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Maple Bacon Breakfast Sandwich from Tim Hortons |
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Maple Bacon Breakfast Sandwich from Tim Hortons |
The struggle is real when you're a foodie who needs/wants to lose weight and yet there's so much to eat.
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Maple Bacon Breakfast Sandwich from Tim Hortons |
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Maple Bacon Breakfast Sandwich from Tim Hortons |
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Orange Juice and Coffee |
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Pancakes with Syrup Three light and fluffy pancakes topped with syrup |
As if the dinner from Manchu Wok is insufficient we decided to try food the The Bake House since we haven't seen it in any of the food courts we've had the chance to visit.
It took as awhile to choose a dish, but settled on the Seafood Alfredo with a side of Croissant and Creamy Mushroom Soup.
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Seafood Alfredo Salmon, prawn, scallop, imitated crab meat, mushroom, and onion |
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Dinner from Manchu Wok |
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Lumberjack 2 Pancakes, maple syrup, three cheese omelette, pan fries, fruit cup, and Oktoberfest sausage |
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Corned Beef Hash Sautéed potatoes, mushrooms, tomatoes, onions, bacon and corned beef topped with two free-run poached eggs, and shredded cheddar & Edam cheese |
This post is written by my husband.
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Fish Furai Curry Panko breaded filet served with rice. |
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Chicken Karaage |
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Katsu Curry Pork cutlet. Served with rice |
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Chicken and Waffles with a bag of Miss Vickie's Original Recipe chips |
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Chicken and Waffles from Beast on Fire Tender roasted chicken, toasted waffle, aged cheddar, and chipotle aioli served with kettle chips. |
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Short Tib Bao Burger from Beast Unleashed Pull short rib, arugula, pickled carrots, radish, and hoisin mayo on a steam shell bun. |
We're celebrating our 11th year as a couple today. So I asked my husband to choose where we should have dinner. It doesn't have to be fancy, and it could be Tim Hortons or McDonald's for all I care, as long as we have dinner outside our apartment.
He said Mr. Japanese Curry or Suika because he knows I am crazy about Japanese curry and love what both restaurants serve. So, after 5:00 PM, we started our walk to Cambie Street to the location of Mr. Japanese Curry.
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Interior of Mr. Japanese Curry in Vancouver |
We ordered a lot of things. First, I had the Menchi Katsu Curry, while my hubby had the Tonkatsu Curry. Then for our siders, I ordered a small chicken karaage (5 pieces) and curry poutine. Finally, to end our meal, we ordered the Matcha Tiramisu and Vegan Vanilla Crème Brûlée.
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Menchi Katsu Curry Beef curry with a fried hamburger patty |
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Tonkatsu Curry Chicken curry with sliced pork cutlet |
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Curry Poutine Crispy fries with beef curry sauce and melted cheese |
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Matcha Tiramisu |
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Vegan Vanilla Crème Brûlée |
While enjoying our dinner, we're already discussing strategies when we return.
Genki Eki opened maybe a couple weeks ago near the corner of West Broadway and Heather Street, sandwiched between Michael's and Blenz Coffee.
We entered the newly opened Japanese restaurant and loved the interior. Check out the bus (or train) stop-looking décor with a bench and carton box-designed vending machine.
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inside Genki Eki |
Genki Eki is Subway-like in the sense that you choose which bowl you want in five steps. I'll list down the available options when we were there today.
Udon | Soba | Ramen |
Beef with onion | Chicken breast | BBQ Pork | Duck breast |
Soy Base | Spicy Base | Curry Base |
Wasabi Soy | Yuzu Miso | Sesame Base |
Tamago Egg | Fish Cake | House Kimchi |
Sweet Corn | Bamboo | Bacon Crumble |
Cucumber | Carrot | Snow Crab |
Tomato | Ham | Broccoli |
Vegetable Medley | Lettuce |
Green Onion | Crispy Tempura | Garlic | Pickled Ginger | Seaweed (Nori) |
For Me | For Hubby | |
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Noodle | Udon | Ramen |
Protein | Chicken Breast | BBQ Pork |
Sauce | Curry Base | Yuzu Miso |
Toppings | Carrot and Vegetable Medley | Tamago Egg and Bamboo |
Mix-Ins | Garlic, Pickled Ginger, and Green Onion | Garlic, Seaweed (Nori), and Crispy Tempura |
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Udon Curry Chicken Bowl and Yuzu Miso Ramen Pork BBQ Bowl |
Happy BC Day! We have no work today. Yay! We're just lazily staying home most of the morning, but decided to take a walk in the afternoon and ended up at Wendy's. We enjoyed a couple large fries (I should have ordered a Biggie - is that size still a thing?) and two medium-size Frosty - one chocolate and one vanilla.
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Vanilla and Chocolate Frosty and French Fries from Wendy's |
Afterwards, we walked around Canadian Tire a block away to see if they had any stickers. Then, we ended up at Michael's, where I got stamps.
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Lemon Shaken Iced Tea |
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Caramel Sundae Chocochillo |
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Beignets from Blenz Coffee |
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Beef Roll from Blenz |
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Butter Chicken Wrap. |
Happy Sunday! We're out of tortillas, so we went to Costco in Downtown Vancouver to buy in bulk alongside shredded cheese, cheese slices, and deli meat.
Before doing our grocery run, we had lunch at the Costco food court. We had two of the $1.50 hotdogs with drinks and French fries. I paid almost $7.00 for everything and was full afterwards.
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Costco Hotdog and French Fries |
After groceries, we went home, and I took a nap with the background sound of the only MLS game today.
Happy Sunday! As part of our usual routine, we grabbed breakfast at Tim Hortons before heading to Church.
There are no breakfast offers in the Tims app, so I ordered a sandwich that we haven't tried yet.
We ordered two Bagel BLT sandwiches, one with sausage and egg while the other with bacon and egg. I chose Everything Bagel for both.
It's alright. The bagel was denser than I remembered and wasn't toasted (there's no option to toast it when I ordered the sandwich in the app).
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Bagel BLT with Sausage & Egg |
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Bagel BLT with Bacon & Egg |
It's another hot day in Vancouver, so instead of coffee, we opted for Classic Lemonade and Strawberry Watermelon Real Fruit Quencher.
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Combo 3: 1x Large Popcorn and 2x Regular Soda |
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Bacon Poutine, French Fries, and Pulled Pork Hotdog |
To end my day off, we had dinner at Masa Japanese Restaurant and I had my favourite Assorted Japanese Curry. We were also pleasantly surprised to see that they know have a Korean food section in the menu.
From the new section, we ordered the Kimchi Fried Rice and Korean fried chicken. I'm so happy for this addition!
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Assorted Katsu Curry |
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Kimchi Fried Rice |
Real-time writing is the best. To break from routine, I spent the rest of my afternoon at Waves Coffee House along West Broadway.
I absolutely love this branch. It's spacious and bright. The sun is blazing, and I am inside a relatively cooler coffee shop enjoying my Iced Dark Chocolate.
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Iced Dark Chocolate |
Thank God for days like this when I can just enjoy and focus on my surroundings.
After a couple hours, where I was seated got sun rays, so I decided to move to one of the couches. I also ordered the Mango Fruit Shake (it's not good) and Chicken Fajitas Wrap (it's alright). I'll stick with chocolate from Waves. 😅
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Mango Fruit Shake |
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Chicken Fajitas Wrap |
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Lots of rice and cheese, a minimal amount of chicken. |
After 5:00 PM, hubby also went to Waves and ordered Matcha Frapp-eh and the Breakfast Bagel, which is much better than the Fajita Wrap and Mango Fruit Shake.
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Breakfast Bagel |
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Matcha Frapp-eh |
We also ordered an oatmeal cookie and a double chocolate muffin.
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Oatmeal Cookie and Double Chocolate Muffin |
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Guacamole Chicken Burrito |
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Guacamole Breakfast Sandwich |
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Red Bean Buns |
After our salty lunch at Olive Garden, my youngest sister, mom, and dad drove to Vancouver to enjoy Japanese souffle pancakes at Fufú Café.
Ever since trying their soft pancakes for the first time, I have wanted to bring my youngest sister here. I knew she was going to love it. My mom loved it too. Even my dad who doesn't like sweets enjoyed the pancakes.
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Tiramisu Souffle Pancake 3 stacked souffle pancakes, mascarpone cheese whipped cream, espresso sauce, almond chunks, dark chocolate curls, espresso flake ice cream, and cocoa powder |
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Tiramisu Souffle Pancake |
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Nutella & Caramelized Banana Souffle Pancake Three souffle pancakes, Nutella whipped cream, caramelized banana, Nutella sauce, roasted hazelnut, double chocolate raspberry ice cream, and icing sugar |
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Nutella & Caramelized Banana Souffle Pancake |
Yay! I am so grateful to spend time with my parents and sisters today.