Nothing like relaxing with good food, good company and good fun :)
Friday, July 13, 2012
Camping!
I'm glad I ended up going camping :) It was a really nice weekend of rest and spending time with people. It's so nice being outdoors! I got to sit out in the sun a lot, play a bit in the water, roast marshmallows and sausages and nap and have good conversations :)
I only dropped one marshmallow. I love it when it's a bit burnt and extra gooey on the inside :)
At the beach we found a friend :) I tried catching the little fishies but they're too fast, and smart. At one point I was standing really still to try and catch them and they started swimming into my feet. It tickled.
I found the next boy band ;)
Kuma! :)
It was good to be in this community again and be reminded of the things I am thankful for. I am slowly learning to let go of this community. It blessed me tremendously over this past year but there are new things God has planned. Just because I am not physically apart of it anymore doesn't mean I am still not apart of it. We are all apart of the greater kingdom of God and we're in it together wherever we are. Letting go doesn't mean you love the people less. I am learning a different kind of community, a community that has no limits, is global and includes all those who love Jesus.
Thursday, July 12, 2012
Tuesday, July 10, 2012
Baking Day :)
Strawberry Crumble Pie! Don't the strawberries look so good?! They were little tiny baby strawberries locally picked. They were all so sweet but ripening so fast so I decided to use it all into a pie :)
This is the finished product. I didn't get to try it yet. I'm bringing it over to a friend's house tomorrow because she invited me and my sister over for lunch. Hopefully it tastes good :P They recently got a dog! I'm excited to meet her :D
I also attempted at making Chinese Pineapple Buns. It turned out alright, though I think the bread could've been a bit more fluffy. I guess this recipe was probably also a Chinese recipe (duh!) and everything is already lightly sweetened. For the top crust part, I put half sugar of what the recipe called for since this is what I do for all recipes normally and they still come out sweet. But for this recipe, I should've put the full amount. It's not sweet enough on the top so it's missing the kick to it.
I'm debating whether to attempt at these again. Maybe on a day where I feel like cooking a lot. It takes way too long to make them. You have to wait an hour and a half for it to rise, punch the dough back down, wait another hour and a half, separate them into smaller buns and then wait another 45 minutes before putting on the crust and throwing them in the oven. I wonder how people make it in Hong Kong or Toronto even. They have it ready for 6am in the morning when people have breakfast. There's no way they start baking at 2am -_-
Canada Day Weekend
I drove to London for the first time this weekend. Normally my parents don't like me on the highway but they were next to me so it was okay. It wasn't a very fun drive. It's very long and tiring actually. We went to visit a friend who recently had a second baby. He was so precious! (Look! He's yawning ^^)
Our friend's parents made us some yummy lunch. I think it was a Taiwanese specialty dish, not sure though. They own a restaurant in Montreal where they handmake their own noodles. They told me to visit them every week while I'm there haha. I guess it'll be a bit of home away from home :) We stayed there awhile and played with the older son. He has so much energy! He's really smart too, he was reading us Chinese pronunciation words (I don't even know them!) We went to the mall in London after...it's worse than Conestoga Mall. They didn't have anything. We killed a bit of time before finding a Korean restaurant for some authentic Korean food. The restaurant we found was actually really good. When we first walked in, there were a lot of Koreans there which we took as a good sign. The food turned out to be much better than the Korean food we have in Waterloo. Side note: my mom loves Korean food and she said she would not mind at all if I married a Korean boy -_- haha
This was my Canada Day dinner. Doesn't it look delicious?
It almost looks like it could be from The Works ;) hehe We went to my friend's house for a BBQ. My burger was so so so yummy. There were sauteed mushrooms and sauteed onions which I love! The bruschetta my friend made was also so good. I don't know what she did too it. The bread was the perfect crunchiness and the tomatoes were sweet and juicy. I brought macarons but they didn't rise very well. They looked like green tea cookie sandwiches instead haha
We didn't end up going to Columbia Lake for fireworks which is a first. It's the first year I haven't gone if I was in Waterloo. We were going to but decided it was too crowded and took too much effort so we stayed home and play boardgames instead :) It was nice seeing them again. I love that we are like family. We don't have to talk to see other constantly or see each other all the time, but when we do spend time together, it's fun and comfortable :)
We had a BBQ at our house the next day. It was a feast. The T-bone steaks we had were HUGE. I couldn't finish one. We had chicken wings, sausages, garlic bread, potatoes...so much food. I had major itis afterwards but there was always room for ice cream :P
I made Sangria to celebrate Spain winning the EuroCup (wooot!) There wasn't much wine taste to it which made it just really fruity and sweet like punch!
The cutest kids ever <3 We played with bubbles outside as we were waiting for food and then watched Cars 2 and Lion King after :)
These are my daddy's shoes. They almost look like they could be mine haha
I forgot to mention that Spain had won the EuroCup! Puahahaha best game ever. Italy got owned so bad and Spain played so well! I was so happy!!! I made patatas bravas and we had carlsberg to get into our Spanish pride as we were watching :) heh so proud of my boys ;P
Toronto
I went up to Toronto last week randomly. Originally, I was going to go with a friend but she ended up having an interview so I decided to go by myself anyway. It was a nice little getaway from Waterloo :)
I met up with my friend and we had lunch in a nice little neighbourhood. It was really hot that day but we decided to sit out on the patio anyway. We went to a place called John's Italian Cafe. The service was terrible (I think the waitress was having a really bad day...maybe cuz it was hot). The food was good though.
I order the smoked salmon sandwich. It was really yummy. It had goat cheese, pesto and tomato. I never used to like smoked salmon but now I do :) We ended off with gelato at a place a couple shops down. I had tiramisu and hazelnut.
Afterwards we walked along Queen st. I loved all the little shops and wall art. You can find cute little things that you never see anywhere else. I didn't buy anything though. Everything is too expensive.
This is my attempt at being artistic. I think her dress compliments the wall quite nicely :)
We found a macaron place as we were walking. I wanted to try the neon pink one on the end. It was cotton candy but my friend said it'd probably just taste like sugar so I tried salted caramel instead. I didn't like how the filling inside was cold. I like the colours though :)
I went to Salad King for dinner that night. This place never seizes to satisfy :)
Seafood Fried Rice. This is what my friend ordered. It was so good. I am going to order this next time.
I ordered the Mango Chicken. It was still really good but I ordered it too spicy. Next time I know I can only order 1 chili. The 3 chilis made it too hot. I drank a lot of water and didn't have much of the sauce. I normally love lots of sauce on my food but I had to choose between burning tongue and burning lips or not so my choice was easy :)
I'm glad Toronto isn't too far. It's always nice making mini day trips, and I don't mind just hanging out by myself too. I didn't get a chance to hit up a cafe this time but I found one I want to visit next time!
Monday, July 9, 2012
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