Home cooking

Chocolate Banana Espresso Smoothie Recipe

Since my previous review on the Goodfood Breakfast Smoothies, I've been making my own version of their delicious "Cold Brew Crisp". This has been my go-to breakfast smoothie for a while so I thought that I would share my recipe. It's super simple to make and is the perfect balance of sweetness from the banana… Continue reading Chocolate Banana Espresso Smoothie Recipe

Brunch, Home cooking, Quickie Nom Nom, Wellness

Goodfood Breakfast Smoothies

When putting in our Goodfood meal kit delivery order recently, we decided to try the Goodfood ready-to-make smoothies. We usually have our own breakfast routine already but it doesn’t hurt to try something new. We choose the “Smoothie Variety Box #1”. It included four smoothies: 1 Acai Bellini, 1 Cold Brew Crisp, 1 Tropical Storm,… Continue reading Goodfood Breakfast Smoothies

Brunch

Art-Is-In Bakery: The best sandwiches in town and MORE

Featured Image: Chicken Caesar Sandwich with House Salad @ Art-Is-In Bakery This one of a kind gastro-bakery should not be missed when you’re visiting Ottawa. Location/Ambience It started as a simple bakery in a pretty hidden strip of warehouses in Centertown West and has since exploded to become one of the most popular brunch/lunch spots.… Continue reading Art-Is-In Bakery: The best sandwiches in town and MORE

Brunch

Quickie Nom Nom: Kettleman’s – the best Montreal-style bagels in Ottawa

As mentioned in one of my Montreal posts on my travel blog: if you are looking for Montreal-style bagels in Ottawa, Kettleman’s is definitely the place to check out. It is actually quite comparable to the bagels I've had in Montreal. In addition to their newly renovated Glebe location, they now have a location at… Continue reading Quickie Nom Nom: Kettleman’s – the best Montreal-style bagels in Ottawa

Brunch, Quickie Nom Nom

Quickie Nom Nom: RAW Pulp + Grind

This is the first of a new category of posts where I will only give a quick food review. Perfect for those TL;DR readers! RAW Pulp and Grind is a new player to the clean juices and super bowls movement with 2 locations in Ottawa: Preston Street/Little Italy and Richmond Street/Westboro. We were feeling like… Continue reading Quickie Nom Nom: RAW Pulp + Grind

Asia, Malaysia

Malaysia II Day 13 – Bali Adventures

Rise and shine to breakfast being served by Budi. Breakfast was included in the cost of the stay. This morning’s menu was nasi goreng and mie goreng (vs. mee in Malaysia; they spell it differently here). This was served with a choice of tea or coffee, watermelon juice and some more watermelon and papaya slices.… Continue reading Malaysia II Day 13 – Bali Adventures

Asia, Malaysia

Malaysia II Day 8: KK – Sandakan

Rise and shine at 5am as it was time to catch our 7am flight to Sandakan, located on the east coast of Sabah. After a quick 50 minute flight, we landed in “The Nature City”. We went to drop our bags at the hotel before grabbing some roti canai, roti telur (with egg mixed in)… Continue reading Malaysia II Day 8: KK – Sandakan