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.

24 months old – two years old!, library visit, sick with her first cold

Posted on September 21, 2022 by stenoodie

24 months old. Two years old!:

Posted in Motherhood | Tagged 2 years old now, Toddler's first cold | 6 Comments

23 months and 3 weeks old – attending a birthday party, small house reno, identifying the Queen

Posted on September 15, 2022 by stenoodie

23 months, 3 weeks old:

Posted in Motherhood | Tagged 24 month old toddler, Passing of Queen Elizabeth II, Toddlers attending birthday party | Leave a comment

5-Course Vegan Tasting Menu at Avelo Restaurant

Posted on September 9, 2022 by stenoodie

What a pleasure it was to try the 5-course vegan tasting menu at Avelo Restaurant! Avelo Restaurant is located on a small street at 51 St Nicholas Street in downtown Toronto. Be alert as you walk down the street and … Continue reading →

Posted in Food, restaurant reviews | Tagged Avelo Restaurant, Avelo Restaurant 5-course tasting menu, drinks menu at Avelo Restaurant, hazelnut cone, pea and mint sorbet lollipop, pina colada tart, tonka amazake and chocolate, Toronto tasting menu restaurants, vegan, vegan tasting menu in Toronto | 3 Comments

23 months and 2 weeks old: Centreville rides, third wedding, cooperation

Posted on September 7, 2022 by stenoodie

23 months and 2 weeks old:

Posted in Motherhood | Tagged Centreville for toddlers, Kiddie Boat Ride Centreville, Toddler antics, toddler attending wedding | 3 Comments

23 months and 1 week old – attending her second wedding, another Science Centre visit

Posted on September 1, 2022 by stenoodie

23 months and 1 week old highlights:

Posted in Motherhood | Tagged passive toddler, toddler playing with toilet paper, toddler still using baby bottle | 2 Comments

Mattarello, Italian restaurant, at Commerce Valley

Posted on August 31, 2022 by stenoodie

We visited Mattarello, a newly opened Italian restaurant, located at 230 Commerce Valley Drive, Unit 2A next to Tapagria in Thornhill this past weekend. I heard about it when MarkhamFood posted about it on their Instagram feed and raved about … Continue reading →

Posted in Food, restaurant reviews | Tagged 230 Commerce Dr E #2A, @MattarelloResto twitter, GTA food blogger, Homemade Pesto Gnocchi, Italian, Italian restaurants Richmond Hill, Markham food blogger, Mattarello, Mattarello menu and prices, potato gnocchi, Richmond Hill, Squid Ink Arancini, Thornhill, Tuscan Sunset pizza | 1 Comment

23 months: musical teapot, attending a baby shower, CNE

Posted on August 25, 2022 by stenoodie

23 months old:

Posted in Motherhood | Tagged 23 month old playing with lego, musical teapot toy, singing teapot toy for toddler, toddler's first time at the CNE | 2 Comments

What We Ate at the CNE 2022

Posted on August 24, 2022 by stenoodie

CNE 2022! I felt incredibly blessed and excited to be back at the Canadian National Exhibition for another year of fun food adventures! For the first time, we decided to go on a weekday to avoid the weekend crowds. DH … Continue reading →

Posted in Food | Tagged 2 ft long taco CNE, @fransrestaurant twitter, @ogchimneys twitter, Chickee Kone CNE, CNE Food Building, CNE foods 2022, CNE spaghetti $1.99, Deep Fried Cheese Curds, Eva's Original Famous Chimney Cones, Fran's Restaurant, fried cheese curds CNE, Jake's Seafood Co CNE, Let's go to the Ex, Let's go to the Ex 2022, Lobster Roll from Jake's Seafood, Mac & Cheese Pizza CNE, mac and cheese pizza, Montreal Smoked Meat Sandwich, new foods CNE 2022, Original Fried Cheese Curds, PB & J Beef Brisket Smash, pierogies CNE, Primo Foods CNE, Supreme Pierogies Inc., Terry’s Old Fashioned Lemonade, The O.G., The Original Montreal Deli | 4 Comments

Very Good Congee & Noodle at King’s Square

Posted on August 20, 2022 by stenoodie

August 18, 2022: The very first time we visited Very Good Congee & Noodle (滿意粥粉面) was actually on July 1 with some relatives. This Hong Kong style congee and noodle restaurant is located inside of the King’s Square shopping centre … Continue reading →

Posted in Food, restaurant reviews | Tagged congee, congee restaurant Markham, Markham food blogger, Markham restaurants, noodle restaurant in Markham, restaurants at Woodbine and 16th, restaurants inside of King's Square, Very Good Congee & Noodle menu, Wonton noodles Markham, 滿意粥粉面 Very Good Congee & Noodle | 1 Comment

Shanghainese Food at Mom’s Dim Sum [Defunct]

Posted on August 19, 2022 by stenoodie

August 14, 2022: Contrary to the name of this restaurant, Mom’s Dim Sum doesn’t serve just “dim sum” (assuming we’re talking about Chinese dim sum/small bites). It’s actually a small restaurant on Highway 7 and Chalmers Road in Richmond Hill … Continue reading →