Friday, March 25, 2016

Von Doughnuts

Its a very good thing that Von Doughnuts are far, and out of the way for me to get to.  They are DELICIOUS!  I would be such a frequent buyer.  For those of you who do not share my love of yeast based doughnuts, no need to read any further.  I was kinda worried that by time we got to buying these delicious treats, that they would be sold out, it was late in the afternoon.  But to my delight, they still had a pretty decent selection.  We picked up 6, to share with friends, although I wished I ate them all myself!  I hope I remember correctly what we bought, I believe they were, malibu passion punch, rocher, burtle (bacon & turtle chocolate), pucker up sucker (lemon meringue), raspberry rush (raspberry filled), and caramel salt n'pepa.  Of the 4 that I got to try (didn't get to try the malibu passion punch and the raspberry rush), they were all very good.  I think my favourite was the pucker up sucker.

Von Doughnuts











Von Doughnuts
713 Danforth Ave.,
Toronto, ON
M4J 1L2

Phone:  (416) 901-8663

Hours:  Monday - Friday 8:00a-6:00p
             Saturday 9:00a - 6:00p
             Sunday 10:00a - 5:00p

http://vondoughnuts.com

Sunday, March 20, 2016

Lion City Restaurant

Lion City has been around forever.  All my coworkers that live in Mississauga has said that this restaurant has been around for as long as they remember.  Must be good if it has lasted that long right?  My coworkers and I have been meaning to check it out for the longest time.  When we did make a plan to go try it, I got super sick.  And knowing that its Singaporean, Malaysian type food, it would be spicy, probably would irritate me more than help, so we had to postpone it till much later.  Full disclaimer, I haven't had much in terms of Malaysian or Singaporean food, so I can't comment as to what I tried is authentic or not.  My review is based on if it agreed with my tastebuds and if I liked it or not.

We ordered 3 dishes for the 4 of us.  The only dish that I really remember is the laksa lemak.  The other dishes, I think was either a Thai style fried rice noodle or pad thai, and a chicken and vegetable stir fry.  The laksa lemak, the broth was delicious, albeit VERY spicy.  My coworkers who could eat spice couldn't handle it.  I was barely able to, so I ended up eating most of it just because I didn't want  to waste it.  The noodles I thought was different than the laksas I've had before, it was like a very thick vermicelli.  The laksas that I've had before is usually a thick yellow round noodle mixed with vermicelli.  I was told by other friends, that is  not authentic, and it should be just the thick round vermicelli.  I just wished that the broth wasn't so spicy, you couldn't taste anything in the broth aside from the spice!  What a waste.  I have to say, there was a steady stream of people coming in for lunch, and each table, there was at least 1 order of the laksa lemak.  So I assume it must be good, just not for my tastebuds.
Laksa Lemak










The fried noodle was just ok.  Spicy and well, but not as spicy as the laksa.  But nothing to write home about.  My biggest issue with this dish was how piecey the noodles were.  It was almost as if we got served all the end bits in the bag.  Would have been easier to eat the noodles with a spoon.
Thai Style Fried Noodle










The chicken with veggie stir fry was quite boring.  I told my coworker thats probably because we ordered the most "White"/"Western" dish not the menu.
Chicken Vegetable Stirfry











Lion City Restaurant
1177 Central Parkway West, Unit 70
Mississauga, ON
L5C 4P3

Phone:  (905) 281-0860

Hours:  Monday - Tuesday 11:30a - 10:00p
             Wednesday CLOSED
             Thursday - 11:30a - 10:00p
             Friday - Saturday 11:30a - 10:30p
             Sunday 11:30a - 10:00p

Naturally Imperfect

Lets face it.  When we shop for food, for clothing, for shoes, whatever, we pick what we think looks the most perfect.  For clothing and shoes, these imperfect items will end up on the sale rack or end up at outlet stores and sold at a discounted price.  What happens to food, chances are that it ends up in the garbage, not even the compost.  In most cases, these fruits and veggies that look kinda weird, will not taste any stranger or vary in nutritional value than their ideal looking counterpart.  Not too long ago, I read on the Internet that there was a country, France I believe, started selling at supermarkets irregular produce at a discounted price.  I thought that was a great idea, and was hoping that the idea would arrive in Canada.  I didn't have to wait long, about a month ago, I was doing some grocery shopping at the Real Canadian Superstore, and found they have started selling a "Naturally Imperfect" line.  Prices were slight cheaper than their "Perfect" counterparts.  I bought some of the mushrooms to try.  Aside from the fact that the mushrooms were not perfectly round, some of them looked like 2 mushroom heads merged into 1, they were fresh and tasted how mushrooms taste.

Naturally Imperfect Mushrooms











Give the "Naturally Imperfect" produce line a try, its the way that nature intended fruits and vegetables to look.  And you also have the opportunity to save some grocery money too.
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