Cooking at Home: Victoria Day Weekend Hot Pot

Seven of us went over to Minji and Daniel's house for edibles, hot pot, and playing Betrayal until 3:00AM.

Spicy broth and tomato broth for hot pot
Dumplings, fish balls, seafood balls, rice cakes, udon noodles, king oyster mushrooms, enoki mushrooms, winter melon, Chinese yam, kohlrabi, gluten puffs, tofu puffs, bean curd puffs, watercress, and dandelion greens
Dumplings, fish balls, seafood balls, rice cakes, udon noodles, beef balls, and lamb slices
Spicy broth and mushroom broth for hot pot

And we got enough food to bring home for the next three meals because we bought enough groceries for a small army.

An excellent start to the long weekend!

Cooking at Home: Grilled Cheeseburgers, Potato Wedges, and Garden Salad (+ Gelato from Chocolate & Company)

Burger grilling time!
Grilled cheeseburger with potato wedges and garden salad
Pistachio, coffee, and coconut banana gelato

Went over to Chelsea and Braden's for dinner and had our first BBQ of the year! On the menu: Grilled cheeseburgers made with beef and mushroom patties, potato wedges, and garden salad. The burgers were so good, I had two. (Almost three, but you know, "self-control" is my middle name.) Then we took a walk after dinner with Chelsea's dog and went over to Chocolate & Company to get some gelato for dessert. I had decided on a two-flavour cup of pistachio and coffee, and then I saw that they had coconut banana and I said aloud, "Aw man, will I regret not trying it?" Then the girl behind the counter said, "It's one of my favourite flavours and I'm not even a banana fan. Do you want to try some?" And I nodded. So she ended up putting an extra half scoop of coconut banana gelato in my cup. And for the next 15 minutes it took me to eat my gelato, that girl was my favourite person in the world.

Happy Victoria Day!

Chocolate & Company

14834 Yonge St.

Aurora, ON L4G 1N2

(905) 503-0285

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Ying bought freshly baked apple crumble pie and house-made vanilla ice cream from The Village Grocer for the long weekend so she invited me over. I'll take dessert over fireworks any day. 🥰🤤🍎🥧🍨

Happy Victoria Day to my fellow Canadians! 🇨🇦

The Village Grocer

4476 16th Ave.

Markham, ON L3R 0M1

(905) 940-0655

Johnny's Hamburgers

As per Victoria Day tradition, we went over to Johnny's for burgers after fireworks:

Single classic hamburger with tomatoes, pickles, ketchup, and mustard

Burger innards

Crispy golden deliciousness

Best burger in Toronto for under $5.

Johnny's Hamburgers

2595 Victoria Park Avenue

Toronto, ON M1T 1A4

(416) 491-7222

Victoria Day Fireworks

Victoria Day means fireworks time! As a result of testing out continuous shooting on my camera, I ended up with a ton of pictures, so I made half of them into animated photos. (Warning: You may get seizures.)

Animation courtesy of makeagif.com.

Johnny's Hamburgers

Post-fireworks meal at Johnny's: epic charbroiled cheeseburgers, perfect crispy fries, and delightful vanilla shakes. Victoria Day might very well be my favourite holiday.

Victoria Day, Part II

My digital camera battery died in the middle of launching our fireworks, so these were taken with my iPhone.

Victoria Day, Part I

I just couldn't get into "Roman candle tag" (yes, shooting Roman candles at each other) for fear of getting set on fire, so I took pictures of it instead. That last picture reminds me of lightsabers.