De Farine + Eau Fraîche is this A-DO-RABLE new café on Amherst street. The decor is so cute and the ambiance is perfect to study, read a book, or have brunch with friends. Plus: all the food served there is home made! How awesome is that?
Fuchsia Épicerie Fleur
20
Jan
2011
Fuchsia Epicerie Fleur: a charming little cafe that just became one of my favourite spots for brunch.
Hint: they don’t take reservations and the place is really tiny so I suggest you arrive early!
My hot chocolate with edible flower petals.
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Atomic Café
08
Jan
2011
Atomic Café is a temple of retro kitsch style. If you love Boutique Onze’s vintage inspired clothes, you’ll enjoy this café’s decor. Located on Ontario street, Atomic Café shares its space with Le Septième, a videoclub. I met with Martin, one of the owner of Atomic Café, for a little chat.
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Chocolate and rum truffles
29
Dec
2010
I rarely bake, but every Christmas, I make my famous chocolate, rum and coconut truffles. It’s an easy recipe that my mom taught me when I was a kid. I love it because I’m always the star of the party with these delicious truffles, when actually, the recipe is child’s play!
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Ginger Snaps
13
Dec
2010
I decided to offer everyone at Boutique Onze little bags of homemade cookies at the last staff party. Today, the girls from our St-Denis store emailed me to tell me that they had offered some of the cookies to our customers, who wanted the recipe. I admit that I’m a decent baker but I do love AllRecipes when I need some recipes. This one was posted by Marie Ayers, who says it has been in her family since 1899. I made a few minor changes by adding extra spices – a quarter teaspoon of allspice, cloves, and nutmeg. It isn’t the healthiest, but it’s the holidays so who cares! Read the rest of this entry »
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Creamy Velvety Carrot Soup
27
Oct
2010
One of my favorite soups that warms my heart on those chilly days spent outside is a creamy, velvety carrot soup.
You will need :
Directions :
In a medium-size saucepan with a lid, melt butter over medium heat. Add carrots and potatoes to saucepan along with onion, garlic, sugar, 2 teaspoons salt, and a pinch of pepper; stir to combine. Reduce heat to medium-low, cover, and cook until carrots are soft, 10 to 15 minutes.
Add chicken broth and milk to carrot and onion mixture; season with salt and pepper. Bring to a boil and working in batches, transfer to the jar of a blender (do not fill more than halfway); loosely cover and carefully puree until very smooth and frothy. Pour soup in bowls (or as shown below, in cups) and garnish with parsley and drizzle your olive oil. Serve immediately.
I suggest to accompany this dish with toasted Toasted Crostinis. Your guests will keep on asking for more.
Let me know of your comments.
Galia xox
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Sushi For Dessert!
09
Sep
2010
I have been on a crazy sushi raid as of late… I have actually been ordering party platters of 80+ pieces just so I can indulge my obsession nonstop for every meal until it’s all gone (no worries people, I usually stick to veggie and crab sticks… can’t say I’m big with messin’ with Mr. Mayo and fresh fish…). Of course I share too… I’m not THAT big of a pig!
I don’t know if it’s the shift in weather, but my taste buds have officially swung out of whack and everything comfort-related has become a major staple/craving in what I choose to ingest. I’m trying to keep it under control and not just eat poutine all day long like my cravings suggest… no easy task…
Sushi is always something that fills you up and keeps you full (good ‘ol rice)… but what I’ve most recently discovered is not the classic seaweed staple but a candied version! Possibly my most favorite sweet treat of all time is rice crispy squares. Something about their subtle sweetness and gooey/crunchy texture that makes me want to run down the street to my local Second Cup and consume the largest one I can find with a skyscraper sized green tea to wash it all down…Green tea kinda detox cancels out the sugar rush right? Hehehehe…Anyways I had a point before the vision of rice crispy squares corrupted my thought process… CANDY RICE CRISPY SQUARE SUSHI!!!
Are you as excited about this as I am?!?!?!
I feel like this is a rather epic find… gummy fishies, pink grapefruit to resemble raw salmon (above), fruit leather and Fruit Rollups as seaweed… whoever came up with this idea is sheer genius! You can even substitute the rice crispies for chocolate ones to get the brown rice roll effect! Coooooolllll….
Follow this How-To to make your own just in time for the weekend!
xox
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