Plan B

Posted: January 14, 2013 | Author: | Filed under: Eating Out | Tags: , , , , , , , , , , , , | Leave a comment

I like being pleasantly surprised and I am always okay with plan B or C.

Some background. Work has moved me to Toronto. I flew in yesterday, unpacked my overweight suitcase and when getting ready to go out and explore and immediately became confused because the temperature here is in Celcius so I didn’t know which jacket to wear.

Being hungry and not about to order from the list of recommended places supplied by my temporary housing company (they had Pizza Hut on the list) I was not deterred. I looked out my window, checked out what everyone else was wearing and opted for the puffy coat. This is a ubiquitous coat in cold areas, my friend Lindsay says it makes everyone look like catepillars. She’s right about this. She is also very right about food and you should check out her blog www.thelunchbelle.com.

I went out with a destination in mind – Bannock –  because I thought it would be very fitting to have Canadian comfort food on my first night in Toronto where I wasn’t heading back to NYC in 2-3 days. Unfortunately for me it closes at 4 p.m. on Sundays so I had to tell my taste buds they would not be awash in poutine for dinner.

Toronto is not a one trick pony city, I had passed plenty of places on my walk over. I made my way back “home” and came across Elephant and Castle which was advertising Sheppard’s Pie on its outside chalkboard. There were other places with flashier signs, but Canada was once part of the English Empire so if I couldn’t have Canadian comfort food maybe I could have some English comfort food. I knew it would be a solid meal, but was more than pleasantly surprised with the Fat Bastard Cabernet and my beans and steak.

Today was my first day on the job and I brought my laptop home with the goal of getting Chinese take out and logging into work via wifi while watching Barney make fun of Robin being Canadian on HIMYM. Unfortunately the wifi network given to me by temporary housing doesn’t seem to exist. The hotel next door happens to have free wifi in the lobby which also extends into the bar which serves dinner. So I went with plan B again and am eating pork belly with chopsticks, writing this and enjoying another lovely glass of Cabernet at sen5es.

Looking forward to what plan B is tomorrow.

Glad I Took the Dare

Posted: May 7, 2012 | Author: | Filed under: Comfort Food | Tags: , , , , | 2 Comments

So I threw my excuses out the window and made BH&G’s 75th Anniversary Savory Ham and Eggs. And it was yummy. Basically overstuffed deviled eggs with a tangy gravy.

They give the option to serve over rice or with toast points. The better option is to serve on a toasted baguette. I would  put an extra dash or two of worcestershire sauce for an extra kick and pair with a red wine that can hold its own.

I am adding to this to my comfort food list, better on a colder day. Although if you’re cooking for one you need to cut back the recipe – it’s not a dish that reheats well. But it is a dish that I would make for friends.