黛黛食記 - 『KiKi』

啊.. 久違了的黛黛食記U勾來囉.. 想必大家都很想念這單元吧!!!（對不起我說謊其實根本沒人想沒人念..嗚）

台灣公司文化之一，就是很愛聚餐(有些啦)。某次正為家庭聚餐的地點而想破頭之際，老姐提出了一間姐夫因公司聚餐，吃過覺得很不錯的餐廳 - 『KiKi』 。

   

Marché Jean-Talon (Jean-Talon Market) 2: 10.20.12

 

If you read my earlier post, you would probably remember that the first time I went to Marché Jean Talon was during the early spring this year. It was still cold at the time, but they just started to have some spring produce coming in. However, it was quite different this time. 

 

 

French Vanilla Sugar (法式香草糖)

One of my favorite flavorings that I use a lot in baking is vanilla. I especially love real, fresh vanilla beans. Whenever I can for certain recipes, I've always tried to use the fresh, real thing such as in ice cream, custard, flan, or even jam (check out my strawberry-vanilla jam).

The leftover vanilla pod from my strawberry-vanilla jam recipe, dried and broken into 2 pieces.

這是之前做「草莓香草果醬」使用剩下並已乾掉的香草豆莢

泡麵也算是種伴手禮之... This is FASHION!!

朋友前陣子從日本的一日研習營回來，帶了2碗日清泡麵給我當伴手禮，最近才有時間拆封來品嘗(是有沒有事業做這麼大這麼忙啊).. 泡麵有效期限都很長嘛是不是.. 嘎在嘎在.. (安心狀)

New England Clam Chowder

Autumn comes early in Quebec. This is our second year here, and like last year, the weather started to change in late August. You can already see the leaves falling and the colors changing.

With the change to colder temperature, it naturally makes us all want to have something warm. This is also the time of the year that comfort food starts to come to the top of the list. One of my favorite classics is clam chowder. I'll never forget that the best clam chowder we ever had was at a restaurant in Newport. Other than that, I've had tons of bad chowders, most of which tend to have very few clams and be overly salty.



 

Storing and Cleaning Clams

There are many methods of storing and cleaning clams. Besides finding the freshest clams possible, the trick to store them, if you're not planning to use them right away, is to keep them cold and not to let the moisture escape. 
 

Discovering L'Affaire est Ketchup

Nous sommes allés à L'Affaire est Ketchup pour célébrer une occasion spéciale avec un ami, et le repas était incroyable! En plus du ce repas délicieux, il y avait une grande sélection de vins. La serveuse était impressionnante: le volume de sa voix, qu'elle a mémorisé tout le menu, et son énergie! Tout le monde était très sympathique, et l'on nous a donné des shooters gratuits. On était très heureux d'y aller et c'était tellement agréable!

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