I have no fancy pictures for you today (or ever, for that matter). Today, I have only pictures from my phone–a brief recap of the last couple days. My bestie-best-bestie came to visit me here in Toronto, which was much needed because I know all of three people here, and one of them is my cat.
We went to the Christmas Market and drank mulled wine. We watched Allie inhale a turkey leg (and then, like vultures, Bestie Becca and I ate what was leftover. Weirdly amazing). I also had poutine–who knew that was a Christmas food?!
We went to Starving Artist and had waffles. We went to the Beet Restaurant and had green smoothies. We ate a lot, and I’d say that’s a sign of a great friendship. We also drank some wine, and I made dinner: sweet potato gnocchi. Now I don’t like to toot my own horn These turned out really well for my first time making gnocchi! Gluten-free, at that! I was inspired by my Sous Chef at Impact Kitchen, who on a whim the other night made butternut squash gnocchi with thyme browned butter.
I got this recipe from Heartbeet Kitchen and it only has 5 INGREDIENTS. What? Yes please! It was really easy to follow, which is wonderful, because of wine. I tossed it in pan fried panchetta and topped it with parmesan–and I was so happy with how it turned out!
Unfortunately these pictures don’t really do it justice, but I was not going to whip out my camera when I was having such a lovely time! Sometimes life trumps social media, you know? Only sometimes though. It was a really wonderful couple of days, and it involved a lot of great food. And to me, good food with good friends? That’s pretty healthy. Especially for the soul. It’s okay to indulge!
Anyway, this is just a check-in–the world has been crazy. I have exams this week, and I’m working lots (both at the restaurant, and on my own)! I’m SO excited for the projects I’m setting up for 2016, and I can’t wait to share it with you.
Happy holidays, my friends! Leave a comment and let me know how you’re celebrating with your friends and family this month, and be sure to subscribe to my blog if you haven’t already!
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