Politics Sep 21, 2008 The Waffle No Comments Breakfast – Cinnamon french toast, bacon, pineapple. Lunch – Refried beans and chicken burritos, corn chips and salsa, mexican fried rice, corn, coffee cake. Dinner – Pork souvlaki, sundried tomatoes, chicken and peppers pizza.
My friend Scott, a Rapidz fan, invented this sauce in honour of Jose de los Santos. I don’t know why exactly, but there it is. De Los Santos Sweet and Sour Sauce —————– Time: one hour Ingredients: Four tomatoes, diced Half of one large white onion, finely cut Two cloves of garlic, diced One cup of pureed tomatoes Half a cup of white wine vinegar Two cups of stock Tablespoon of sugar —————– Sautée garlic and onion for two to three minutes, then add diced tomatoes, pureed tomatoes and stock. Simmer for 40 – 50 minutes. Cool. Blend on high for one minute. Place back on heat and add white wine vinegar and sugar, warm for 5 minutes. Serve with chicken or pork.
General Aug 29, 2008 The Waffle 1 Comment So, while I was doing a panel on CFRA, Senator John McCain announced that Alaska Governor Sarah Palin would be his vice presidential candidate. Now, this could be a very smart choice for McCain and help him in his bid to resist the Obama-mania. If McCain does indeed succeed and becomes the next President of the United States of America, what will happen when he goes to Russia? Well, we would have the McCain-Poutine summit. Hmmmmm… Not sure how tasty that would be. (Yes, I know, in english he is Putin. And he is no longer the President. Stop being a bunch of nit pickers.) .
Election Aug 24, 2008 The Waffle No Comments I continue my review of my by-election food aventure. Here is what my second week looked like – Sunday, August 17 2008: Lunch: Nothing fancy, I went to St-Hubert for a chicken breast. I love St-Hubert. I could drink the sauce. Eeer. I do, most times. The fries were quite tasty, fairly crispy, and the chicken was succulent. Their coleslaw wasn’t as vinegary as it should have been, though. I love St-Hubert. Dinner: I enjoyed some Jazz at Les Jardins Nelson in Montreal with my friend Marika. We shared their breaded calamari strips, which they bake. They were golden and crispy, nicely done. Not a greasy ball of breading, as we often see. We followed with Pizza, Si Si Si – I picked the Gambari, she went for La Charcutière. They were fine, but nothing exceptionnal. Nancy Martinez was the guest star for the night, and she clearly loves singing. …
General Aug 16, 2008 The Waffle No Comments Its hard to eat well when you work on a by-election, away from home. It’s also hard to keep a blog updated. At any rate, here is what my first week looked like – Monday, August 11 2008: Lunch: I reviewed my visit at the Terrazza Trattorria & Case da Carlo here. Dinner: I wanted to get an an update on Westmount-Ville Marie, so I went with Jerry to the Bâton Rouge near the Bell Centre, in the old Moe’s Deli building. We shared a Louisiana Spinach Dip before I digged in a grilled sirloin salad. The dip was warm and creamy and came with sides of salsa and sour cream. There was tons of chips, tons of dip, its a good think we shared. As for the salad, it was made of mixed greens, grilled zucchini and roasted red pepper. The 7 oz sirloin…
