Sugar Shacking

I went sugar shacking last Saturday. It's a pretty popular place - touristy, but the locals love it too. Basically, it's like blast from the past. You eat traditional QC food and listen to QC music. :)

On the way.

Look! they have horses too. haha. it's a carriage ride to the restaurant ..which is a 2 minute walk away. :p I guess it's part of the experience. :)
I don't know whether you can see this very well. But they had meat balls, mash potato, egg (like steam egg?), meat pie with fruit chutney, ham, sausages, bread AND MAPLE SYRUP!
Ok. but imagine a full bottle!!
Sugar pie and pancakes for dessert. But too sweet lah.

This was what was playing.
Then after, we went for taffy. :))
There was a bakery there. look at that oven. :)
bread for the resto.
raisin buns!! yummy. :)
cinnamon buns covered with ..yup..maple syrup.
Maple trees - they collect the liquid from the pails every morning.
Gen and I :)



Here is something more important though -
http://www.268generation.com/2.0/splash3.htm
Turn to God and listen to some stuff about Him.
Man, God is so amazing!!!!

Pao Shmao

So...yeah..pao...
Now, you know I really like Paos right. :)
Kaya pao, cha siew pao, plain pao..(but not tai pao!)
But I have to say..pao from a packet..maybe not the best lah. :)


So I followed the instructions..but I didn't add sugar. So maybe this makes a big difference.

It was very easy to make but I really didn't like the taste. I don't know. Maybe I'll try again.

I had planned to eat pao for lunch but..I couldn't go ahead with it. I ate one though. :)
So instead..
Indo MEE with cucumber and hard boiled egg. mm.

Anyway, I was quite disappointed with the pao experience.
So then I thought - hey, English Muffins!

I don't need an oven for that. :)

I found two recipes - one from Reinhart, and the other from Delia.
I settled for Reinhart although I think I'll try Delia's recipe one of these days.
Look at these lovelies. :)
Yay! English muffins ready!
Looking good!

some cooking

hi hi!
wah. guess what i got???

YEAHH!! pao flour! hehe.

anyway, i found some chocolate for sale, so i made something.

i had toasted some almonds for almond buttertoffee crunch, and had candied some orange peel for some ..candy project. anyway, so i chopped the almonds and peel, sprinkled some fleur de sel, tempered the chocolate - and voila!

i was tempted to add some granola..but decided to keep things simple.
after all, i can always have this WITH granola! :)