Green Cuisine Buffet Box Lunch

Have I got a special lunch treat for you today!

Green Cuisine Vegetarian Restaurant has the 

best Vegan Buffet on the Island, in my opinion

I got an assortment of different dishes, so bear with me as I try to list them all...

Coconut Curry Tempeh, Cajun Rice, Coleslaw...

Falafel/Quinoa Patty, Pasta Primavera and Steamed Kale and Broccoli

Vegan "Cream" of Broccoli Soup

Hearty and flavorful

I was in food heaven and definitely developed a nice food coma because of it ;)

The Coup Restaurant

Yesterday I met up with one of my best friends back

 home who happened to be in Calgary this week visiting

She took me to The Coup + Meet Restaurant & 

Lounge, a popular vegetarian eatery on 17th Ave

The menu: Small Bites and Appetizers

Salads

The Coup is dedicated to providing customers with quality organic and 

local food, all made from scratch. They compost, minimally use recycled 

paper products, and features plenty of gluten-free and/or vegan options

We decided to share a couple dishes that our lovely waitress suggested for us

Starting with their full-sized Organic Rainbow Greens Salad

Shredded carrots, beets, pea shoots, rainbow greens 

and seeds with a light Tomato, Leek & Herb Dressing

It was so refreshing and crisp

After tasting a couple different organic wines from their menu we 

decided to order a glass of our favourites; Forbidden Fruit Pearsuasion

 Dry White Wine for my friend and Castelmaure Red Wine for myself

Our shared entree was the Dragon Bowl with a Green Curry and Coconut Sauce

Steamed and fresh seasonal veggies with stir-fried tofu on quinoa, 

topped with cilantro, seeds/nuts, with a Green Curry and Coconut Sauce

And after our incredibly scrumptious and healthy dinner, we

 headed to the mall to take silly photo booth pictures together

Jess and myself (on the left)

Care Package #3

It seems the trend of receiving care packages from my mom 

is catching on with the other members of my family as my oldest 

brother just sent me one after his vacation to the Dominican Republic

Before you make assumptions on what the box possibly contains, I will 

warn you that Lee is a humorous guy and this is not your typical care package

It's a box of gag gifts that have a funny story to them, 

which I'll explain to you the way he explained it to me...

So what do bags of rice, boxes of curry, beer and toilet paper have in common?

Step One: Prepare a box of curry

Real Thai Red Curry Packets

"Ready with or without meat added"

Step Two: Pour curry over cooked brown rice

Sawat-D Healthy Grain Organic Jasmine Brown Rice

Step Three: Wash the meal down with Labatt Wildcat Strong Beer

Step Four: Grab the roll of toilet paper and run to 

the washroom to prepare for what will happen next...

Don't worry, my brother didn't actually recommend I use any of these 

products. I kept the rice and curry though, which will come in handy 

whenever I am stumped for dinner. I poured the beer down the drain

but kept the toilet paper...because we all need toilet paper, right? Haha

Question: Do you like giving people 

funny gag gifts and/or receiving them?

Chickpea Chicken Salad with Curry Mustard Dressing

Summer wouldn't be official without a giant healthy salad

Just like my previous "Colour-Me-Happy Salad", this Chicken, Avocado, and 

Chickpea Salad has lots of fresh colourful vegetables rich in vitamins and minerals

In this bowl is 3 cups leafy green lettuce and 2 cups spring mix greens, 3/4 cup

 canned chickpeas, 1/2 grilled chicken breast, 1/4 mashed avocado, 1 sliced tomato,   

1/2 sliced cucumber, 1/4 cup diced red onion, and broccoli sprouts

All that's missing is a light and flavourful dressing

Curry Mustard Dressing

1 Tbsp lemon juice, 1/2 Tbsp apple cider vinegar, 2 tsp yellow mustard, 2 tsp dried 

parsley or basil (or 1 Tbsp fresh parsley or basil) 1-2 tsp curry powder, 1/4 tsp paprika, 

1/4 tsp cayenne pepper, pinch of black pepper and salt, and a dash of stevia to sweeten

Then pour over salad, mix, and serve