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| Shortrib Poutine Pulled shortribs, cheese curds, red wine gravy, and green onion |
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| NEW ITEM: Garlic Fries Signature seasoning blend and fresh garlic |
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| Thai-Style Turkey 'Pad Krapow' with Green Beans |
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| Beef and Pineapple Fried Rice with Hoisin-Soy Drizzle |
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| Cuban-Style Black Bean Bowl with Peppers and Cilantro-Lime Rice |
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| Mexican-Spiced Pork Quesadillas with Tomato-Sweet Bell Pepper Salsa |
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| Smart Coconut Salmon Soup with Mushrooms and Squash |
It's a cold Wednesday evening and we walked to and from our neighbourhood church for Ash Wednesday Mass. After the mass, we went to Sushivan for dinner.
I had my usual favourite Korean-style Ramen, but this time topped with seafood. Hubby ordered the Salmon Teriyaki & Sashimi Box. I absolutely love the salmon teriyaki and I can't wait to come back and order it for myself.
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| Salmon Teriyaki & Sashimi Box Salmon teriyaki, appy sashimi, appy tempura, salad, 4 pcs California roll, and rice |
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| Korean Style Ramen with Seafood |
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| Rainbow Roll California roll with assorted fish, tobiko |
Yay for supporting small businesses!
It's possible that not many people "celebrate" Pi Day (3.14 - March 14) as we do. For the past few years, we've been eating savoury and sweet pies during Pi Day. With that said, here is my attempt to compile a list of the "best pie in Vancouver" based on articles or lists on the first page of the Google Search result.
These list is based on the following articles:
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The Wicklow is my favourite bar/pub in Vancouver. The food is delicious and the view of False Creek especially during sunset is just gorgeous.
For today, we went there for lunch and to watch the first game of the Vancouver Whitecaps FC against the Columbus Crews. We lost 4-0 with 0 shots on target.
I made the right choice of ordering my absolute favourite - Yorkshire Pudding to drown the pain of watching the Whitecaps lose. It's the first game of the season and there are a lot of games to go, but it's such a great reminder to lower down my expectations of the team.
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| Yorkshire Pudding Bowl Certified Roast Angus Beef, House Gravy, Garlic Mash Potatoes, and Horseradish Aoili |
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| Chicken, Pig, and Goat Penne Chicken breast, chorizo, goat cheese, spinach, red onion, pepper, creamy rose sauce, and garlic toast |
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| Nachos Cheddar, jack, Cajun corn, jalapenos, black olives, diced tomato, green onions, sour cream, tomato black bean salsa, and homemade tortilla chips |
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| Chocolate Torte |
Our 5th HelloFresh box for the year arrived last Saturday. I was planning to order six meals, but hubby said I should keep it at five, just in case we have other food from the family in Richmond.
My "housewife" hat challenge is that we have a small fridge. Yes, it's slightly larger than the ones you will find in a hotel room, and as such we have to manage how much food we can store. Another challenge is that we do not have an oven, so I can only pick HelloFresh meals that don't require an oven.
I accidentally ordered a meal that calls for an oven. Thankfully, it's just to heat the Tortilla Chips with spices which my air fryer managed to do.
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| Cal Smart Spicy Chicken Bites with Carrot and Green Onion Slaw |
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| One-Pot Southwest Beef and Cavatappi with |
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| Chow Mein-Style Chicken with Mixed Veggies |
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| White Bean Chicken Chili with Spiced Tortilla Chips |
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| Smart Togarashi Shrimp Stir-Fry with Broccoli, Carrots, and Cabbage |
I kept reading news on Russia attacking Ukraine and other than prayer, I wonder what else I can do to help. Since I have this blog, I thought of searching for Ukrainian Restaurants in Vancouver and I found two. If you know more Ukrainian restaurants and businesses in Metro Vancouver, please send me a message so we can add it to the list.
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| Ukrainian Village Restaurant |
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| Kozak Homemde Ukrainian Food at Victoria Drive, Vancouver BC |
IT'S FINALLY HAPPENING! After two years of anxiously and patiently waiting, Jollibee in Granville Street is opening on February 25, 2022 (Friday).
Jollibee Canada officially announced the opening on their Instagram page (@JollibeeCanada)
Jollibee will open on February 25 (Friday) from 9:00 AM to 10:00 PM for to-go (take out) ONLY.
The location will be at 833 Granville Street, Vancouver, BC. It's easily accessible via transit.
I would imagine the line would be long, but I doubt it would be as long as Winnipeg or Edmonton, where there's just more Filipino. You should get the Peach Mango Pie. My sister's Canadian boyfriend is obsessed with it as much as we are. I would also recommend the Jolly Spaghetti with little hotdogs and sweet sauce. There's a combo of Jolly Spaghetti and Chicken Joy - that'll be my order. If I feel greedy, I'll also order the Palabok (Filipino noodle dish).
If you like fried chicken or fried chicken sandwiches, Jollibee offers a delicious Spicy Fried Chicken Sandwich that can compete with Popeyes, Church's Chicken, and KFC.
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| Palabok and Chicken Joy Meal |
Or a better question might be why would Filipino line up for fast food like Jollibee? Read my post here.
My mom went to Jollibee yesterday and sent us a picture of the printed menu they were handing out. It doesn't have all the items we were expecting, but hopefully they add more in the coming months.
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| Jollibee Vancouver Menu as of March 2, 2022 |
Product availability and prices are subject to change without prior notice. All prices are in Canadian dollars and does not include taxes and tip.
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Jolly Crispy ChickenChoice between Spicy or Original and comes with free gravy |
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Jolly Spaghetti Bucket Treat $38.00
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Palabok Fiesta Bucket Treat $44.00
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We celebrated hubby's birthday today with the family on Family Day weekend.
My husband moved to Canada to be with me. He left his own family behind, and I always do my best to make sure he feels loved here in Canada.
I asked my mom to cook her Filipino-style spaghetti to celebrate his birthday. My mom (as always) went beyond and even purchased a cassava cake slice from Aling Mary's. Cassava cake is one of hubby's requests for his birthday.
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| Filipino Birthday Lunch |
A Filipino birthday won't be complete without lumpiang shanghai (Filipino spring roll) and fried chicken, so we ordered from Little Ongpin and LA Chicken, respectively.
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| Best lumpiang shanghai in Vancouver from Little Ongpin |
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| Best fried chicken in Richmond - LA Chicken |
My mom also purchased Black Forest Cake from Saint Germain Bakery with hubby's name.
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| Black Forest Cake Light chocolate sponge cake, Kirsch sauteed bing cherries, 36% real whipping cream, and 64% dark chocolate shaving. |
After food coma lunch, I introduced my younger sister and our only brother to The Sound of your Heart and how hilarious it was. For dinner, I ordered more fried chicken from Hi-Five (I forgot to take a photo!), then we played Overcooked 2, which made me extremely happy, and we also played Smash Bros (I didn't fall and die! Haha!).
It's lovely to celebrate hubby's birthday and Family Day weekend with the family.
It's the 6th ramen shop we have gone to in the last 5 weeks as we continue going through the list of the Best Ramen restaurants in Vancouver.
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| Yokohama Iekei Ramen "Homestyle" pork and chicken broth with shoyu flavour based from Yokohama. Thick noodles with very flavourful broth with depth and complexity |
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| Light Spicy Ramen with Chashu Our signature broth with a perfect balance of pork and chicken. Spicy sauce with a hint of sweetness |
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| Karaage Original House-made crispy deep, fried chicken |
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| Mario's Gelati Ice Cream: Panda The combination of rich black sesame gelato with a vanilla gelato centre. Topped off with roasted black sesame seeds. |
