Nov 30 2010

one of a kind show – winter 2010 (part2)

This is a follow up post about the one of a kind show – winter 2010, I said previously, there will be others to substitute artisans from Nov 30 – Dec 5, so I went there again to check it out.  Here are some misc. pictures I took and and the things I bought :p

Critters!!!!  Well, I bought another neat one today at the show, that’s a rabbit in that picture by the way 😀  Here is their website thingsbyslo.etsy.com.  And look what I got from the sec. last pictures above, a bag made out of recycled stuffs, see that seat belt buckle!!!  Here is a link to their site www.mariclaro.ca To tell you a little bit more about their products since I like them soo much, I will copy and paste a few lines to help you understand them 😀

“All Mariclaro bags are 99% recycled (the 1% is made up of thread and our logo; still not available recycled). Most of the basics materials are car seat leather and upholstery, seat belts, car buckles, bike and truck tire inner tubes, and truck tarps. The combination of the materials makes the bags unique and durable.”

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Nov 29 2010

INAKAYA

INAKAYA, another super nice Japanese restaurant located on Willowdale and Shepperd in North York.  I had late lunch today, really didn’t expect I would go out for dinner tonight, but Cheryl said she would bring me to INAKAYA, a restaurant that I heard a few times but never been there before, so I had to give this a try :D, can’t resist Japanese food…  This restaurant is small, but everything inside looked very neat, not to mention, lineups every night, so it’s got to be real good :p, just take a look at those yummy food…  btw, that picture with the flame one dish is called volcano beef roll I think 😀

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Nov 28 2010

Connie Butter Cake

Since I have bought a new toy recently, so this afternoon I used it to bake the ‘Connie Butter Cake’ (it is my friend Connie’s recipe). You may found it is pretty funny that half of the cake has over-baked color while the other half is normal. It is mainly because I baked two trays at the same time and that is the result. So I have learned a lesson that never bake two trays in the oven at the same time. ^o^

Here is the recipe for the butter cake :-

Ingredient:
butter 180 g
sugar 140 g
cake flour 165 g
baking powder 1/2 tsp
salt 1/4 tsp
egg (large) 3
vanilla extract 1 tsp
evaporated milk 30 g

Method:
– in a stand mixer, add in butter & sugar, beat until pale color, add eggs, one at a time
– sift flour, baking powder and salt, each time add 1/3 of the flour into the butter mixture, beat well, then add vanilla extract & milk, beat the mixture until smooth
– preheat oven to 375F, bake for about 30 minutes

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Nov 25 2010

Dinner with Paulina and others

Paulina just came back from Hong Kong from her little vacation, and her birthday is next week, so we decided to go to 魚樂軒 again to show her what we had last time plus more :p  Of course I had no doubts that the food would taste really good but the main thing was to show her how good this place is and to celebrate her birthday and to give her the gift we chose from the one of a kind show (a music box from Freda’s booth).  Just look at the smile on her face and the yummy food 😀

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Nov 25 2010

one of a kind show – winter 2010

Today was the first day of  the biggest exhibit in Toronto, one of a kind show – winter 2010, it features over 800 artisans this year.  Compare to the spring show I went to in the beginning of the year, this seems a lot larger and more fun things to see so don’t miss out, the show is in Direct Energy Center downtown from Nov 25 – Dec 5, you can get tickets at the door or online at www.oneofakindshow.com.  I got there at about 11:30 o’clock in the morning and left at around 3:30, but you know what, spending 4 hours there seemed not enough, so I am pretty sure I will go again before the show ends since I got a re-admission pass :p Well, there is another main reason you should go back because there are artisans there for 5 days only, then there will be others to substitute their booths from Nov 30 – Dec 5, so more things to see next week, I just can’t wait :p

Ok, you must be wondering what I bought at the show?  Hehe, if you are a fan of my blog, you should remember I bought a hot sauce in spring show, in this show, I found a very special hot sauce with fruit flavor!!!  OMG OMG OMG :p and that thing is on the last picture, well, you guessed it, it’s a belt buckle made out of plastic :p Here is a link to their site, you should check it out 😀  www.dconstruct.ca If you are digging for more pictures, please go to my facebook gallery here http://www.facebook.com/album.php?aid=305953&id=689775210&l=efa0a7bdf4 BTW, don’t forget to visit Freda and Connie’s booths there!!!  😀

Edited 30Nov2010

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