I forgot that our Internet connection at home in Toronto mysteriously does not allow me to upload photos! Quel bummer. I will be back soon with photos of Christmas feasting and other good times! Meanwhile, some lazy hazy music –

It’s almost moving time! Oh the joys of being a co-op student – moving every four months! You’d think I’d have it down to a science at this point, but nay – I’m still disorganized and get a little stressed out about packing and cleaning in a very limited amount of time. I already took […]

For carol-singing, card-crafting, and gingerbread-cookie making! First batch of (hopefully) many Christmas cookies- Before- And after- I only snagged two because I had many people to give them to, but I shall be making them again soon…preferably with red AND green sprinkles next time! *** The new love of my life: Many a snack plate […]

It was ICKY outside yesterday (freezing rain and the ground was covered with a thick layer of slush) so I set out to make some comfort food: rice pudding! It didn’t turn out very pudding-y – more like sweet brown rice – but it’s still tasty! Used (these are all estimates – I didn’t bother […]

I’ve been doing some intense studying for my modern American lit exam this weekend, which necessitates mucho COFFEE and BRAIN FOOD! Exhibit A: Dinosaur mug of coffee Exhibit B: Chickpea salad with a chopped bell pepper and walnuts Exhibit C: Oat bran with pb, a little bit of pumpkin, raspberries, walnuts, and pumpkin seeds Exhibit D: […]

Gosh, it’s weird how sore my arms and core get from running – but I’m excited to keep it up and build up that endurance! My short-term goal is to be able to run 5km in 35 min-gotta start somewhere 🙂 Speaking of running, how inspiring was today’s episode of the Biggest Loser where they all run […]

I actually had pumpkin to use up in the fridge (this is a rare occurance – normally I go through a giant can alarmingly quickly), so I made some vegan pumpkin chocolate chip muffins to bring along to a dinner. Um yeah, I don’t know what I did wrong, but they turned out very dry […]

What to do when you have no idea what to make for dinner? Stir-fry, of course! I wanted to make some sort of coconut milk curry sauce, but alas, turns out coconut milk doesn’t keep in the fridge for 2+ weeks! Yeah…curdled coconut milk looks like brains and smells of sulphur/rotten eggs. DELISH! Luckily, I […]