Author Archives: stenoodie

About stenoodie

I'm a stenographer, foodie, avid traveller, and mom of 3 who loves to share her experiences with the world.

St. Louis Bar and Grill (Fairview Mall)

Posted on June 6, 2016 by stenoodie

Wings with friends! Five of us met up at Fairview Mall and ate at the St. Louis Bar and Grill there. This located has a wide open patio that everyone was taking advantage of on this hot long weekend day.

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Posted on June 6, 2016 by stenoodie

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Chef’s Plate: Handmade Goat Cheese Ravioli

Posted on June 5, 2016 by stenoodie

I had never made ravioli before at home, never mind ones stuffed with goat cheese, which is exactly the reason why this dish was selected out of the many other ones on the Chef’s Plate website last week when I … Continue reading →

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Vlaamse Frites (Amsterdam Airport Schiphol)

Posted on June 4, 2016 by stenoodie

When we had stopped for about 30 minutes inside the Amsterdam Airport to grab some food or groceries, I spotted Vlaamse Frites and instantly recognized it as a well-known franchise for Dutch Fries. Even though I had never had fries … Continue reading →

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China Restaurant Peking Am Dom (Köln, Germany)

Posted on June 3, 2016 by stenoodie

Peking Am Dom. Restaurant Peking. Day 5 lunch in Köln, Germany. For lunch in Köln, Germany, we decided to go to China Restaurant Peking Am Dom for some traditional Chinese food.

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Weekly Photo Challenge: Numbers

Posted on June 3, 2016 by stenoodie

Searching for this photo for this week’s photo challenge and looking at the rest of the album has got me all reminiscing about the past and my convocations in 2012. It is currently the season of convocations with thousands of … Continue reading →

Posted in Weekly Photo Challenge | Tagged convocation, numbers, postaday, students as numbers in a school, University of Toronto graduates, University of Toronto St. George campus convocation, weekly photo challenge | 2 Comments

Happy 1,000 Published Posts on stenoodie.com!

Posted on June 3, 2016 by stenoodie

Woohoo! From the start until now, March 21, 2013 to June 2, 2016, I have published 1,000 posts on this blog! I say “published posts” because I have written posts on this blog that have either yet to be published … Continue reading →

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Chef’s Plate: Espresso Rubbed Steak with Crispy Shredded Potatoes and Baby Bell Peppers

Posted on June 2, 2016 by stenoodie

Chef’s Plate has done it again, delivering utterly fresh and local ingredients and a simple yet tasty recipe for an amazing dinner at home. Chef’s Plate is a food program where you select the meals you want to make at … Continue reading →

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Bake Code Summer Series Preview (Molten Series)

Posted on June 1, 2016 by stenoodie

Thanks to Acorn Communication, I was able to try Bake Code for the first time! I had heard so much about this Taiwanese bakery that features European and Asian baked goods but just never got around to trying them — … Continue reading →

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#FeedMyPhoneInstaMeet: Toronto’s First Thai-Inspired Ice Cream Rolls at Arctic Bites

Posted on May 31, 2016 by stenoodie

Thanks to Patrick of @feedmyphone, my fellow foodie friends and I were able to try out Toronto’s very first Thai-inspired ice cream rolls at Arctic Bites. At the time of writing, they were not officially open to the public yet, … Continue reading →