and cucumber sandwiches all day, but I wasn’t even tempted. Maybe [...]
18 Feb
Catalyst Juice Cleanse – Day 3
I have to tell you folks, I hit a bit of a wall. After my noon body pump class, and into the afternoon, I was HUNGRY. But I made it. And when my fresh juice got dropped off in the evening, John (an owner of Catalyst) suggested that I have the cashew milk juice – [...]
17 Feb
Chunky Lentil Soup
I’ve mentioned before that I’m cooking my way through “Super Natural Cooking” by Heidi Swanson, but I realize that I’ve been a bit slow and forgetful about posting the results. I love this cookbook. The recipes are simple and always turn-out delicious, the photography is great, its paperback, and it emphasizes cooking from whole foods [...]
16 Feb
Catalyst Juice Cleanse – day 2
Day Two. For some reason, I’m not digging the green juice today. Is it the celery? Or just because it occurs twice in a day? I don’t know. But that spicy lemonaid picked me up and I was able to get in a short afternoon run outside – the first Woodlands Graveyard run of the [...]
15 Feb
5-Day Catalyst Juice Cleanse
This very nice folks at Catalyst Juice, a local Philadelphia juice cleanse and juice/raw cleanse company, contacted me to see if I’d like to try and review one of their freshly-made juice cleanses for you. I’d admit that I’ve been eating a bit too much dairy, and white bread (and their super-spawn, pizza) lately, so [...]
11 Feb
Toast!
Tucked down a little side street in the lower level of Old Quebec City, Toast! is attached to a boutique hotel, but happy to make you a reservation if you happen to be staying up the hill. Dimly lit with twinkling lights and a very attentive waitstaff, Toast! was set for a perfect romantic late [...]
10 Feb
Chez Temporal, Quebec City
The perfect little cafe, just farther down a side street than you would likely travel aimlessly. Steamed windows, one cook in an open kitchen and a waitress who reminds you of someone you know. A crusty piece of bread brushed with white wine and garlic, topped with Swiss and fat rounds of tomato, sprinkled with [...]
9 Feb
ChuChai, Montreal
I faced some serious disappointment when I found ChuChai closed on New Years Eve. For future reference, most restaurants that don’t cater to tourists are closed in Montreal on New Years, and even any time between Christmas Eve and the New Year. But my companion and I persevered, a and returned to ChuChai a few [...]
