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French toast made by my boyfriend.

liveinanutshell — Wed, 13 Mar 2013 00:13:56 -0400

French toast made by my boyfriend.

I just had to reblog. fuckingrecipes: YOU WANT TO BE METAL?I’LL...

liveinanutshell — Sun, 24 Feb 2013 00:28:54 -0500

I just had to reblog.

YOU WANT TO BE METAL?
I’LL SHOW YOU FUCKING METAL!
CLENCH YOUR BUTTCHEEKS BECAUSE THIS SHIT IS RIDICULOUS! WE’RE MAKING NO-BAKE CHEESECAKE!

GO HARNESS YOURSELF A WILD MOOSE AND RIDE IT TO THE FUCKING STORE, FEEDING ORPHANS AND STRAY DOGS ALONG THE WAY, BECAUSE YOU NEED TO GET YOUR BEAUTIFUL ASS SOME INGREDIENTS!
CARTWHEEL DOWN THE AISLES IN SEARCH FOR 20 GRAHAM CRACKERS, POWDERED SUGAR, BUTTER, CREAM CHEESE, AND SOME WHIPPED CREAM!

EITHER MAKE YOUR OWN SHIT OR BUY IT IN THE FUCKING TUB, BECAUSE THAT CANNED BULLSHIT AIN’T GUNNA SLIDE HERE!

ASK POLITELY TO BORROW YOUR LOCAL THUNDER GOD’S HAMMER, BECAUSE YOU NEED TO SMASH THE SHIT OUT OF THOSE GRAHAM CRACKERS! THROW THEIR SOBBING REMAINS INTO A BOWL.

STAB THE BAG OF POWDERED SUGAR UNTIL YOU HAVE EXACTLY ¼ A CUP TO SPLASH OVER YOUR GRAHAM CRACKER PIECES. DON’T GO EASY ON THAT MOTHERFUCKER! IT MIGHT HAVE BEEN THE BAG OF SUGAR THAT KILLED YOUR PARENTS AND ULTIMATELY DOOMED YOU TO A LIFE OF VIGILANTE CRIME-FIGHTING!

STICK ¼ A CUP OF BUTTER INTO THE MICROWAVE OR OVEN AND MELT THAT PIECE OF SHIT! USE YOUR BARE HANDS TO MIX IT TOGETHER WITH THE SUGAR AND GRAHAM CRACKERS UNTIL YOU CAN FEEL YOUR STEAMPUNK HEART CHIRP WITH GLEE!

PRESS THAT SHIT INTO THE SIDES AND BOTTOM OF A PIE PAN AND FUCKING HELL YOU GLORIOUS ASSHOLE, YOU JUST MADE A PIE CRUST!

I HOPE YOU’VE BEEN PRACTICING YOUR SIREN CALLS, BECAUSE THIS SHIT’S ABOUT TO GET FRISKY!

FINISH TAMING YOUR RHINOCEROS BEETLE KICKBALL TEAM AND WHIP TOGETHER 8oz OF CREAM CHEESE, 8oz OF WHIP CREAM AND 1 CUP OF POWDERED SUGAR TOGETHER!
KEEP STIRRING THAT MOTHERFUCKER UNTIL IT’S SMOOTH AS PRINCESS BUBBLEGUM’S CUTE BEHIND, THEN SLATHER IT INTO THE CLASSY-ASS PIE CRUST YOU CREATED EARLIER.

SLAP SOME PIE FILLING, CHOPPED FRUIT OR SOME CHOCOLATE SHIT ON TOP, I DON’T FUCKING CARE! FUCK, MAYBE YOU WANT TO SLICE SOME STRAWBERRIES AND LINE THE FUCKING PIE CRUST WITH THEM!
CHRIST IT’S COOKING NOT GODDAMN NUCLEAR SCIENCE! FOLLOW YOUR HEART YOU BEAUTIFUL MOTHERFUCKER!

DROP-KICK THAT FUCKER INTO THE FRIDGE AND WAIT AN 1 AND ½ HOURS BEFORE SHOVELING IT INTO YOUR GODDAMN PIE-HOLE!

MOTHER OF GOD, YOU JUST MADE SOME FUCKING CHEESECAKE!

Korean curry with tofu and shrimp! (It comes in a nice little...

liveinanutshell — Tue, 05 Feb 2013 19:11:00 -0500

Korean curry with tofu and shrimp!

(It comes in a nice little package and you just need to follow the instruction to make this delicious dish!)

Guacamole! Avocado + onions + garlic + lemon juice + salt +...

liveinanutshell — Tue, 05 Feb 2013 18:15:01 -0500

This is my friend Stephen (and my cat, Roland, sitting on the microwave in the background). He came over for a study party and we made guacamole! Too bad I'm allergic to avocados now...

Guacamole!

Avocado + onions + garlic + lemon juice + salt + pepper!

MAC AND CHEESE FOR STUDYING!!!

liveinanutshell — Mon, 10 Dec 2012 01:19:44 -0500

MAC AND CHEESE FOR STUDYING!!!

Easy peasy lemon squeezy - boil the pasta, dump it in a pan with...

liveinanutshell — Sun, 07 Oct 2012 19:00:53 -0400

Easy peasy lemon squeezy - boil the pasta, dump it in a pan with olive oil and garlic, season with salt, pepper, and herbs.

(I didn’t use clams ‘cause I didn’t have them, and I kind of like it without them, but if you put live clams, they’ll open up while you cook it, and the juice will add a little flavour!)

Fish Cake Soup Lovely soup for chilly nights - it takes a...

liveinanutshell — Sun, 07 Oct 2012 19:00:08 -0400

Fish Cake Soup

Lovely soup for chilly nights - it takes a little while and some effort, but its worth it.

Ingredients
Soy bean paste (get some at Korean grocery stores)
Soy sauce
Kimchi juice
Fish cake
Green onion
Onion
Daikon radish

Optional:
Shrimp
Tofu
Yam cake

Steps
1. Bring water to boil in a pot.
2. When it starts boiling, dilute some soy bean paste (put more if you don’t think it’s salty enough) and how many ever spoons of kimchi juice and soy sauce you’d like - this will be the base of the soup, so you decide how salty/bland you want it to be!
3. Dice a quarter of a daikon radish and put it in the soup.
4. Slice onions length-wise and put it in the soup.
5. Put in the fish cake (if it was frozen, defrost it in water).
6. Dice some green onion and put it in.
7. If you wish, you may put in the optional ingredients as well.
8. Boil until the daikon radish becomes translucent.
9. Enjoy!

Baked Rose Linguini Great dish for inviting friends...

liveinanutshell — Sun, 07 Oct 2012 18:57:21 -0400

Baked Rose Linguini

Great dish for inviting friends over!

Ingredients
Linguini
Rose sauce
Many slices of cheese
White mushrooms

Steps
1. Make the pasta as you would and put some sliced mushrooms - there’s a recipe on this blog if you’d like to refer to that:(http://pourpetitdejeuner.tumblr.com/post/27868637719/lazy-pasta-dinner-my-go-to-easy-dinner-option).
2. When the pasta is ready, transfer this lovely bunch to an aluminum foil pan.
3. Cover it up with lots and lots of cheese!
4. Bake in the oven at 350 F for 20-25 minutes (cheese will start bubbling, you’ll know when to take it out).
5. Let it sit for 10 minutes out of the oven.
6. Serve!

Potatoes! Super easy to make - just throw them on an oven-safe...

liveinanutshell — Sun, 07 Oct 2012 18:33:00 -0400

Potatoes!

Super easy to make - just throw them on an oven-safe pan, season them with olive oil, salt, pepper, and whatever else you like!

That’s my boyfriend making pancake batter in the...

liveinanutshell — Sat, 11 Aug 2012 19:43:23 -0400

That’s my boyfriend making pancake batter in the picture.

This is not a recipe post… but I thought I’d post it anyway ‘cause I like sharing stories :)
The final exam of my summer course was on August 6th, and my boyfriend and I have been jokingly talking about his visiting me in Montreal (he was in Toronto at the time, but we live together in Montreal during the school year) since I’d be free after the final. We joked about it almost everyday for a week, and I took it as merely a joke and I’d thought I’d Skype him again (as I do everyday) once I get back home from my exam. I shopped for a bit, picked up my new glasses, and roamed until I got a little tired so I headed back home… then guess who I saw on the steps in front of our place! With flowers! Smiling! I was really confused but in a good way. We spent lovely four days together and now he’s back in Toronto - and I’m visiting this time, leaving tomorrow at 10 in the morning.

(I just wanted to show off how lovely my boyfriend is. That is all :P)

Tuna Salad Sandwich I volunteer at a cat shelter and I see tuna...

liveinanutshell — Sat, 04 Aug 2012 12:36:00 -0400

Tuna Salad Sandwich

I volunteer at a cat shelter and I see tuna cans everywhere. Perhaps that’s what inspired me to make this for lunch…

Ingredients

Canned tuna
Cucumber
Celery
Tomato
Lettuce
Bread
Mayonnaise (I used fat-free Miracle Whip!)

Steps
1. Open canned tuna and dump it into a bowl.
2. Put as much/little mayo as you want into the bowl.
3. Dice cucumber and celery and dump it into the bowl.
4. On a piece of bread, lay a piece of lettuce and thinly sliced tomatoes.
5. Mash what’s in the bowl until it looks well blended.
6. Scoop some salad onto the bread that you prepared at step 4.
7. Top it with another piece of bread (or if you’re extremely talented at eating sandwiches, you may just go ahead and eat it as is, or folded in half).

HEARTY DINNER AFTER HAVING INSTANT NOODLES AT 3 A.M.

liveinanutshell — Thu, 02 Aug 2012 21:05:29 -0400

HEARTY DINNER AFTER HAVING INSTANT NOODLES AT 3 A.M.

My friend Rachel was visiting from Toronto over the weekend for...

liveinanutshell — Sun, 29 Jul 2012 21:42:00 -0400

My friend Rachel was visiting from Toronto over the weekend for her dragon boat competition which just happened to take place in Montreal! And she got me these awesome berries from Jean Talon Market!

Somewhat-healthy Dessert Chocolate and strawberries? Yes...

liveinanutshell — Wed, 25 Jul 2012 21:00:00 -0400

Somewhat-healthy Dessert

Chocolate and strawberries? Yes please.
(Also, meet my friend Michael in the last frame)

Ingredients
Chocolate
Strawberries

Steps
1. Double-boil to melt the chocolate in a small pot.
2. When the chocolate is sufficiently melted, dip strawberries to your liking.
3. Place them on a wax paper over a plate.
4. Refrigerate until you can’t stand it. (Or until the chocolate hardens enough…)
5. Nom this beautiful dessert!

Lazy Pasta Dinner My go-to easy dinner...

liveinanutshell — Mon, 23 Jul 2012 19:45:22 -0400

Lazy Pasta Dinner

My go-to easy dinner option.

Ingredients
Fusili pasta
Tomato sauce
Vegetable broth
Cheese. Lots of cheese. (I used lots of havarti and bit of parmesan)
Olive oil

Steps
1. Boil water in a pot and cook the pasta. 10 minutes should suffice.
2. Prepare the sauce - olive oil, some vegetable broth (depending on how watery you like your sauce), tomato sauce in a pan, stir and stir and stir some more.
3. Add as much cheese as you want in the sauce - just melt it thoroughly into the sauce.
4. Add the pasta to the sauce.
5. Stir until all the pasta is all nicely covered in the sauce.
6. Eat!

Trout + Scallop Dinner Super simple, super...

liveinanutshell — Thu, 19 Jul 2012 19:30:00 -0400

Trout + Scallop Dinner

Super simple, super delish!

Ingredients
Trout fillet
Scallops
Olive oil
Vegetable broth
Ground pepper

Steps
1. Put some olive oil on the pan
2. Heat the pan on high heat
3. When it’s sufficiently heated, add some vegetable broth
4. Vegetable broth should be bubbling - put the trout and scallops on the pan
5. Cook the fish and scallop until the fish’s skin is crispy and the flesh is lighter pink, and the scallops lightly browned on the outside, flipping as necessary
6. Season with ground pepper
7. Enjoy!

Cereal Yogurt This easy recipe won’t even require...

liveinanutshell — Wed, 18 Jul 2012 18:29:52 -0400

Cereal Yogurt

This easy recipe won’t even require dishes.

Ingredients
Oikos Greek yogurt (I used honey flavour)
Cheerios cereal

Steps
1. Open the Oikos yogurt
2. Mix well with the spoon so that the flavour at the bottom is all mixed into the yogurt
3. Pour some cereal (as little or much as you’d like)
4. Mix carefully with the spoon
5. Eat!

Back in Montreal!

liveinanutshell — Sat, 30 Jun 2012 23:52:53 -0400

After long, long flights, I’m finally back!
Expect some delish pictures and recipes!

Smoked Salmon Salad Wrap Easy & delicious appetizer - it...

liveinanutshell — Thu, 24 May 2012 20:22:00 -0400

Smoked Salmon Salad Wrap

Easy & delicious appetizer - it looks fancy, too! Impress your party peeps with this dish.

Ingredients
Thinly sliced smoked salmon
Salad
Olive oil

Steps
1. Lay slices of smoked salmon on a flat surface.
2. Put a drop of olive oil on each of them.
3. Place some salad over them.
4. Roll.
5. Done!

These photos are from my trip to Seoul last summer - and...

liveinanutshell — Thu, 24 May 2012 09:49:28 -0400

These photos are from my trip to Seoul last summer - and I’m in Seoul again right now. So I guess I’d better go back and eat some more.

I wish I knew how to make these. They don’t seem too difficult - flavoured (with sugar and vinegar) rice, sushi, some pickled vegetables, and fish cake seem to be the main ingredients. Well, if I ever attempt to make one, I’ll make sure to document it and post here!