Chef’s Plate: Huevos Rancheros

Huevos Rancheros with poblano peppers, sour cream, and tomatillo guacamole

Huevos Rancheros with poblano peppers, sour cream, and tomatillo guacamole

As you know, I absolutely love cooking with Chef’s Plate.  So much so that this was my 13th meal from Chef’s Plate(!), a food program service where you get to select your own meals and have the fresh ingredients delivered to you complete with a recipe put together by a chef for maximum deliciousness and zero thought process on your part.   Continue reading

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Hotel Review: Hampton by Hilton Amsterdam Airport Schiphol (Amsterdam, Netherlands)

Hilton Amsterdam Airport Schiphol

Hampton by Hilton Amsterdam Airport Schiphol located at Neptunusstraat 1, 2132 JA Hoofddorp in the Netherlands

April 16 & 17, 2016:  We arrived at our hotel for the next two nights in Amsterdam at the Hampton by Hilton Amsterdam Airport Schiphol in the Netherlands.  Upon arrival, I already had launched into their Internet connection.  Quick access wifi is always the best!   Continue reading

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St. Louis Bar and Grill (Fairview Mall)

St. Louis Bar and Grill wings

St. Louis Bar and Grill located at Fairview Mall at 1800 Sheppard Avenue East Unit 2016 in Toronto

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.  Continue reading

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Chef’s Plate: Handmade Goat Cheese Ravioli

Handmade Goat Cheese Ravioli with English peas, asparagus, and a brown butter sauce

Handmade Goat Cheese Ravioli with English peas, asparagus, and a brown butter sauce

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 was browsing for what to order to make at home.   Continue reading

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Vlaamse Frites (Amsterdam Airport Schiphol)

Vlamsse Frites Amsterdam airport

Vlaamse Frites located inside Amsterdam Airport Schiphol at Evert van de Beekstraat 202 1118 Schiphol in Amsterdam

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 from Vlaamse Frites before, something about it screamed must-try and authentic.   Continue reading

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China Restaurant Peking Am Dom (Köln, Germany)

China Restaurant Peking Am Dom

China Restaurant Peking Am Dom located atMarzellenstraße 2, 50667 in Köln, Germany

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

 University of Toronto St. George campus convocation

University of Toronto St. George campus. June 2012

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 graduates all across Canada and the world over gathering together to celebrate these successful individuals and to carry them forward into the next stage of their lives.   Continue reading

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Happy 1,000 Published Posts on stenoodie.com!

1,000 posts on stenoodie.com

Published 1,000 posts on stenoodie.com

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 or were “private” and hidden from view.   Continue reading

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