tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15824119821092258042024-03-13T14:56:07.072-07:00Pretty Tasty ReviewsMiriamGhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10212143150314742389noreply@blogger.comBlogger172125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1582411982109225804.post-43819012083964150592018-04-22T10:16:00.001-07:002018-04-22T10:16:24.749-07:00Foodiepages MARCH 2018 TASTING BOX review!Hopefully better late than never!<br />Here is my Foodiepages March 2018 unboxing and review.<br />I was debating if I should review this box or not as I was not too impressed with the variety of contents and the overall value.<br />Well and the "free sample" too (the sample I have been given several times at different local natural food stores and grocery shops...).<br /><br />But then, no one else seemed to post any pictures so I will finally at least do that.<br /><br /><br /><br />How the box looked upon opening :<br /><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
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When I first opened the Foodiepages March 2018 box the first thing I saw was a ton of crinkled paper and still could not guess what the theme or contents of the box would be.<br />There is usually not too much of a description online except for this text that I took from their actual Tasting Box page:<br /><br /><br />
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<br />Above is what was in my March 2018 box. I tried to arrange the products to make a nice presentation.<br />The box contained pretty much various shortbread cookies and a hot sauce.<br /><b>THREE OF THE COOKIES WERE FROM THE SAME COMPANY AND ONE CHOCOLATE CHIP SHORTBREAD FROM ANOTHER COMPANY, A PINEAPPLE MANGO HOT SAUCE.</b>-<b><i>and the free sample of hemp hearts that has been making the rounds everywhere.</i></b><br />*Now I do enjoy the hemp hearts and actually did place an order for a bag of them from amazon (where they must be coming by turtle as I am still waiting for them......).<br />The hemp hearts were great in my fruit yogurt or on top of any food or salad and do add a nice taste and a lot of extra nutrition that I need.<br /><div style="text-align: center;">
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Spring is finally here!<br />
I have not been posting as much lately as quite a few things were occupying my time.<br />
But now that there is so much going on around my neighborhood and Bank street,I am going to try and post as much as I can!<br />
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Earlier this week I saw that the renovations on the Oat Couture restaurant seemed done and there was people in there last week who seemed to be enjoying their food.<br />
On Facebook I found out it was a "soft open" and was told they would have another soft open March 31 (it was a Saturday).<br />
I happened to be in the area and they had a sign on the sidewalk saying they were giving out samples, but I got there at 2:30 PM and was told they did not have any food for sale or to try as they were closing at 3-but that they would be officially open for business April 2.<br />
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I did manage to get a photo of their menu that is on the wall in their store/restaurant and the food does look interesting.<br />
Pretty much all the food they make is based on Canadian-grown oats and and (mostly) local ingredients.<br />
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<b>Oat Couture is located at 1154 Bank St, right at the corner of Glen Avenue.</b>I'm not sure what the hours for this cafe will be, but will report back as soon as I find out.<br />
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<b>*If anyone has had the chance to try the menu, what did you order?<br />I would love to know, as everything looks so interesting and it is hard to decide what to try first!<br /><br />Update: Their menu and prices are not online yet, so hopefully this will help you decide what to eat this week!!!</b><br />
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<br />MiriamGhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10212143150314742389noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1582411982109225804.post-72596895860534136802017-07-19T01:47:00.001-07:002017-09-06T21:10:33.930-07:00TOPBOX REVIEW - JULY 2017 Perfect for summer!I can't believe it is already July!<br />
My summer has gone by so quickly in the blink of an eye.<br />
This month Topbox did a great job of capturing products and makeup for the summer season!<br />
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I was quite exited to see that there was another nail polish in my box this month!<br />
The pastel shade is perfect for summer or anytime really!<br />
The bottle of Essie polish is full size and 13.5ml and is "turquoise & caicos". (The value is around $9).<br />
The nail polish was quite thin in this bottle and is fairly light after 2 coats.<br /><br /><b>*Update: I think this wears much better with a top coat.<br />I'm always pleased to add Essie to my nail polish collection.</b><br />
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<b><i>Here is the rest of the contents of my July 2017 Topbox:</i></b></div>
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<b>GlamGlow Supermud Treatment 15ml, </b><i>value $24.<br />This is a clay mask that is very popular at Sephora.<br />I've used this before and found the eucalyptus a bit too harsh for me. My sister got this mask and she enjoyed trying it. </i><br />
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Hopefully everyone is enjoying spring and all the new greenery!<br />
(That could be a theme of Topbox this month....).<br />
I did receive an item that is of a fresh, mint-green colour in my Topbox envelope.<br />
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Here is what I got in my May 2017 Topbox;<br />
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<b>*China Glaze nail laquer 14ml in Spring Jungle.</b><br />
This is a nice light mint-green colour, perfect for spring.<br />
It took 3 coats to get the polish to look right.<br />
I am a bit peeved as this is the 5th or 10th time I've gotten China Glaze from Topbox. <b>ENOUGH ALREADY-SEND A DIFFERENT BRAND.</b><br />
<b>*Pureology Hydrate shampoo and conditioner 50ml each!</b>I am quite thrilled to try this brand. I always see it at the salon, but end up getting another similar natural brand.<br />
**I have tried the Pureology shampoo and conditioner and they are quite nice!<br />
The shampoo lathers a lot and smells of rosemary-mint, the conditioner is a bit thick and hard to get out of a small bottle-and I do not need too much to detangle my hair.<br />
I really want to try the Pureology styling products now-I'm sure they are great!<br />
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<b>*Be Delectable hand cream in Strawberries and Cream 60ml.</b>Another delectable product. Last month it was Cake beauty dry shampoo- the same brand/company that makes "Delectable by Cake Beauty".<br />
Delectable is their "cheaper" brand sold at Shoppers for much cheaper.<br />
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<b>*Pur Lisse sheet mask.</b>This seems neat and is made in Korea, will have to try it soon.<br />
I used to buy Pur Lisse lip balm and really liked it, that brand seems easier to buy in the US.<br />
Everything I've tried from Pure Lisse has been good so far!<br />
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I will have to finish my review a bit later, I must get some beauty sleep!!!<br />
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<br />MiriamGhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10212143150314742389noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1582411982109225804.post-68087451814592191342017-03-28T07:52:00.001-07:002017-03-30T06:55:03.306-07:00Topbox Feb 2017 review!Finally!<br />
I decided to start posting my Topbox reviews again.<br />
Lately I was not as motivated to do so- as I have been a faithful Topbox subscriber since their very first box came out.<br />
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<i><b>These are the items I was sent in my Feb shipment:</b></i><br />
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Actually, there is one item missing from this photo-there was a Bella Aura repair cream in a 10ml tube and I have no idea where it went.<br />
I was just about to take my photo and turned around for one second and it is like the product flew away?<br />
My review of the Bella Aura products will be somewhat short.<br />
This is the <b>THIRD TIME IN A ROW </b>that I have gotten a Bella Aura product. Earlier I got a cleanser and I thought the size was quite small at 10ml.<br />
For a face cream 10ml is fine, but for a cleanser?? that is too tiny.<br />
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*<b>Bella Aura Repair: 10ml tube. Full size product 30ml, cost $90</b><br />
<b>-sample value $30!</b><br />
I do like that this company uses many natural ingredients and is also Canadian!<br />
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<b>*Mettrum Originals lip balm in watermellon: 5g tube, full size product, value $3.99</b><br />
I have never heard about this company before. Looking at their website, they are located in Ontario and own several farms that grow and produce hemp products.<br />
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I like that the lip balm is all natural and contains hemp oil.<br />
The watermelon scent is not too strong. The lip balm is quite nice and I would get the one with peppermint for sure!<br />
Their other products like salad dressings and baking mixes look really good.<br />
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<b>*Caudalie Instant Detox Mask: 15ml tube, full size product 75ml, cost $45</b><br />
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This mask was nice and dries quite quickly. The mask itself is pink and has a bit of a floral scent.<br />
Overall, it is a good clay mask and easy to rinse off too.<br />
I really like Caudalie products, but this mask is not on my list of must have items.<br />
The moisture mask is one of my favorites.<br />
Caudalie always has such nice packaging, and the cap on this mask is made of wood and has a neat and different look (the inside of the cap is plastic still).<br />
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<b>*</b>The last product I tried was the<b> St. Tropica hair mask</b>.<br />The packet is the full size of the product and is 42 grams and cost $5.<br />This does seem to be the only size this company has and the only product they make at the moment.<br />Now it is nice to get such a big, generous sample, but for my hair type (fine, dry and curly)- this packet was quite a lot.<br />I have enough for 3 uses as my ends are very fine.<br />The instructions state to put the mask in the microwave, but just putting the packet in hot water or else heating with my hands was fine-coconut oil melts at room temp quite quickly.<br />
It is not like a typical hair mask, where you would just rinse this out after washing your hair, this is a product that you use before washing your hair.<br />
St Tropica is made of coconut oil and has a very strong coconut oil scent, almost a bit too much for me. My shirt smelled of coconut until I put it in the laundry.<br />The ingredients in this mask are very good and all natural.<br /><b>If you do a lot of swimming, like many people I know- then this mask would be great to help repair all the damage from salt water and chlorine.</b><br /><b>The mask would also be really useful to bring on vacation, as being outdoors a lot can dry out your hair.</b><br />Overall I think this mask is great, but it would be nice if there was some way to have it smell less of coconut.<br />I use to buy organic coconut oil and it never had a strong scent to it.<br />
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Below is a better, more up-close view of my pretzel.<br />
This is the Parmesan and herb pretzel. They dip that in butter before dipping the pretzel in the Parmesan powder.<br />
The dough for this pretzel is more doughy like bread and not like those more dark brown pretzels you find at the grocery store and some bakeries.<br />
This pretzel was quite big and was really more filling than I expected.<br />
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<br /><br />MiriamGhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10212143150314742389noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1582411982109225804.post-58920146913620397582017-02-04T01:26:00.002-08:002017-03-09T20:21:21.115-08:00Foodiepages Feb 2017 box is here! Hope everyone had a good new year and holidays!<br />
Finally, I am able to get online more easily-I had computer issues, then Internet provider issues.<br />
Bought a new modem from Amazon and managed to figure out the installation!<br />
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I ordered the Feb 2017 Foodiepages box as soon as I saw it was for sale, but had no idea at all what would be in the box.....<br />
This was quite fun to open!<br />
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<b><i>Under all the paper shreds were my food products, they were all very well wrapped up.</i></b><br />
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<b>Now, finally I will try some of the foods I received.<br />It is quite later here, so the seasonings will have to wait until later.</b><br />
The first item I tried was <b>Nuba Tisane.</b>This is a hibiscus tea and comes in a 355ml glass bottle. The tea I received was a sugar free version.<br />
The tea or herbal tea is very tart and refreshing, very similar to cranberry in tartness.<br />
The hibiscus flowers for this tea are grown in Egypt and the tea is brewed from the whole dried flowers to provide more benefits.<br />
As far as I know there is no caffeine in this drink and it should be ok for most people (check with a doctor or nutritionist if you are not sure).<br />
I also like that this tisane has no calories and it would be nice to use in a drink or mixed with sparkling water.<br />
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The next item I tried was the <b>Pea Pops </b>made by <b>Three Farmers.<br /><i>Sample size 28g, value $1.70/ Reg size 90g cost $4.99</i></b><br />
The flavour is <b>DILL PICKLE POW </b>and the title does live up to its name. The dill flavour was quite strong and tart- but in a good way.<br />
I did find there was quite a bit of salt for a small portion- <b>28g has 150mg of salt, 240mg potassium (some people need to watch that, nice to see it listed), 5g protein and 10 of your daily iron.</b><br />
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Overall I would say this is a great snack to bring to school, esp if you are not allowed nuts.<br />
The sample size was good to get a taste of the product and would be good for a lunch on the go if you do not want a large portion.<br />
I do have a small issue with the product- it would have been nice to try one of the other flavors too, especially since the sample bag was just enough for one person or serving.<br />
The only other thing I would like to see, if possible is the same pea snack, but with a more plain seasoning-like just sea salt and pepper or maybe even unsalted.<br />
I do not always want to be hit in the face (or taste buds) with such a strong flavour.<br />
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There was quite a few things I did like about the Pea Pops snack- it is roasted instead of fried. The peas were still extremely crunchy due to this.<br />
The pea snack can be traced by the product number on the back of the bag.<br />
This is also a vegan product and made in Canada!<br />
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To try out the <b>Spicy Tomato Jam made by Salt Spring Kitchen Co, </b>I put together a cheese plate.<br />
Almost any kind of savory cracker, nuts, vegetables would be great with the tomato jam.<br />
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I also made a delicious grilled cheese sandwich using fresh grain bread from Whole Foods and some Brie.<br />
Pretty much any type of cheese or even just grilled vegetables in a sandwich with the tomato jam would be great for the non-cheese eaters.<br />
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There was also a <b>Wild Leek Vinegar </b>made by <b>Wild Muskoka Botanicals.</b><br />
The bottle was a 60ml size and had a value of $4.50.<br />
I used the vinegar on a salad and it added some nice extra flavour, but was not overpowering.<br />
The product card from Foodiepages states the vinegar is made from Ontario organic apple cider vinegar that is infused with wild leek and to use this as a dressing, marinade or finisher on savory dishes.<br />
I thought my mother would like the vinegar and gave her the rest to use in her food, I keep on forgetting to ask her what she used it in.<br />
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<br />Finally got around to trying the Caribbean Jerk Marinade made by Saha Cuisine!<br />The jar is a 250ml size and cost around $8.<br />I used the marinade as a sauce to top my veggie burger-the sauce was extremely spicy for me, so I barely needed any.<br />For me, this marinade is almost too spicy, I am going to have to only use a very tiny bit for a big batch of tofu or chicken.<br />I think this marinade or sauce would be great in a dish with coconut milk or maybe on some roast potato that I cook in the oven.<br />The weather here has been quite bad, so for now I have not had a chance to get to the grocery store to pick up items to make any dishes.<br />(My freezer is mostly frozen fruit, bread and ice cream at the moment).</div>
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<br /><br />Overall I enjoyed the Feb 2017 FoodiePages tasting box and am trying to get one every month.<br />There are only 50 boxes for sale each month, so you need to check their website quite quickly to get a box.<br />This box was fun to try and I have never heard of any of these items before.<br />It would have been nice to get more than one bag of the roasted peas, as the portion was very small.<br />I do plan on getting more from all these companies in the future<br /><br />
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MiriamGhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10212143150314742389noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1582411982109225804.post-45909277038684706862016-12-14T03:57:00.001-08:002016-12-14T03:57:51.721-08:00Foodiepages Dec 2016 Tasting Box Review!Hope that everyone is having a great holiday season!<br />I just ordered and received the December 2016 Foodiepages tasting box.<br />The December edition was curated by Toronto Life magazine.<br />During the summer, there was also another box I had managed to buy that was curated by Toronto Life- it was a BBQ box then.<br />Now, I do not mind too much that this is a "curated by Toronto Life" box, but it would be nice if there was someone else to curate the box.<br />I'm not too sure who should be the next person or "thing" to curate a box, but I am sure there are a lot of interesting people who would do it (maybe I could) ,I buy a lot of Canadian foods and local foods from Ottawa.<br /><br />
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<b><i>Now onto my unboxing of the Foodiepages Dec box:</i></b></div>
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Now here are the contents of the December box!</div>
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There are quite a few full-size items, so this is quite nice!</div>
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<br />The first item I tried from the box was <b>Neal Brothers' Montreal Steak Spice Kettle Chips.</b><br />The bag of chips was 142 grams and you can buy these chips online for $3 and in local Ottawa stores for around $4+.<br />The chips were very crunchy- as expected from kettle chips. The Montreal steak spice was quite spicy. I found it more like a spicy bbq seasoning, the chips were quite salty compared to what I usually buy.<br />I was a bit surprised to see Neal Brothers' products in a "Canadian" food box, as I do know the Neal Brothers' were born in Canada- but most of the products I have bought have all been <b>PRODUCTS OF THE UNITED STATES.</b>Now I do buy a lot of the Neal Brothers' pretzels and other flavours of chips all the time and really like their honey mustard pretzels (and those are from the US also).<br />I do buy food from every country, but do not really think these chips should have been an item in this box. Maybe they should have found a Neal Brothers' item that is <b>made in Canada?</b><br />Now, I know they also make some salsa, and I have never tried that.<br />I am going to Whole Foods this weekend and I will make sure to look at the Neal Brothers' products while there.<br /><br /><b>*Shoko Chocolates Signature Bar: </b>This was another full size item that is 90 grams and costs $8.50.<br />The chocolate bar smelled amazing and looking at the bar and trying it without reading the description I would have guessed it was 50-60% cocoa and not quite dark chocolate, but not quite milk chocolate either.<br />It reminded me of the Dolfin and Valrhona 60% bars I buy quite often (but not in months since no place I go to carries them).<br />If you know anyone who likes chocolate, this would be a great bar to give to anyone!<br /><br /><b>*All Mine Caramel Cayenne Caramel Corn: </b>The bag for this was 75 grams and I was afraid that it would be too spicy. But as soon as I opened the bag and tried some I did not find that it was overly spicy. The spice shows up more after you have eaten the caramel corn.<br />The bag of caramel corn was finished almost as soon as it was opened.<div>
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MiriamGhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10212143150314742389noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1582411982109225804.post-88510527460382625332016-08-17T20:03:00.000-07:002016-08-17T20:03:49.598-07:00Fried Ice Cream in Ottawa South! Mexigo Cabana food truck!!Hope everyone is keeping cool in this weather.<br />I really wanted to try the deep fried ice cream from Mexigo Cabana on earlier visits, bit was always too stuffed to get a dessert -finally I went there just to get some ice cream and it was quite good!<br />The portion size for the ice cream was enough for two people or else someone enjoys a lot of ice cream.<br /><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: left;"><tbody>
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<br />The ice cream that is used for this only comes in vanilla, it seems like a classic flavor.<br />It is just regular vanilla ice cream, nothing too fancy- but still good!<br /><br />The menu describes this item as <b><i>"A ball of ice cream smothered with cinnamon sugar deep fried covered with a sweet chocolate sauce whipping cream".</i></b><br />I think that is a pretty accurate description- except the ball of ice cream is also coated in cereal like corn flakes or something else.<br />The whipping cream is most likely the canned stuff and quite sweet. The chocolate sauce was good too and is like the sauce you would put on a sundae.<br />Overall the fried ice cream was quite sweet and not something I want to eat every day, but will surely have more of them this summer.<br />I was also told there is a caramel sauce that you can ask for now!<br /><br /><b>The cost for the deep fried ice cream was $6.50 and does seem fair as the portion is quite large and was enough for two people.</b><br /><b><i>*let me know if you do try the deep fried ice cream from Mexigo Cabana!</i></b>Also where do you get fried ice cream from in Ottawa,I want to check out a few more places to see how they make them.<br />(I did have the Lone Star one before....)<br /><br /><b>Mexigo Cabana is located at Walkley and Bank st, in the parking lot of Mr. Lube.</b><br />-there are 2 picnic tables and an umbrella to sit under as well!<br /><br />The hours for Mexigo Cabana are: Mom-Fri 11-7, Sat 11-5 Sunday Closed.<br /><br /><br />
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<br />MiriamGhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10212143150314742389noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1582411982109225804.post-54925678902874034912016-08-05T02:21:00.000-07:002016-08-14T01:26:35.425-07:00NEW FOOD TRUCK IN OTTAWA:MEXIGO CABANA!! BANK AND WALKLEYI recently spotted a orange colored food truck in the parking lot of the Mr. Lube that is at Bank and Walkley.<br />
Looking online I did not find any details about this truck or any reviews about it.<br />
Passing by on the bus I did see they were open and the sign said <b>MEXIGO CABANA!</b><br />
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I could not check it out until earlier this week and found out the truck is serving Mexican food, along with fries and burgers.<br />
The owner/cook is a French-Canadian man, and he gave me a copy of his menu with descriptions without my even asking.<br />
That was very helpful and the descriptions are very helpful. The hours they are open are also listed there.<br />
There is also now a picnic table and umbrella, and the truck will be there all season or at least until the fall I would think!<br />
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Earlier this week I had a poutine and it was really good. The fries were very hot and fresh, my only small complaint is the portion was quite small and I expected more fries.<br />
I was supposed to share the poutine or at least the fries part and it was almost not enough for one person.<br />
The portions for the mexican food are great, that is why I am surprized the fry portion is smaller.<br />
Still, I will order fries here again, they were tasty!<br />
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Earlier today I went back to try the Mexican food and ordered the Flautas and an order of guacamole.<br />
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This was the Mexican food I ordered earlier. The Flautas were very tasty and had only white meat in them. The size was very good and filling. I did not realize they came with guacamole and would maybe have liked something else, as I did order a whole separate order of guacamole.<br />
The order of gaucamole was quite big and I would say had at least 3 or 4 avocado in it and would be more than enough for 2 people.<br />
The tortilla chips were also really good and fresh, they had no salt on them- but that is nice as often they are too salty when you get them at the store or other places.<br />
You can add your own salt if you really want,but I do not think they need this at all.<br />
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I will definitely be back to try more of the menu. My food was tasty and well priced.<br />
There is even fried ice cream on the menu and I used to always order that when I see it on a menu, but have not eaten at any place that has that in quite a while.<br />
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Also, the food is made to order, but came quite quickly-which was really nice.<br />
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<b><i>I am curious to know if you try the food here and what dishes you ordered.<br />There is not really much info I could find about this food truck when I did look online-so hope this does help some people!</i></b><br />
<b>The hours for the food truck are: Mon-Fri 11am-7pm, Saturday 11-5 SUNDAY CLOSED.</b><br />
**I was also told they will be accepting credit cards soon....<br />
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Inside the envelope the contents of my bag were presented in a mesh bag.<br />I find these bags are quite useful- you can use them to wash small items in your clothes washer or just to organize your items.<br /><br /></div>
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<b>The contents of my June 2016 Topbox:</b></div>
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<b>Academie Beaute: moisturizing cream. <i>Sample size 15ml, value $20/full size product 50ml, $60.</i></b><br />The Academie Beaute had a ton of products on their website and it was hard to locate this exact product.<br />The moisturizer is nice and light-like a gel and I think it would be good for summer as it is not a heavy-feeling product.<br />There is a light floral, kind of cosmetic scent to this cream. The brand is also made in France and seems to have very good quality skincare.<br />The only minus is that there is no sunscreen or SPF in this product,so you should use something with sunscreen if you are out during the day.</div>
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<b>ORG SKINCARE:<i> Mineral Peel Face: Sample size 5ml, value $5.00/full size 59ml, $44.</i></b>I have never heard of this brand before and that it is a peel you use before doing your makeup in the morning.<br />Most other peels I have tried ,I use them at night-so this is quite a unique sounding product.<br />The instructions tell you to spray this on your face and leave it on for 3 seconds, use your fingertips in a circular motion to exfoliate, rinse with warm water, Repeat if desired.<br /><br />I tried this and the peel, much to my surprise was not harsh at all.<br />My skin did feel and look much smoother and that was quite impressive.<br />What I did not like was that my cheeks felt a bit rough and had some kind of tiny bumps all over.<br /><br />Each time I used the peel, it was the same thing-you could not really see the texture,but it was very noticeable to me.<br />Now that I used up the sample and am back to my usual peel (Exuviance 20%),the skin on my cheeks feels "normal" again.<br />The brand ORG SKINCARE is also based in Korea-the sample did not state this, but looking online.<br />Overall I did like this product,but undecided if I will purchase it.<br /><br /><br /><b>Morgan Taylor:<i> Professional Nail Laquer. Full size product 15ml, value $15</i></b><br />The shade I was sent is<i style="font-weight: bold;"> Postcards From Paris.</i><br />The laquer is made in the United States,so that is a plus.<br />The colour of the polish is a light turquoise with a bit of mint green. I think this would look really nice with a tan.<br />The bottle also feels expensive and not cheap looking. This would actually make a nice gift if you know someone who uses a lot of nail polish.<br /><br />*I tried this polish on one finger with no base coat and no top coat and it chipped after one day.<br />If you use a topcoat,it should be more durable.<br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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The second finger from the left is the Morgan Taylor lacquer,I only put on one coat and it chipped a bit the same day.<br />My other green polish-that is an Asian brand and that was on my nails 5 days with a topcoat.<br /><br /><br /><b>Amika: <i>Perk Up Dry Shampoo: travel size 21.3g, value $15 aprox.</i></b><br />It was hard to find this size for sale online in Canada.<br />I was pleased to try more products from this line-I did not know they had so many new products now.<br />Quite a while ago I tried their hair oil and really liked it.<br />The dry shampoo was easy to use and did refresh my hair. I would buy this product in the future.<br />Also the packaging looks very nice and colourful!</div>
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The value of this box was quite good and was $60.<br />I like how there was some products for hair, skin and nails,but it would be nice to see some more face creams with sunscreen considering how sunny it is during the summer.<br />The only issue I have is that I seem to get quite a few nail polishes in the green family- light green, dark green, bluish green.<br /><br /></div>
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There is a new Middle Eastern restaurant in Ottawa!<br />Now Fairouz does not serve the typical shawarma, falafel, regular hummus kind of foods you can get on every corner.<br />The cuisine is more refined and modern.<br />There is no regular hummus or tabouleh on this menu- also Fairouz is only open for dinner after 5pm.<br />The "new" Fairouz is located where their previous location was- in a cute house on Somerset St.<br /><br />My mother from out of town treated me to this dinner, it is better to go with another person-that way you can try more of the dishes.<br />The meal was started with the Muhammara- a walnut, red pepper and pomegranate molasses dip.<br />There was also some fresh pomegranate seeds in the dip- that is quite different from other dips I have tried.<br />We were also brought a basket with with 2 nice pieces of warm homemade pita bread.<br />The pita had some herbs in it and I forgot to ask what they were.<br />The drink here was a "mocktail" of fresh grapfruit juice, cucumber, tonic water and not too sure- my mother ordered it and it was something the bartender made up.<br />If I have one negative thing to say, it is that you just get 1 piece of pita bread per person, then have to pay $2 for each extra piece.<br />
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The next dishes I tried were the lamb neck Falafel and the Monforte Halloumi.<br />The lamb neck falafel, I was told is a mixture of 50% lamb neck meat and 50% vegetable falafel.<br />There was no all vegetable option for falafel on the menu.<br />I usually only like vegetarian falafel, but did try this just to see if I would even like it.<br />The falafel was very hot and fresh, not greassy at all.<br />The lamb meat was well ground up for the most part and not overly noticeable.<br />The falafel was also served with "spicy radish", that was 2 thin slices of watermellon radish with a sauce on them and some dill tahini.<br />You got 5 golf ball size falafel and it was $12.<br />There was no pita bread included with this dish.<br /><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
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The Monforte Halloumi cheese was also really different and very good!<br />The cheese was nicely browned on top and served with pressed apples with some kind of Verjus, a beet emulsion was splashed around the plate and then some sumac and other spices.<br />There was also some very fresh pistachios on the plate.<br />Overall, all the tastes blended quite well- if I have to give one criticism it is that the cheese portion was very small for two people.<br />The cheese wedge was around 3" x2" and 1/2 an inch thick. It was maybe a couple bites of cheese and cost $13.<br />I think they should make the cheese part a little bigger. But then this place has only been open 2 weeks,so their menu is quite new.</div>
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The main dish was the Eggplant Mashi- this is supposed to be a sharing plate.<br />I could eat this size of dish by myself, but with some appetizers it was a good size to split with another person. There was nothing left on this plate in the end!<br />The dish was served with chic pea balilah-this was chic peas with tomato (not exactly sure),there was also bulgur,fresh pomegranate,eggplant, also rice I think.<br />There was quite a few things in this dish- the outside of the eggplant was nice and crunchy. That is different from what I usually eat.<br />This dish kind of reminded me of a dish I buy at a store that has chick peas, eggplant,tomato- except this version was much more presentable.</div>
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The Jawaher rice dish was also really good and so pretty to look at.<br />The rice was topped with some edible flowers, fresh pomegranate seeds,pistachio and there was a slight taste of orange in the dish.<br />The rice dish was very tasty to eat and I would order it again.<br /><br /><br /></div>
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This next dish was my own creation. I had quite a lot of time to sit and there were many dishes on the table- the dinner took around 2 hours at least.<br />So I thought I would try and make a mini Falafel pita sandwich.<br />This had the lamb neck falafel, dill tahini was already on the falafel and I added some Hibiscus Gel, topped with a piece of watermellon radish on a piece of homemade pita!<br />I thought all the tastes and textures of my creation went quite well together- the falafel and savory dill sauce, the sweeter hibiscus gel, the crunchy and spicy radish and the fresh bread!<br /><b><i>I wonder if anyone will notice this dish I made??</i></b></div>
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Finally the dessert that was ordered was the Halwat II Jben-that was made of "<span style="background-color: white; color: #555555; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 25.2px; text-align: center;">Sweetened Cheese • Rose Water • Semolina Custard • Black Sesame Nougatine".<br />There was also some maple drops on the plate, a fresh fig and edible flowers.<br />This was an interesting dessert. I would go back to try the other 2 desserts on the menu.</span></div>
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Lastly when we got our bill we were given a small plate with petit fours on it- there was a chocolate covered date that was cut in half and a shortbread-like cookie that had a whole apricot inside and was sprinkled with sesame seeds.<br />This cookie was cut in half so you could see the filling-this was a nice was to serve these two extra sweets!<br />*I can not get my photo to load,hopefully my description is good enough.<br /><br /><br /><b><i>Final thoughts on my meal at Fairouz:</i></b></div>
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<b><i>Overall the meal was very good and had many new combinations of flavours I did not expect.</i><br /><i>My mother who often eats middle eastern food actually wondered where the Tahini sauce was, not realizing the version here was tahini and dill.</i><br /><i>The pita bread was super good, but that you have to pay an extra $2 per piece and that there are so many sauce- adding an extra pita per person would be nice.</i><br /><i>Also, that there is no vegetarian Falafel on the menu?</i><br /><i>My mother is a "vegetarian" but decided to try the lamb Falafel for once anyways.</i><br /><i>She did find the falafel amazing,I thought it was good-but I only really like vegetarian falafel.</i><br /><i>If you are in a rush for dinner- this might not be a place to eat at- our meal was around 2h30 from start to finish- we got there at 6:20pm and left at 9:15.</i><br /><i>But maybe for some drinks and some snacks like the dips it would be good to stop in- the bar area was very nice with high tables and chairs.</i><br /><br /><i>I will surely be back to sample some more of the dishes, the whole menu looks really good!</i><br /><br />The Fairouz website can be found at:</b></div>
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The restaurant address is:<br /><br /><b>343 Somerset Street West, Ottawa, ON K2P 0J8<br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;">
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<b>My box was a little late getting here and I was happy my box was not lost or taken off my front steps!<br />Everything in the box looked amazing and it was hard not to eat everything as soon as the box was opened.<br /><br />It looks like there is a new box design for the FoodiePages boxes.<br />My earlier boxes always came in a plain brown box- this makes the box look much more fancy and very visible.<br /></b><br />
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<b>Here are the tasty items that were sent in the January 2016 FoodiePages.ca tasting box:</b><br />
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The first item I tried from this box was the <b>Sapsucker Maple Tree Filtered Water!</b>I was not familiar with this brand, but have bought some bottled maple water from the market in Montreal. It is very refreshing with a light maple taste- so I was looking forwards to trying this.<br />
The Sapsucker packaging is much more practical to send by mail and not likely to break, as it is in a carton like the fruit juices that are shelf stable.<br />
There is a small amount of natural sugar in this product and also some minerals that are good for you.<br />
The maple taste is extremely light if you were to compare this to maple syrup- this is what they boil to get your maple syrup in the bottle. Except that with maple syrup it is much more concentrated.<br />
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<b>This is what the maple water looked like in my cup- pretty much like water!<br />When this is chilled, it is so refreshing!</b><br />
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<br />MiriamGhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10212143150314742389noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1582411982109225804.post-70589411426642226552016-01-20T03:02:00.001-08:002016-01-20T03:02:41.955-08:00Harvey's new dougnuts are AMAZING!! Finally they are back!Doughnuts at Harvey's??<br />Yes, at the hamburger place. This is quite unexpected and I hope they stay on the menu this time!<br />I first tried these last year and was so dissapointed to see them go.<br />But then I got a printed notice with sandwich coupons a few weeks ago and there was an ad for the mini doughnuts on the back!<br /><br />I rushed to the closest Harvey's and they did not yet have the doughnuts.<br />But last week they did have them!<br /><br /><br />
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The doughnuts seem to be fried right when you order them and then then sprinkle them with a ton of cinnamon and sugar!<br />These were served to me in a paper bag- kind of like when you get the mini doughnuts at the fair!<br />An order of four mini doughnuts is $2 or you can get 8pc for $3.<br />The only "problem" I can see with these is it is much too easy to eat an order of eight and still want more of these tasty doughnuts.<br /><br />The rest of my Harvey's order is quite healthy,so it is ok to splurge on these.<br />Usually I order a veggie burger with lettuce,tomato,mustard,relish and have a salad instead of fries.<br />Also instead of soda I get juice or plain milk-they also have chocolate milk that is quite tasty!<br /><br /><b>Have you tried the new doughnuts at Harvey's? What did you think about them?</b></div>
MiriamGhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10212143150314742389noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1582411982109225804.post-7703354585179750132016-01-20T02:35:00.000-08:002016-01-20T02:35:21.015-08:00Eggnog French Toast or Eggnog "bread pudding"! Fun in the Kitchen...I made this!!<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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This is the first time I have posted a recipe that I made myself!<br />I happened to have a bunch of things here and really wanted some french toast- or something similar.<br />There were some leftover croissants that were a bit too dry and hard,some eggnog in my fridge and local eggs.<br />I've made french toast in the oven before and used to make bread pudding at a local restaurant- so kind of figured I would combine all these things.<br /><br />First I cut up some day old croissants- these came from some bakery in Montreal.<br />My mother forgot the name and said it is some bakery that does not have a sign??<br />Well I used 3 croissants in my dish.<br /><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
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<br /><br />After a long time baking,this was the final product!<br />It tasted amazing and also can be stored in the freezer if cut in slices before freezing.<br />Best served with maple syrup or some fresh fruits!<div>
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<br />If you enjoyed this recipe or would like the actual measurements and baking info I can post that.<br />This would be a good dish for a brunch, dessert, snack.<br />Also you could freeze this and quickly reheat it for a breakfast on the run.<br />You can use any day old bread or baguette. The chain Independent always seems to have a lot of baguette and day old bread for half price.<br /><div style="text-align: center;">
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I have not put up any posts in the past two weeks as I was waiting to hear back from a couple of food related issues.<br />As well, I was debating whether to put my pictures up. But seeing as I ordered a couple of meals at Popeye's Walkley rd location and am being told my last order was BUTTERFLY SHRIMP- when it clearly was not.<br />The store was closing soon, and staff were also telling people they had items-like fries,biscuits. They were ringing up people's orders then as soon as they paid "oh, we are out of biscuits,would you like some mash potato instead or some rice?".<br />Not very cool to do that,quite a few people seemed annoyed.<br />Stupidly I did not check my container or sauces when I was there, only to get home and see I was given popcorn shrimp instead of the larger butterfly shrimp.<br />Also got the wrong sauces- sweet heat and some honey- when I had asked for seafood sauce.<br />I contacted their customer service through Facebook and sent them a picture of my food.<br />"Popeye's replied I was given the correct item".<br />My other beef (or lard, maybe) was the shrimp were under the heat lamp too long and rubbery- also some bits were hard like rock and inedible.<br />Apparently, they do not really seem to care to do anything even after I mentioned my shrimp were rubbery and really overcooked.<br /><br />I will post both my meals just to see if anyone else thinks they look like they are the same item.<br />To me, the first order had 8 big shrimp and they were much more spicy than expected.<br />My first order of butterfly shrimp had the tails on them and the butterfly cut.<br />-I used to work at a seafood restaurant years ago and had to butterfly and devein hundreds of shrimp every day. Also did cleaning of other seafood, prep and made some desserts.<br />So, I guess you can say I know a bit about seafood.<br /><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
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This was my butterfly shrimp combo meal. I ordered fries with it and asked for blackened ranch and seafood sauce. I was actually surprised that the seafood sauce was not a Popeye's branded item,but Lynch foods (their sauces are good,I actually buy some from somewhere to use at home).<br />I put a soft drink bottle cap to try and give an idea of the size of the shrimp.<br />The fries were ok, but quite greasy. At room temp there is a coating of shortening on them that is not very pleasing.<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
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<br />The photo above is what I was given last week when I ordered butterfly shrimp.<br />To me this does not look like the same item I had gotten on earlier visits.<br />I was told that this is the same item. So even if my shrimp was overcooked and rubbery,they do not seem to care too much.<br />I have not gone back in person to address this because there is another restaurant in the same plaza that makes breaded shrimp and fried chicken.<br />-Shawarma house has breaded shrimp and fries and they are quite good. But you have to wait around 15 minutes as they are not prepared and are cooked when you order them.<br />You can always call ahead to order and usually I do that, but this time I did not bother.<br /><br />During my earlier visit at Popeye's I also ordered their Mississippi Mudcake.<br />I will post my review separately for that,as this is about shrimp.<br /><br /><b>So, do you think these two shrimp pictures depict the same item?</b><br /><b>To me they look quite different.</b><br />I plan on trying a few more Popeye's items. Hopefully the customer service will be better and my shrimp will not be like rubber.<br /><b><br />Anyways, let me know what you think of Popeye's food in Ottawa.</b>What dish should I try next?<br /></div>
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<br />It is about time the Popeye's Louisiana Kitchen opened- first they were saying opening Labour Day weekend on their Facebook, then "they" (Popeye's head office) was claiming their Facebook was not their site and fake and that they never said they would be open then.<br />Oh, then Popeye's was claiming someone hacked their Redit? site and was making up dates.<br />I have never even seen the Redit/Reddit? site and just follow the Popeye's official Facebook page that links from their commercial site.<br />That they were making up such silly things is really just dumb-now "they" (Popeye's) is saying the same fake Facebook page is their real social media page.<br />People are not stupid, so nice try.<br /><br />I went to Popeye's the very first day it was open. The Walkley Rd location is a short walk from my house. The first thing that hit me when I was walking to their restaurant was the smell of cooking oil in the air- even before I could see their store.<br />I've been living in the area 10 years and can say that no other place that serves food has left a cooking oil scent in the air.<br />Maybe that should be a separate post, but I am really not pleased about that.<br /><br />But now on to the food, which is what most people want to read about.<br />The store was not very busy when I visited Thursday night. There was no wait in line and a lot of chicken was already cooked- so no wait at all for food.<br />I had a 3pc chicken tenders combo with 2 sides. The meal came with a biscuit and a soft drink too.<br />Bonus points for having Barq's root beer- that is my favorite root beer from the commercial kinds.<br />For my sides I had mashed potatoes w gravy and the mac and cheese.<br /><br />The picture at the top of this review is how my meal was served when I was at the restaurant. I did not yet open the potato or mac and cheese. This is what the chicken tenders look like.<br />I have never had Popeye's before, so this is different.<br />Most places I get similar kinds of chicken, they seem to call them chicken fingers or chicken strips in Canada, it seems.<br />I thought the tenders looked very crispy and are a different presentation than what I am used to.<br />First I tried the biscuit when I got my order- the biscuit was good. It is a regular biscuit-if you like biscuits, these are fine and not too much to really say about these.<br />Well, I make amazing biscuit- so unless there is something really different about these I am a bit indifferent.<br />The biscuits I make have organic maple bacon and medium cheddar in them and are so good!<br /><br /><br /><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
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<br />This is what my Tenders combo looked like once I unpacked my meal at home.<br />The mashed potatoes with gravy were good, but I was not expecting there to be bits of chicken and meat in the gravy.<br />I have never had Popeye's before and no one at the store or even on Popeye's website make it clear that there is meat in this. Cajun gravy? well that does not really tell me too much about the item- that is has Cajun spices I guess.<br />When the gravy was hot, it was good on the mashed potatoes. The mashed potatoes were quite smooth and not lumpy at all. I'm not sure if this is from the potatoes being from one of those mixes or maybe they get these in a bag like the mash potato you get at the grocery store.<br />I could not find anything on Popeye's site about how these mash potatoes are made, so I kind of doubt someone is sitting there boiling and mashing these all day long.<br />When I tried the gravy once my potatoes had cooled off, the gravy was very gelatin-like and not that appealing.<br />I asked what the mac and cheese was like (I know, a silly question-but I had never been here before).<br />I asked if it was more like a pasta salad or like with an actual cheese sauce. The girl at the cash said it was similar to kraft dinner.<br />I did not look at the mac n cheese until I got home and I guess it is similar to the premium kraft dinner- the one that had the cheese pouch you just heat up. The cheese in this is somewhat like Velveeta. If you like mac and cheese, then this one is good.<br />This is probably one of the few not fried, no meat items on the menu here!<br /><br /><br /><br />
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<br />This is what the chicken tenders looked like when they are cut up. You can see that it is just white meat inside. These were well cooked and mild. The breading was very crispy. I could not finish my whole meal and so put some of the chicken tenders away for later.<br />I had to put them in a ziplock bag to keep the scent of oil out of my fridge.<br />Also when I did go to reheat these, my kitchen smelled like oil for quite a while until I ran my fan and aired out my place a bit.<br /><br />With my meal I had the mustard sauce and the sweet heat sauce for dipping.<br />The mustard sauce was similar to Dijon and had a lot of mustard seed in it. I will surely get a lot more of this mustard sauce,I really liked it.<br />The sweet heat sauce was true to the description. The sauce was sweet and spicy- more spicy than I expected.<br /><br />Overall my meal was good and I will be back to try more of the food.<br />One small issue I was unaware of was I had ordered the Combo Dinner or whatever it is called with the two sides. I did not realize until I got my receipt that I was charged a <b>EXTRA 30 CENTS for a large Coke.</b><br />I was not told that there was an extra charge and also just wanted a medium drink- esp since I did not even fill my cup halfway with soda.<br />Also, the ice in the soda machine was not working very well- the ice cubes jammed and could not come out....so no cold soda, or st least not cold for very long.<br />If I have to think of any other issues so far, it would be that the menu is not always clear and it is on some computer screens that change their images all the time.<br />So one minute you see just the shrimp and fish prices, then the chicken comes up on the same screen afterwards. So, unless you read quite quickly, this can be slightly confusing if you are not familiar with the menu and have never eaten here before.<br />
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I was able to take a picture of the menu while there.<br />
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<br />Above you can see the menu and also how the chicken is cooked and ready to be packed up for orders. There is pretty much no wait as they are always cooking more chicken.<br />You can also see how the menu screens are always changing- the top one shows desserts and sandwiches, the one below then shows drinks and shrimp.<br /><br />Here is my receipt, this is what I ordered:<br />
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With the holiday season here,I figured it would be a great time to post about my experience ordering a holiday (Thanksgiving) meal from Whole Foods in Ottawa, Canada.<br />Whole Foods just opened in Ottawa in November of 2014 at the newly rebuilt Lansdowne Park.<br />I ordered my meal online and entered my credit card info and then did not hear back from the store,so assumed my order was fine.<br />No issues when I went to get my food, an employee unpacked my bag to show me all the items and even told me how to reheat each item.<br />This was very helpful and unexpected.<br />One small issue I did have,but did not mention was that the Vegan Roast was different from the description-but the employee did not mention anything about this.<br />It was not a huge issue, as I had never tried any of the vegan roasts before,but thought the hazelnut/kale/cranberry roast sounded so good.<br /><br />First I will post how each item came in the package and then a nice picture of my food arranged on a plate.<br /><br /><br /><br />
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<br /><br />This was what I was given instead of the <b>"Vegan Roast en Croute (454g), made with cranberry,apple,hazelnut and kale".</b>Instead I got this Gardein roast that was almost 1kg and also had 2 gravy packets in it.<br />The roast was still frozen when I got it,but I did slice it easily and ended up just cooking a portion for me-I was the only person here when I made my food.<br />But since the roast was frozen,I did save half in the freezer-that way I can eat some later-the best before is 2016 sometime.<br />The Gardein roast was good and it is the first time I tried one of these products. Usually I like tofu,so thought I would like this. The rice stuffing with this was very good too.<br />Whole Foods carries this roast year round and it costs $20 in the frozen foods section.<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
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This is what the roast looked like uncooked. The appearance is very similar to real turkey!<br />I have a very good chef's knife, so slicing this still mostly frozen was very easy to do!<br /><br /><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
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Here is the Vegan Mushroom Gravy (454ml) and what was supposed to be Cranberry Relish (226ml).<br />The mushroom gravy was the correct size and was very tasty-but it reminded me more of a soup as it was not really thickened. The taste was great,so that this was a bit thin did not bother me-you could put this on vegetables, turkey or even have it as a soup if you want!<br />The description for the cranberry part was written "Cranberry Relish (226ml)", but what I got was 454ml of cranberry sauce.<br />I like cranberry sauce,so not really a huge issue,but no one seems to be able to tell me what cranberry relish is supposed to be and I did ask at least 5 different employees at the store.<br />I usually make my own cranberry sauce and do not buy canned cranberry sauce,but if you do not want to make your own this one here is really good.<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br />
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<br />On the left side of the picture is the Traditional Herb Stuffing (340g). I did not weigh the stuffing and am not really sure what traditional stuffing would really be as everyone I ask has a different version.<br />Some people just buy Stovetop, my mother makes stuffing with celery,herbs and some fancy bread. Others use rice or even meats or tofu.<br />This stuffing had some cranberries in it and was very good. There seemed to be a bit more than 340g of stuffing-next time I will remember to check on my kitchen scale.<br />On the right side is the Green Beans with Toasted Garlic and Leeks (340g). The green beans were very fresh and still crunchy when I got this dish-maybe if I did more than just reheat a small portion the green beans would have been more cooked? I eat green beans uncooked all the time and did not want to heat the whole dish as it is too much for one person.<br />There was not too much garlic, so this was good. I do not usually have green beans seasoned like this,so it was a nice change.</div>
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<br />The vegan mashed potatoes (340g) were very good and made with soy milk instead of dairy. I actually like this better and usually do not eat mashed potato often. I do not remember what herb was in this,but it was good!<br /><br /><br /><br />
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The pic above is the final presentation or plating for my meal. I wanted to make my food look nice for myself and thought this turned out quite well!<br />The plate for this meal is made by Fiesta in the US.</div>
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<br />Above is another plate of food! I was hungry enough to eat 2 big plates of food that day.<br />If you have any vegan guests, this meal package is a great deal and everything tasted really good.<br />The price was also $29.99 and this is supposed to serve 2 or 3 people-but that even seems like a lot of food for 3 people.<br />I do plan on ordering this same meal package for Christmas dinner, as this was very tasty and would be good in case any vegetarian family members do decide to drop by.<br />Hopefully this review is helpful in deciding what to feed y our vegan friends and family!<br /><br />-Have you tried any of these dishes? What did you think?<br /><div style="text-align: center;">
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<br /><br />MiriamGhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10212143150314742389noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1582411982109225804.post-17230743955307377442015-11-30T00:02:00.000-08:002015-11-30T00:02:34.794-08:00Popeye's fried chicken Walkley rd Ottawa update.I live very close to the new and "opening soon" Popeye's Louisiana Chicken and thought I would finally get around to taking some pictures in case anyone might be interested.<br />
So far Popeye's had said they would open the Walkley rd store labour day weekend, then they posted on their "official Facebook" that someone was posting fake info and this was not written by them.<br />
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They (Popeye's Canada official Facebook page) had even said that it was people on Redit that made this up.<br />
Well, I have never even been on Redit, Reditt? and saw this info on Facebook.<br />
But it was quickly deleted.<br />
Then the next for sure opening date was going to be Thanksgiving (of what year,haha....).<br />
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Now Popeye's has gone back to saying they have "some issues" and will be opening soon.<br />
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Here are my pictures, I took these Sunday night!<br />
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Well, that is about it! Wonder how long it will take to open?<br />Have you been to the St Laurent rd location? How did you like it?MiriamGhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10212143150314742389noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1582411982109225804.post-13853302323505231652015-10-25T06:47:00.001-07:002015-10-25T06:51:55.482-07:00Super Duper Pizza review! Ottawa pizza delivery, super tasty and quick delivery!<br />
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I've been ordering from this local pizza place in Ottawa south for quite a few years,but just never get around to taking pictures of my pizza to review.<br />
Super Duper Pizza has been around quite a few years-not exactly sure how long,but I've lived in the south end of the city for at least 10 years so far.<br />
Tonight I really was hoping for some fried chicken and they were all sold out :(, but my second choice was the pizza.<br />
Actually I was going to get chicken and pizza and have a bit of both.<br />
My order was for a small pizza with bacon and pineapple (not a ham fan), and this pizza had almost too much bacon (if that is possible), there was some pineapple- but not too much. There was also a lot of cheese,I was going to ask for less cheese but did not this time.<br />
My small pizza weighed almost 670 grams on my kitchen scale and one slice was aprox 180grams.<br />
The dough on the pizza is quite thick,so even just one slice is quite filling. I had almost 2 slices and then put the rest in my freezer for another day (you can reheat the slices nicely in the oven, wrapped in foil).<br />
The small pizza is 10" and the cost was around $16 including tax. Small one item is $10.85 and extra items are $1.25.<br />
There is also a special on Mon/Tues after 4pm that is much less than other days-I just need to remember to order then...<br />
If I had to compare this pizza to any other kind in this city,this would be very similar to Colonade pizza.<br />
This is not one of those thin crust,fancy ingredient kind of pies. I like those too,but for a thick crust,really cheesy pie this one is Super!<br />
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Where else do you get pizza from in Ottawa? I'm always looking to try new places and types of food!MiriamGhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10212143150314742389noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1582411982109225804.post-10326081001516049852015-08-23T01:36:00.002-07:002015-08-23T18:30:03.665-07:00Food at the Capital Fair 2015, Waffle on a stick,mini doughnuts,fried Mars bar and poutine. A petting zoo too! (former Gloucester Fair, The Ex).<br />
The 2015 edition of the Capital Fair just opened and is running until Aug 30.<br />
Admission is FREE and it is located at the Rideau-Carleton Entertainment Center.<br />
This is the same venue where they hold horse races and some concerts.<br />
I have not been to any fair in quite a few years and thought it would be fun to check out for the petting zoo, stunt dog show and the food!<br />
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First I'll start with the food.<br />
There was the typical fair food-poutine,fries,slush,pizza,mini doughnuts and a stand selling some waffles on a stick.<br />
That sounded like an interesting item to try-I had a pepperoni and cheese filled waffle that came with marinara dipping sauce.<br />
The waffle was made when I ordered it and the cheese was in the middle,with the pepperoni and batter on the outside. This was not a big sized item,but was very tasty- very similar to a pizza. I would definitely order this again.<br />
There was also a grilled cheese and bacon waffle and that looked good too. There was some kind of bacon "bomb" waffle meat thing,but that was sold out-so did not get to try that.<br />
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I also bought some other typical fair foods to take home-mini doughnuts and some cotton candy!<br />
The doughnuts were from Tom's doughnuts and cost $5 for 18 from the stand when you come in the fair. There is also a Tiny Tom's doughnuts in the fair and they are $5 for a dozen.<br />
My doughnuts were made right when I ordered them and were piping hot,so I thought they were really good.<br />
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I have not done any Topbox reviews lately as I had some computer issues (broken laptop) and some injuries too...<br />But I plan to catch up with my reviews eventually...<br /><br />One small issue I have with Topbox is that I have been subscribing since the very first box and lately the items are quite repetitive. Mascara almost every month, nail polish, eye liner, Arden skincare (yet again...).<br />Now I do eventually use my samples,but lately could not use any eye products as I had a lot of contact lens problems. My eyes were super irritated and even the sun bothered me a lot.<br />I seem to be fine for now after not using anything at all in my eye area and use only single use eye drops,so it must be my allergies acting up...<br /><br /><b><i>Finally I will just get to the contents of my July 2015 Topbox..... </i></b><br />
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<b>*BareMinerals Lash Domination Volumizing Mascara:<i> </i></b><i>sample size 1.5ml $3.00/ full size 10ml $18.</i>I do not use mascara every day, at most a couple times a week. Will try to use this soon...<br /><br /><br /><br />
*<b>Blinc eyeliner: </b><i>sample size 0.7g $3.25/ full size 6ml $26.</i><br />
I like Blinc products and own their eyelash curler. I did not know they had a eyeliner,but have heard so much about their famous mascara-yet have never tried it.<br />
This sounds really neat- a eyeliner that "peels off" with water and some pressure. I will try this soon...<br />
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<b>*Elizabeth Arden Ceramides Capsules Daily Youth Restoring Serum: </b><i>sample size 7 capsules $9/ full size 60 capsules $74.</i><br />
This is a generous sample size and trial with a week's worth of capsules. I'm pretty sure I've tried these many times before and they seem decent. I already like a different product that comes in a similar format from another brand (a 10% vit C product).<br />But I will try this out for a week and report back...<br /><br /><br />
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<b>*OFRA Cosmetics Universal Eyebrow Pencil: </b><i>full size "sample" 1.13g $13.</i><br />
This pencil looks like it will last me quite a long time. I naturally have very dark brows and do not really use anything on them. I will try and use this pencil a few times this week and see how that goes.<br />
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<b>The total value of my samples this month was...........$26.25</b><br />
That is good considering the cost of my box is<br />
around $13.<br />As long as it is not pouring rain this week,I will use my samples and report back.<br />
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The Ottawa Night Market is one of the first festivals held at the newly renovated Lansdowne Park.<br />The "night market" is also on for one more day, Sunday July 19 from 2-8 pm.<br />I was there on the Saturday evening and it was very crowded and there were quite a lot of food tents to check out, but the lines were quite confusing- it was hard to know where to line up and where to pick up your food.<br />Also a bit hard to tell what kinds of dishes were being sold. There were signs mostly with "Asian text" and the price shown in Canadian dollars.<br />There was also, oddly enough quite a lot of non-Asian food for sale- like Greek food,Churros,Gelato. frozen custard, blooming onion and potato stand....<br />There was also a lot of tents selling grilled items and the air was quite smoky due to this.<br />A lot of places has grilled squid and lamb and there was even Balut for sale.<br />I saw one guy eat one of those eggs with the baby bird in it and kind of unfortunately said "interesting food,but I do not eat eggs with baby birds in them", but if you like them then good...<br />I do not eat much meat,and there is a lot of animal products I do not eat,but if other people want to eat them.<br />Well the Balut was only $3,that is all I have to say about it.<br />
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After a long walk around I ended up going back to the same table and buying some sticky rice with coconut,peanut and sesame seeds. I think the rice had green tea on it also.<br />I eat a lot of Vietnamese food,but the place I go to does not really have desserts,so this was interesting to try.<br /><br />If you have the chance, check out this event. It is free admission and outdoors.<br />It is also cash only and there are bank machines on Bank st and Whole Foods does cash back also.<br />
The market was neat to attend,but they really need to have more organized lines and maybe some explanations about the foods. I know maybe what half the foods were and the rest,well the signs were not in English,so that did not help me as I was not there with anyone who reads other languages.<br /><br />Does anyone have any recommendations for what other foods to try. I can always go back Sunday for lunch or dinner....<br />
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<br /><br /><i><b>These are the items I received in my Feb 2015 Topbox:</b></i><div>
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These eye patches were very refreshing and relaxing to use. My eyes did feel more refreshed after using these. The eye patches are made of a kind of thick gel that is shaped like a half circle.<br />
You just put these under your eyes and then relax for up to 20 minutes while your eyes get a nice treatment.<br />These would be good after a long day or being in the sun quite a lot.<br />
If you put these in the fridge, they are even more refreshing.<br />
I did not see any change for my dark circles,but my eye area did feel more refreshed and rested.<br />Also if you are careful and put the eye patches in a ziplock bag it is possible to get one more use out of these. (I did reuse these a couple days later,so I think that would be fine. not weeks later as this is for the eye area).<br /><br />There is fragrance in this product, but it did not bother me and was not very noticeable.<br />I would buy this product, it was a relaxing treat.<br /><br /><br /><b>L'Occitane: Almond Shower Oil: <i>Sample size 30ml, $3/ Full size 250ml $24.</i></b><br />
This is a product I have always wanted to try!<br />I was quite happy to receive this shower oil as my skin is extremely dry during the winter.<br />The shower oil had a light almond scent and was not overpowering at all.<br />Usually I use a fragrance-free shower oil, but this was a nice change.<br />If you use this oil with a bath puff there is a lot more foam and bubbles that if you used just your hands or a washcloth.<br />You do not need a lot of product when using this. I would buy this shower oil next time I pass by one of the Occitane shops!<br /><br />
<b>Dermadoctor, Inc. :KP duty lotion: <i>Sample size 30ml, </i></b><br />
My Topbox card said I should have received the Picture Porefect pore minimizer. I was sent the famous KP duty lotion instead.<br />I will have to try this on my dry elbows as I do not have "KP chicken skin".<br />The tube has a picture of a chicken and I keep on reading about this brand and how KP looks like chicken skin....<br />30ml is a good size to try and see how a product works for you!</div>
MiriamGhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10212143150314742389noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1582411982109225804.post-30662648307163964762015-05-12T09:30:00.002-07:002015-05-12T09:30:38.794-07:00SPRING! is finally here! Great time for some new resolutions...Hi all!<br />Spring is finally here and all the snow has melted in my city.<br />
The trees and grass are green again, what better time to make some new spring resolutions.<br /><br />My first resolution will be to post more on my blog. I have really slacked off on this for too many reasons to list.<br />I am going to aim for one post every two days.<br />Now I am not sure if I should keep my blog format the same- posting about cosmetics and some food posts.<br />Would a separate food blog be better?<br />I do have a ton of food related posts and it might make more sense to separate the two subjects.<br /><br />Resolution #2 will be to get out more and enjoy all the local festivals Ottawa has to offer.<br />The tulip festival is on right now and there are tons of lovely tulips all over the city!<br /><br /><br />
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I'll end my post with this lovely flower that I grew indoors this winter.<br />This was from a Amaryllis kit purchased from the grocery store! My plant got so tall and ended up being higher than my kitchen counter.MiriamGhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10212143150314742389noreply@blogger.com0