Smooch Food: Love Letters to Every Bite

As mentioned in my previous post , we're watching a movie at Cineplex Marine Gateway and decided to have Tim Hortons. This Tims location has two new dream donuts , and I am so excited to try them. Birthday Cake Confetti Dream Donut Introducing the Birthday Cake Confetti Dream Donut from Tim Hortons. Birthday Cake Confetti Dream Donut from Tim Hortons  Birthday Cake Confetti Dream Donut from Tim Hortons The festive Dream Donut features a Birthday Cake ring donut that's dipped in strawberry fondant, showered in confetti sprinkles, and then finished off with a beautiful rosette of buttercream.  Birthday Cake Confetti Dream Donut ft Tim Hortons.  Unfortunately, the donut is dry. However, it is not overly sweet, and the...

As mentioned in my previous post , we're watching a movie at Cineplex Marine Gateway and decided to have Tim Hortons. This Tims location has two new dream donuts , and I am so excited to try them. Introducing the Reese's Peanut Butter Cheesecake Dream Donut from Tim Hortons. Reese's Peanut Butter Cheesecake Dream Donut from Tim Hortons Packed with rich and decadent peanut butter-flavoured cheesecake filling, this Dream Donut is also dupped in chocolate fondant and topped with colourful chocolate candy bites and a drizzle of Reese's Peanut Butter sauce. After a couple of bites, there's nothing inside. 😅 It was good because you can not go wrong with Reese's Peanut Butter. However, I was expecting a peanut butter surprise inside (or something), but there wasn't any. Hubb...

Happy Thursday! It's Canada Day long weekend, and we decided to go to Cineplex Marine Gateway to watch "Lightyear." Before the 7:10 PM movie, we decided to grab dinner from Tim Hortons.  This time we ordered the Loaded Bowls, which I think are so much better than the Loaded Wraps . It's easier to eat, and hubby felt there's just more food overall. Chicken Loaded Bowls from Tim Hortons Chicken Habanero Loaded Bowl from Tim Hortons How do you distinguish between the two? The colour of the dressing. The Habanero is pink, while the Cilantro Lime is white.   Chicken Cilantro Lime Loaded Bowl from Tim Hortons As part of our dinner, I also...

My desire for a cold drink on a hot summer day means ordering a Large Hershey's S'mores Iced Capp from Tim Hortons. With the drink, I included both the Chicken Cilantro Lime Loaded Wrap and Chicken Habanero Loaded Wrap. Between the two, I love the spiciness of the Chicken Habanero. Though, the Chicken Cilantro Lime is also flavourful. I chose slow-cooked chicken over crispy. Chicken Cilantro Lime Loaded Wrap and Chicken Habanero Loaded Wrap Chicken Habanero Loaded Wrap Chicken Cilantro Lime Loaded Wrap Have you tried both wraps? Which one did you like better?

Hubby and I went to Greek Day on Broadway today and enjoyed delicious food under the scorching heat. We decided to enjoy Greek food and ordered from the booth/stalls that sell them, so we skipped the mini donuts (even though it was tempting) and tornado potatoes and focused on finding traditional Greek cuisine. Lamb Chop from Cretan Association From the Cretan Association, we had lamb chops. We noticed that there are three stalls - one for lamb chops, another for chicken gyro, and the last one for pork. The line for all three is quite long, so we started with the lamb because it has the shortest line. We ordered 1/4 kilo of lamb chop combo for $17.00. It included three pieces of lamb chop, tzatziki, fries, and pita bread. Lamb Chop Combo from Cretan Association Lamb Chop The lamb is perfectly seasoned, and the pita bread is so soft. I want more perfectly cooked lamb. We only ordered 1/4 because we wanted room for other delicious eats. Pork Souvlaki and Loukoumades from the Greek Orthod...

Happy Sunday! After Mass, we walked straight to McDonald Street and joined in the festivities of Greek Day on Broadway 2022. You know that I'm here to learn and enjoy delicious food from Greece. We walked the stretch of the festivities to check all the food options, and there were a lot and have decided to buy only from those offering Greek food. Our first stop was Serano Greek Pastry, where we ordered one Spanakopita and one Tiropita. These are Greek pies. Spanakopitas and Tiropita from Serano Greek Pastry Spanakopitas Spinach and feta baked in a filo pastry. I absolutely love the filo pastry. My familiarity with filo is with baklava, so this feels like eating savoury baklava. The filling is delicious for both, but I thought the spinach one was just awesome. Tiropita Feta baked in a filo pastry This is our first bite of food during Greek Day on Broadway, and happy to report that I can drop by Serano Greek Pastry at any time to order the pies again or try other delicious brea...

Happy Saturday! After our late lunch at Suika and enjoying our McFlurry while hanging out at VSB Park, we ordered dinner from La Callejera Mexican Street Food. They're part of Thank Granville It's Food trucks (TGIF). I have been hearing about the Mexican food that allows you to dip things into a delicious broth, so when I saw that it's something La Callejera has to offer, I chose that. We ordered Quesabirrias (shredded beef with cheese) and Pastor (pork) Tacos with broth on the side. We ate our dinner at home while watching the BC Lions game. Four Pastor (Pork) Tacos I took pictures of the tacos and quesabirrias but forgot to take a picture of the broth. The broth was too salty on its own while the taco was a bit dry (given we ate it 30 minutes later), but dipping the taco in the broth is where the magic happens. I can't believe how good everything was togeth...

After a satisfying lunch at Suika, we walked to nearby McDonald's to get ice cream. Hubby chose the new(?) Kitkat McFlurry, while I had the more traditional Oreo McFlurry. It's perfect on this hot sunny summer day. Regular-size Kitkat McFlurry Snack-size Oreo McFlurry We enjoyed our ice cream under the shade at the nearby Vancouver School Board front yard.

Happy Saturday! I'm having cramps today, and my hubby is quite worried. So he suggested we have lunch at Suika since their Japanese curry is my comfort food. While I enjoyed my comfort food, he chose one of the items we hadn't tried from the restaurant. Beef Tendon Bibimbap Stewed beef tendon, shitake mushroom, cooked kombu, pickled ginger on rice, served in a sizzling stone bowl. Signature Beef Curry with tonkatsu (pork loin cutlet) Suika original stewed beef tendon curry. Chicken Dashi Karaage Juicy deep-fried chicken thigh, crispy on the outside and filled with rich dashi shoyu flavour

This menu is based on the Instagram story on the Goldilocks Canada account. Goldilocks Canada Restaurant Menu You can view the restaurant menu by clicking this link . Goldilocks Canada Bakery Menu The prices below are in Canadian dollars and are subject to change without prior notice. Bread Menu Bread Product Name Description Pieces or Size Price Baliwag Pandesal Dinner Roll 12 pieces per pack $3.50 Pandesal Sweet Dinner Roll 12 pieces per pack $4.75 Pandeleche Sweet Hawaiian Bread 12 pieces per pack $3.50 Pandesiosa Sweet Milk Bread with butter and sugar $3.50 Loaf Available flavours: Buko Pandan Red Bean Ube (Purple Yam) Yellow Be...

This menu is based on the Instagram story on the Goldilocks Canada account. Goldilocks Canada Bakery Menu You can view the bakery menu by clicking this link . Goldilocks Canada Restaurant Menu The prices below are in Canadian dollars and are subject to change without prior notice. Silog (All-Day Breakfast) and Appetizers All silogs come with a sunny side up egg and garlic rice. Silog (All-Day Breakfast) Product Name Description Price Adobosilog Adobo Chicken $11.95 Bangusilog Bangus (milk fish) $12.40 BBQsilog Chicken or Pork BBQ $8.95 Longsilog Longanisa (Sweet Filipino Sausage) $11.65 Tocilog Tocino (Sweet Filipino Pork) $9.50 Rice Medley (Spicy) Lechon Kawali (Pork Belly) $20.55 ...

It's that time of the month to try the seasonal cheesecake flavour from Trees Cheesecake + Organic Coffee. This month they are offering a Banana Cream Cheesecake. It's delicious! Banana Cream Cheesecake List of Seasonal Cheesecake from Trees Cheesecake + Organic Coffee Below is a list of the seasonal cheesecakes we have tried from Trees arranged alphabetically as of this visit. Almond Marzipan Cheesecake Banana Cream Cheesecake Banoffee Cheesecake Coconut Dream Cheesecake Ferrero Rocher Cheesecake Mango Cheesecake Matcha Cheesecake Peanut Butter Cheesecake Pumpki...

TGIF is back!  The South Granville Business Improvement Association (SGBIA) organized Thank Granville It's Food Trucks (TGIF). Every Friday, Saturday, and Sunday from 12 noon until 7 in the evening from June through the last weekend of August, there will be a  rotating lineup of food trucks  along West 10th Avenue at Fir Street in front of the Vancouver School Board building. Lunch from Tokyo Katsu-Sand After our walk today, we went to the corner of Fir Street and West 10th Avenue for lunch. There are five food trucks in the neighbourhood today, and the only one we haven't tried is Tokyo Katsu-Sand. Hubby pointed out that the "Sand" in their name is for sandwiches and not actual sand. 😁 Lunch from Tokyo Katsu-Sand Gyu-Katsu Deep-fried Canadian strip loin beef cutlet, gyu-katsu sauce, and wasabi-mixed m...

Happy Sunday! After Mass today, we decided to walk around and ended up doing a 9-kilometre walk in portions of the Seawall and across two bridges. On the False Creek side, we saw Uno Gelato open on the side of Mahony and Sons (now called Mahony's Tavern). I ordered Roasted Hazelnut while my husband went for Pistacho.  Pistachio Gelato and Roasted Hazelnut Gelato I am grateful that we're not allergic to nuts since we enjoyed both ice creams while continuing our walk. The flavour is so distinct and pronounced. Paced Walking

Happy Sunday! For breakfast today, we're going to enjoy two Farmer's Breakfast Wraps for $6.30 to utilize my weekly offer from Tims. I also ordered a small coffee and a small hot chocolate redeemed with our Tims Rewards points. Sausage Farmer's Breakfast Wrap Bacon Farmer's Breakfast Wrap We enjoyed our meal while slowly walking to church for Sunday Mass.