Miss Qu Barbecue & Restaurant at Commerce Gate

Miss Qu Barbecue & Restaurant

Miss Qu Barbecue & Restaurant located at 505 Hwy 7, Unit 91-92, Thornhill

Last Friday night, we had a mommy-daughter date at Miss Qu Barbecue & Restaurant (曲小姐江湖菜烧烤酒馆).  I spotted this restaurant the last time that the husband and I had date night in this plaza.  Miss Qu Barbecue & Restaurant is a new restaurant to grace the restaurant scene at Commerce Gate Continue reading

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Flashfood Purchases in November 2024

peas and guacamole cups

Best haul this month: $0.44 for each item!! (Original price of one is $6)

I am a huge fan of the Flashfood app where I can buy discounted groceries for my family consistently.  Continue reading

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Too Good To Go Surprise Bags in November 2024

 Too Good to Go surprise bags collage

All the surprise bags I bought from Too Good to Go in November 2024

A food waste prevention app called Too Good To Go is making waves around the country.  Have you used it before?  Continue reading

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Pine House Cafe (Steeles & Middlefield)

Pine House Cafe storefront

Pine House Cafe located at 5661 Steeles Ave E, Unit 21 in Scarborough

We found ourselves in the east side of Markham and I chose Pine House Cafe (松屋) for us to have our late lunch.  We had been in this Milliken Crossing plaza many times (where Matsuda, Da Fu Seafood Restaurant, Jatujak, SumiLicious, and Nguyen Huong Vietnamese Sandwich are, to name a few) and hadn’t tried this Hong Kong style cafe out before.

Arriving there at 2 p.m. on a Saturday, we waited a couple of minutes before a booth table was cleared for us.  It was really busy in there despite the Continue reading

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Flashfood Purchases in October 2024

Flashfood fridge with new logo

Flashfood fridges seen at Vi’s No Frills

Flashfood is the best app for saving money.  It’s a free app where you can buy items that are nearing their “sell by” date for 50% off or more of their original price.

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Too Good To Go Surprise Bags in October 2024

 Too good to go surprise bags collage

The 10 surprise bags I got in October 2024

A food waste prevention app called Too Good To Go is a fun way to try new restaurants and buy food for cheap!  Restaurants that participate on this free app can sell “surprise bags” of food that they weren’t able to sell by day’s end for 1/3rd of the original retail price.  Continue reading

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Brunch at Eggsmart (Thornhill location)

 Eggsmart Thornhill seating

Located at 8051 Yonge St in Thornhill/Markham

This past weekend, we went to Eggsmart at the 8051 Yonge Street location in Thornhill/Markham for brunch.  I realized I had last been here nine years ago.  The space is basically the same but somehow it looked different too.  Continue reading

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Afternoon Tea at Ruelo Bakehouse in North York

Ruelo Bakehouse baking kitchen

Ruelo Bakehouse located at 463 McNicoll Ave. in North York.

I am so glad that my friends brought up the idea of having afternoon tea for our catch-up session (in lieu of a lunch or dinner spot)!  I haven’t been to afternoon tea in more than ten years and missed the idea of it.

We chose Ruelo Bakehouse located at 463 McNicoll Avenue (McNicoll/404) in North York.  Continue reading

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Week 214 motherhood – more magnetic tile play, art exhibition, PA Day frustrations and joys

Bishops Cross Park Thornhill playground

Beautiful autumn days at a new playground

Week 214 of motherhood with 4 year old and 22 month old.  Continue reading

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Week 213 motherhood – Curriculum night, magnetic tiles, first optometrist visit

 printing numbers

Her first “homework”

Week 213 of motherhood with 4 year old and 21 month old.  Continue reading

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