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Valentine’s Day 2019 in Vancouver – Roundup

Posted in Dinner, Joyce, News, Special Occasion, Vancouver, tagged , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , on February 4, 2019| Leave a Comment »

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Are you looking for gift ideas for your dearest? Or dining options on this special day? Here are some ideas:

Dining

  • Bacchus Restaurant – $135 per person 4-course dinner plus amuse bouche
  • Black + Blue – $85 per person for a 3-course dinner
  • Boathouse Restaurants – $55 or $65 for a 3-course dinner
  • Boulevard Kitchen & Oyster Bar – $120 per person for a 4-course dinner plus amuse bouche and petits fours
  • Burdock & Co – $80 per person for a multi-course dinner. Only two seatings available with 34 seats each: 5:30/6pm and 8/8:30pm
  • C|Prime – $45 per person for a 3-course dinner
  • Cardero’s – a la carte 3-course menu
  • CIBO Trattoria – $68 per person for a 4-course dinner. You can also order this menu a la carte.
  • CinCin – $85 per person for a 4-course dinner
  • Crowbar – $200 per couple for 32 oz organic dry-aged ribeye steak cooked to order, served alongside freshly baked bread, feature pasta and two sides, all capped off by a sinfully decadent dessert. Only 14 sets available.
  • Dockside Restaurant – $75 per person for a 4-course dinner
  • Federico’s – $100 per person for a 4-course dinner, with live music and dancing

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Valentine’s Day 2018 in Vancouver – Roundup

Posted in Chocolate, Dessert, Dinner, Joyce, News, Roundup, Special Occasion, Tea, Vancouver, tagged , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , on January 31, 2018| Leave a Comment »

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Are you looking for gift ideas for your dearest? Or dining options on this special day? Here are some ideas:

Dining

  • Atlas Steak + Fish – $75 or $95 per person for a 4-course dinner
  • Au Comptoir – $80 per person for a 4-course dinner
  • Bacchus Restaurant – $130 per person for a 5-course dinner
  • Boathouse Restaurant – $49 or $59 per person for a 3-course dinner
  • Boulevard Kitchen & Oyster Bar – $110 per person a 5-course dinner
  • Cardero’s – A la carte menu
  • Chop Restaurant – $49 per person for a 3-course dinner, Feb 9-14
  • CIBO Trattoria – $68 per person for a 4-course dinner, including Albacore Tuna or Smoked & Slow-Roasted Pork Belly, Heart-Shaped Ravioli for Two, Butter-Poached Black Cod, Pan-Roasted Beef Tenderloin, Tiramisu and Blackberry White Chocolate Semifreddo
  • Federico’s – $100 per person for a 4-course dinner, with live music and dancing

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[Recipe] Nutella & Fig Jam Pie Pops – Happy Pi Day!

Posted in Baked Goods, Chocolate, Dessert, Home Cooking, Joyce, Pie, Recipe, Special Occasion, tagged , , , , , , , , , , on March 14, 2016| 5 Comments »

Happy Pi Day, everyone! Today some Asian countries also celebrate White Valentine’s Day, so I want to take this opportunity to share the recipe of the pie pops I made for Mr. this Valentine’s Day. The filling is fig preserves with Nutella. I really like the combination of fig and hazelnut and chocolate, and the flavours turned out very well. Just have to watch the ratio of fig preserves to Nutella – fig flavour is a bit on the subtle side so Nutella could be overpowering if there’s too much of it.

Nutella & Fig Jam Pie Pops

Pie Crust Recipe

  • Make one portion of my simple pie crust recipe
  • You can make the dough ahead of time and store it in the fridge for 30 minutes or more. Just make sure to let it rest in room temperature for a bit so it’s soft enough to roll. Otherwise, the pie dough would be too cold to roll and the dough will crack.

Fig & Nutella Pie Pop Recipe

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Sweet Gift Ideas for Your Foodie Valentine

Posted in Chocolate, Dessert, Joyce, News, Random, Special Occasion, Vancouver, Victoria, West Vancouver, tagged , , , , , , , , , , , on February 9, 2016| Leave a Comment »

Traditionally, Valentine’s Day is celebrated with the gifting of cards, flowers and chocolates. This year’s Valentine’s Day is just around the corner. Are you still looking for gift ideas? You don’t have to break the bank to impress your valentine – check out the following chocolatiers and patisseries. They offer some beautifully crafted, delicious treats that I would be excited to receive this Valentine’s Day:

Bon Macaron Patisserie

Their 2016 Valentine’s Collection consists of 5 specialty flavours with unique designs. They are available in a beautiful gift box that fits not only all five specialty macarons, but also two extra macarons in your choice of flavours.

Bon Macaron Valentines Day 2016 Collection

Bon Macaron Valentines Day 2016 Collection

The five specialty macarons are:

  • Cinnamon Heart – A white macaron decorated with tiny candy hearts.
  • Kir Royal – A deep pink macaron flecked with gold.
  • Mon Cheri (Chocolate and Cherry) – An adorable macaron based on the “heart eyes” emoji.
  • Rose – A bright red macaron sculpted to look like a rose.
  • Passion Fruit – Mini-macarons in the shape of hearts, X’s and O’s

On a regular basis, Bon Macaron produces some really interesting flavours, including Curry Mango Chutney, Goat Cheese & Fig, and White Truffle & Sea Salt. I’ve tried these flavours and thought they were quite spot on. Depending on your taste buds, you may taste the sweet first, or if you’re like me, I tasted the savoury flavours first. Either way, they were interesting, intriguing, and inspiring.

Bon Macaron Patisserie (3 locations)
2823 West Broadway, Vancouver
545-1689 Johnston Street, Vancouver (Granville Island)
1012 Broad Street, Victoria
www.bonmacaronpatisserie.com

Cartems Donuterie

You remember how much I enjoyed Cartems’ Christmas donut flavours. For Valentine’s Day, they have 4 special offerings:
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[Recipe] Panna Cotta with Pomegranate Glaze

Posted in Dessert, Home Cooking, Joyce, Recipe, Special Occasion, tagged , , , on February 24, 2012| Leave a Comment »

As part of our Valentine’s Day dinner, I made Panna Cotta with a Pomegranate Glaze. (Looks like it becomes a tradition that I would make some sort of dessert on Vday. This is the 3rd year in a row!) This dessert is very easy to make and is perfect for amateur cooks. It doesn’t need a glaze but it looks and tastes better with a sauce. I chose pomegranate as the base of my glaze because of its colour – the red/purple-ish colour was appropriate for the occasion – but you can substitute it with other glaze such as passion fruit and mango.  I also used an ice cream glass instead of ramekin, but for your reference, each serving is approximately 200 ml.

Panna Cotta

Ingredients

Ingredients for Panna Cotta

Ingredients for Panna Cotta

  • 1/3 cup skim milk
  • 1 envelope unflavored gelatin powder
  • 2 1/2 cups half-and-half cream
  • 1/2 cup white sugar
  • 1 1/2 teaspoons vanilla extract

Preparation

  1. Pour skim milk into a small bowl, and stir in the gelatin powder. Set aside. (more…)

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