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By AnnieApr 3Apr 30

Quarantine Food Bingo

What a time it has been over the last few weeks. While most of us are feeling helpless in quarantine (or self-isolation), we can turn to shared virtual experiences to help hold us together. I have been finding that doing little creative and productive projects has been an ideal way for me to combat my nervous...

Recipes

By AnnieMar 6Mar 60

Turkish Eggs (Çılbır) with Roasted Chickpeas

I’m not going to write a long story about how I visited Istanbul and fell in love with Turkish Eggs. I’m not ashamed to say that I fell in love with Turkish...

Caribbean

By AnnieMar 2Mar 20

An Inside Look at the Exquisite Rosewood Baha Mar in Nassau, Bahamas

Lush. Elegant. Peaceful. Clean. The Rosewood Baha Mar invokes all the adjectives that make for an excellent vacation destination. This past November, I...

Guys, I’m not going to lie. Tonight’s #takeout

Guys, I’m not going to lie. Tonight’s #takeoutday dinner at on my balcony was most excellent. @mirarestaurant is one of my favourite downtown restaurants to celebrate special occasions at (I had my birthday there last year!). I was a little concerned about how they were going to transfer their King Street modern Peruvian food energy to takeout form, but tonight’s delivery gave me a great taste of their creativity. If you’ve never ordered from them before, the $60 Prix Fixe Dinner for 2 is a good option. I went for the “Anticucho” upscale Peruvian street meat platter (an additional cost) and really enjoyed it! More info in my Stories. Thanks for the fun weekday treat @mirarestaurant! || #hosted #balconydinner #MiraRestaurant #MiraatHome #takeout #Peruvianfood #anticucho #anticuchos #cucinaperuviana #TorontoRestaurants #ChuonToronto #ChuonThis #TorontoLife #BlogTO #takeoutdaycanada #alfresco

Sharing some love for one of my favourite bakeries

Sharing some love for one of my favourite bakeries in Toronto today on the blog: @brodflour (link in bio). Yes, their products come with a bit of a price tag, but the flours and process they use are tip top quality. Anyone who has tried to take up baking for the first time during Quarantine will appreciate this! As retail starts to open slowly in Ontario this week, I’m observing and continue to be impressed by all the different ways small businesses are creatively offering their goods to customers. If you know of any bakeries who are doing cool things in Toronto (I’m still on the lookout for the perfect “ready to bake” at home croissant), please let me know! PS. Photos taken from quite awhile back. ||
#Brodflour #scandinaviandesign #ChuonToronto #scandinavianbakery #brodflourtoronto #torontorestaurants #torontobakery #foodblogger #supportsmallbusiness #torontolife #blogTO #LibertyVillage #libertyvillagetoronto

French Onion Soup. I remember the first time I ord

French Onion Soup. I remember the first time I ordered this dish as a kid at our local @thekegsteakhouse. I felt sooo fancy and sophisticated. For a long time, I continued to paint this dish as a magical thing; one of those creations that only a restaurant could make properly. Fast forward to today and I finally took a crack at making it myself. Turns out, making fancy can actually be pretty easy with enough patience and an Edith Piaf playlist. More or less the recipe below:
- Chop and fully caramelize 4-5 yellow and/or sweet onions in butter (with a splash of oil to prevent burning.
- Add a tablespoon of flour, a tiny bit of salt, and black pepper.
- Add a glass of dry white wine (or a few tablespoons of apple cider vinegar). Reduce for awhile.
- Add enough beef (or mushroom) stock to fill about half the pot.
- Throw in thyme and bay leaves. Cook on medium-low heat for about 30 minutes, stirring occasionally. Resist urge to add more salt until the end of the simmer. Turn off heat and let settle. Spoon into heatproof bowls.
- Cut off pieces of baguette and rub with fresh garlic. Place carefully on soup to cover top of bowls.
- Top generously with Gruyère (or Comté) and a bit of mozzarella if you’re down for a little cheat to get more cheese pull. Add a bit of thyme or chives.
- Broil until cheese is violently bubbly. Remove from oven and enjoy!
#ChuonThis #ChuonThisKitchen #frenchonionsoup #frenchfood #comfortfood #quarantinefood #quarantinebingo #quarantinefoodbingo #soupealoignon #fbcigers #thefeedfeed @thefeedfeed #frenchrecipe #eatwell #lifeandthyme @lifeandthyme #eeeeeats #foodphotography #foodblogger

Finished this illustration of Bergen’s Bryggen (

Finished this illustration of Bergen’s Bryggen (a @unesco World Cultural Heritage Site) just in time for Norway’s National/Constitution Day! On May 17, you can find most Norwegian families dressing up in traditional clothing (bunad) celebrating with hotdogs (especially good wrapped in a potato flour flatbread called lompe) and patrioticly-decorated sponge cake (check out the #bløtkake feed to see what I mean). It’s going to be a little less festive in the streets this year but hopefully still as colourful. Sending all my friends in Norway a #gratulerermeddagen! #gratulerermeddagennorge🇳🇴 .
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#bergen #bergennorway #illustration #norway #visitnorway #norwegiancity #norge #visitbergen #citypostcard #travelblogger #chuonthisstudio #chuonthisart #bergenart #bergenillustration #bryggen #tyskebryggen

Tuna of nothing...is just as tough. Today’s new

Tuna of nothing...is just as tough. Today’s new quarantine art and mood inspired by the @spicegirls and my lack of random pantry ingredients. Seriously, how is there no canned tuna on the shelves?? 🧐
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#ChuonThis #ChuonThisArt #ChuonThisStudio #QuarantineFood #QuarantineFoodBingo #foodillustration #childrensillustration #CannedTuna #foodpuns #spicegirls #fooddrawing

Adding a touch of spring to the bookshelves to hel

Adding a touch of spring to the bookshelves to help brighten the apartment (and another week of Zoom meeting backgrounds)! .

PS. @vanhaarfagre told me that the Norwegian name for pussywillow is “gåsunge” which means goose child (gosling) and I think that is so adorbs.
#pussywillow #pussywillows #gåsunge #interiordesign #foodart #gilmoregirls #eq3 #billybookcase #chuonthis #spring #springflowers #quarantineideas #homeinspo #currenthomeview #foodbloggers #torontolife #blogTO #torontoblogger

A formal portrait of my homemade pogi kimchi! Seei

A formal portrait of my homemade pogi kimchi! Seeing Michelle of @kimchikoreahouse and their Instagram Stories (saved in their highlights, and a few steps in mine) inspired me to jump back on the fermentation train. It takes a whole day to make, but I found a good rhythm of alternating between salting and washing cabbage and drafting emails and conducting videoconferences. 😊Another box on #QuarantineFoodBingo checked off! || #ChuonThis #quarantinefood #homemadekimchi #kimchi #koreanfood #chuonthiskitchen #quarantinebingo #foodphotography #fbcigers #foodblogger #pogikimchi #kimchee #urbanhomesteader #donutcomeforme #ChuonKorea

I checked the #dalgonacoffee square off my #quaran

I checked the #dalgonacoffee square off my #quarantinefoodbingo today! But, I came up with another slightly upgraded version. Instead of Nescafé, I used @foursigmatic #mushroomcoffee (intro thanks to @jordanharbinger). Less chemical taste and less jitters. I originally poured it over almond milk, but it was still so sweet. So, I made an iced espresso on the @nespresso.ca Vertuoline and then added a little of the almond milk and most of the Dalgona whipped crema on top of that. It mixed well with the existing Nespresso crema and the extra bitterness was much needed! I probably will stick to my black coffee for the next while, but am happy I finally tried this Tik Tok and Instagram trend! .
#coffee #ChuonThisKitchen #Nespresso #delonghi #foodtrends #whippedcoffee #icedcoffee #quarantinefood #tiktokcoffee #foursigmatic #ChuonThis #ChuonThisCafe #nespressomoments

The result of my cooking, baking and painting effo

The result of my cooking, baking and painting efforts over the last few days (weeks?): My #QUARANTINEFOODBINGO! .

I don’t usually do a ton of Instagram challenges, but this one is truly a labour of love ♥️. So, if you get a kick out of it, please for the love of all things food, share your progress and play food bingo with me🥫🥟🍷🍜!! My current bingo progress is in photo 2. Also, you can download and print a physical copy from the blog post if that tickles your fancy. Have a great weekend, friends! .

#quarantinefood #quaratinebingo #quarantinecooking #pantryorganization #chuonthisstudio #chuonthisart #foodillustration #bingo #bingochallenge #blogTO #torontolife #foodblogger #dalgonacoffee #sourdoughstarter #stayhome #stayhomechallenge

I present to you...#Budaejjigae! I had to walk sev

I present to you...#Budaejjigae! I had to walk several laps around my apartment building in order to work up the appetite to make and eat this crazy Korean Army Base Stew. As you might have deduced, this dish’s origin can be traced back to the Korean War, when Korean soldiers were introduced to the iconic processed food staples (like @spambrand and @kraft_brand and @heinz) of America for the first time. Lo and behold, the idea stuck, and today, entire restaurants and streets in Korea are dedicated to making this dish, and this dish only.
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The only sad thing about the situation is that it’s really hard to eat by yourself. But, I’m starting to think that making a family-style or family-sized meal for one person isn’t all that silly of an idea. I mean, you don’t have to eat it all at once! My current philosophy is: just because you’re stuck by yourself at home doesn’t mean you have to deprive yourself of “communal food experiences”, right?
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Process and recipe are in Instagram Stories. Please let me know if you make this!
#Koreanfood #chuonkorean #ChuonKorea #armybasestew #quarantinefood #quarantinecooking #pantrymeals #lifeandthyme #fbcigers #foodbloggers #chuonthiskitchen #lecreusetcanada #lecreuset #stayathome #ramenrecipes #feedfeed #alonetogether

I know this post was literally never requested, bu

I know this post was literally never requested, but I have been finding such a little pocket of joy in reorganizing my pantry over the last week. @vanhaarfagre thinks I’m nuts but I can’t help who I am.🙋🏻‍♀️It’s productive but also calming, which is kind of what I think a lot of us are looking for right now. And because I’m a glutton for punishment, I even wrote a whole blog post dedicated to deciding which herbs and spices to buy based on the kind of food you actually like to eat. Swipe to see:
1. My pantry today.
2. My pantry a week ago.
3. My pantry a year ago.
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Oh, and if you’re reading this in real time, I’m also going to go on Stories in a bit to give y’all a look. If you don’t have anything else to do in 5 minutes, join in for a random tour of my spices lol. || #ChuonThisKitchen #pantryorganization #pantrygoals #herbsandspices #lifeandthyme #fbcigers #chuonthis #foodbloggers #socialisolation

Turkish Eggs, aka Çılbır: poached eggs served i

Turkish Eggs, aka Çılbır: poached eggs served in a warm, garlicky yoghurt sauce with Aleppo pepper butter, herbs, and in this case, crunchy roasted chickpeas. One of the best things about traveling is being able to experience familiar things in a different light, and this dish is a perfect example. I’ve had yoghurt before. Garlic before. Butter and peppers before. Definitely poached eggs before. But combining them together in this, might I be so bold to say, sensual way? Would have not thought it myself, but for Istanbul (and a @nigellalawson video). I’ve finally uploaded the recipe to the site, so go make it this weekend! For those of you who already made it from a quick post I did last year, let me know if this is better! @xomdg || #TurkishEggs #ChuonThis #chuonthiskitchen #Çılbır #fbcigers #Turkishfood #foodforthought #culinaryculture #poachedeggs #lifeandthyme #feedfeed @thefeedfeed #torontolife #tasteofhome #buzzfeedfood #foodblogger #turkishbreakfast #breakfastideas #breakfastaroundtheworld

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