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A Tiramisu Kind of Halloween!

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Happy Halloween Everyone!!! Eeek! I absolutely cannot wait to take the kiddos out trick or treating!! (And maybe sneak a few candies or two from their baskets).

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I first made tiramisu because it was one of my friend’s favourite desserts! So I tried my best to come up with a recipe that worked for their tastes~ Still experimenting around. Definitely the kind of eggs you have seem to make the difference. AND most important is to not soak your ladyfingers in the coffee and rum mixture for too long or else you’re going to have a very soggy tiramisu.

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I found some passion fruit on sale! I was originally going to put it on the cake… but it really didn’t match so just settled on having it drizzled in the raspberries ahaha. The raspberries worked really well this as it provided that tartness for that contrast with the sweet dessert. Yeah, I made the tiramisu too sweet this time for my liking… BUT it seems like we all liked the hint of rose in the whip cream! 😀

 

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Another angle for your viewing pleasure~

HAVE A SAFE AND HAPPY HALLOWEEN!!!

-LOVE MISH!!

Cooking Experiments~

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When I start experimenting in the kitchen it’s usually either of the following reasons:

  1. Limited ingredients and need to be creative
  2. I feel inspired! / I’m cooking for someone I care about!
  3. There’s leftovers for days and I need to be creative in mixing it up with something so I don’t get bored

Mostly #3 applies to me the most! Anyone else feeling me? Haha

Let’s show you three of those dishes!

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Roasted butternut squash with Israeli couscous.

This experiment came from the I-don’t-have-much-ingredients-and-need-to-be-creative.

So, if you ever work for this place called Organic Box, what’s amazing is that because they don’t want to waste food, they let their employees take home any leftovers. Parents were ecstatic while it lasted… but it kind of meant they neglected to buy any groceries for a while.

What did we have in the fridge? Tomatoes, some pieces of butternut squash, green peppers and onions. In the pantry we had this Israeli couscous that I decided to try and use.

I roasted the butternut squash with some garlic and peppers before putting it in the pan to fry.

Anyways, at least the fam enjoyed it! Haha.

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This is the leftovers-for-days-so-I-need-to-be-creative dish.

Can you figure out the leftovers?! It’s the spiced chicken wings that I took the tedious task of shredding apart :’D.

I am super excited we had fresh herbs to make the dish! The sauce comes out way more fragrant. Always excited to make some different lunches for the sis!

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Last but not least! When there’s a get-together or I get into the sudden inspiration to cook for my friends (or maybe someone I like), I can’t help but challenge myself to try something I haven’t made before!

This one is extra special to me as the special red soybean miso sauce is from Nagoya, Japan! I’m terrible at deep-frying things, so I worked extra hard in trying to get this right… So many steps you can’t do wrong T^T. Butttt other than the person saying it wasn’t salty enough pffft, I think it was alright :3.

Heh. Look guys. It looks like a fish from up top right?!

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How am I doing?! Do you guys like seeing my homemade creations? Or do you prefer more restaurant postings! I promise the next one will be a restaurant review!

 

Lovu Lovu,

Mish

 

Moxie’s at WEM

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I had a quick meet-up with someone to discuss about some plans on future volunteer opportunities and they treated me to dinner. Now, meeting at WEM (West Edmonton Mall) and then deciding a dinner spot is always quite difficult. To me anyways.

We finally settled down on Moxie’s. Fun fact: Moxie’s is a Canadian restaurant chain and uses Ocean-Wise seafood for their dishes!

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Pretty sure this is the prawn linguine: half baby lobster tail, prawns, rustic tomato sauce ($23 ¾). I must say how smart it is to put fractions instead of the .75 on the menu. Looks more fancier. But if you’re like me, it also makes me panic when I see fractions. (Thank goodness for the Berenstein bears episode that helped me :p ).

I’m not sure if it’s the location that makes the food but I didn’t really like the sauce or the texture of the noodles. It seemed to lack some flavour. To be honest this seems like a nice dish you quickly throw together at home.

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Sorry for the horrible angle of the pictures haha! I was so hungry I just quickly snapped it.

This is the red thai curry: stir-fried veggies, jasmine rice, curry-buttered naan ($15). It actually costs another $5.50 to add chicken or prawns. The flavour is not bad but it is the naan that I didn’t really like. Just a bit disappointed that the curry didn’t come out hot, it was more room temperature.

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Why is it that I always remember to take a picture of the dessert menu but not the main one haha.

What I do like about Moxie’s is that is sets a nice atmosphere for dates and other get-togethers. Plus the service is usually pretty informative and friendly. But the lighting :(. Didn’t work well for my phone camera.

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Salted caramel and pecan cheesecake. I think sometimes I’m more excited about the toppings than the actual main star of the show. Blackberries was first introduced to me by a friend and somehow it just stuck with me.

The mandarins could’ve been peeled a lot better for not only presentation purposes, but also so the guest isn’t busy trying to pick out the hard central core left behind.

Overall, it wasn’t bad, a little bit on the sweeter side than I’m comfortable with, but I can see many of my friends liking it :p.

 

Oh look at that, Happy Thanksgiving everyone!

 

-Mishy