A place to keep track of all the things I am going to accomplish food-wise during the year!
Ahhh the things I do for the love of food….
2012
- I want to eat at 15 restaurants off The List, that I haven’t already. It doesn’t sound like a lot but when you factor in also going to places you already love… that’s a lot of eating out!
- Courtyard Restaurant
- Zen Kitchen
- Pressed
- Absinthe Cafe - I want to learn to cook offal (edible organ meat such as the heart, tounge, liver of an animal) that I actually enjoy eating. I’ve made beef liver… wasn’t a fan of that recipe. But I learned this year that I am a potential fan of anything, as long as it is cooked properly. I can’t count the number of times I’ve said “Oh I normally hate (insert previously hated thing here), but like this… it’s good!”
- I want to go all out at high tea at the Chateau Laurier. And what better year than this, seeing as it is their 100th anniversary!
Host a foodie get together.- January 14, at the Manx!
Have an out of the ordinary dining experience. I realize this is a bit vague, but I think I will know this when it happens.
- Joe Beef Dinner at the Urban Element – February 27- I want to learn to can/preserve more local goodies and ‘pick my own’ whenever possible this year.
- Spend time and discover Ottawa’s China Town.
- Learn to make 3 things I currently buy.
- Sheppard’s Pie
- Bread Yeast Find a white wine I enjoy drinking… not just the one I drink because I finished the red.
- Dunes from Sandbank WineryLearn how to cook with 3 ingredients I not only do not use right now, but have never heard of.
- Karela
- Sunchokes
- Malanga- Make my own dishes… or dish. Depends on how the finished product looks. Let’s not get crazy ambitious.
- Find Ottawa’s best ________. A taste test of the city’s best something. Right now I’m thinking tacos. But that might be my craving for Mexican food talking. Yep… just checked. It definitely is.


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January 17, 2012 at 3:00 pm
Krystle C.
Re: #9 – what type of flavours do you like? If you like honeyed/fruity flavours, try Gewurtztraminer or Moscato. I just had a DIVINE glass of Moscato last night for dinner and couldn’t stop raving about it. $15 at the LCBO!
Also, you might want to check out http://lookimadethat.com/ – her goal is to make everything she eats. Pretty cool!
February 8, 2012 at 8:30 am
simplyfreshottawa
Thanks! I’ll have to try the Moscato!
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Jodi! I also want to do High Tea this year. We should make a date.
March 2, 2012 at 12:28 pm
simplyfreshottawa
YES! I’m hoping to do it in late spring. Tea feels like a spring event.
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