Lindt Dark Chocolate Strawberry Review

Okay, so this is not by any means a new product but I recently decided to stray from my typical Lindt 70% Cocoa Dark Chocolate and get something more adventurous. So I picked up the Lindt Dark Chocolate Strawberry and the Lindt White Chocolate Strawberry bars and o-m-g they are heavenly.

The best part about this particular chocolate is you can really taste the strawberry. It is NOT a strawberry flavoured chocolate but chocolate with strawberry pieces IN it.

Smooth and creamy chocolate combined with dehydrated strawberry pieces. The white chocolate is perfect for those who crave a sweet and creamy strawberry fix. The dark chocolate on the other hand is more decadent (expected) and the perfect after-lunch dessert. Both are dangerously addicting and I highly recommend you try them!

Lindt White Strawberry EXCELLENCE Bar ($3.95)
Lindt Dark Strawberry EXCELLENCE Bar ($3.95)

Sogong-Dong Tofu House

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Nothing better than a bubbling hot bowl of tofu stew to whisk away the -30 weather that Toronto is having!

Sogong-Dong Tofu House
Where: 3229 Highway 7 (First Markham Place, beside VIP Vietnamese Cuisine)
Price: $ (Dinner was $11.18, tax and tips included )

Move Over, Kale... Cauliflower is the New Super Food!

As I was going through my daily blog feeds recently, I noticed a general trend in recipe posts. They all shared one common ingredient: cauliflower!

Roasted Cauliflower Soup with Cumin
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As much as I love and appreciate the benefits that kale brings, I for one am getting sick of the kale-is-the-holy-grail mentality that people have had. Yes, its health benefits are never ending and yes, it makes for a great salad and smoothie addition but there are so many under appreciated vegetables out there that do just the same!

Tips from the Kitchen: Umami - the lost fifth flavour?

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I'm sure many of us grew up learning the four different tastes: sweet, sour, bitter and salty. But in the recent couple of years, a new flavour is being recognized: umami. But what is it exactly?

The Amazing Latte Art of Kasuki Yamamoto

I'm already amazed when I see a latte with a pretty clover at the front so I was completely floored when I stumbled upon to Kasuki Yamamoto's Twitter page. Kasuki Yamamoto is a Japanese artist who has found his calling for art in a rather unusual medium - latte!

Using only a simple toothpick, Yamamoto creates delightful art for his customers at Cafe10g in Osaka, Japan. He posts his art onto his Twitter page where he has gained nearly 125K followers fascinated by his art.

In the Kitchen: Skinny Turkey Chili

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This week has been so incredibly cold and what is better on a freezing cold day than a steaming hot bowl of chili?

Ben & Jerry's New Ice Cream is BRILLIANT

How many times have you eagerly dug into a tub of Ben & Jerry's to find that all the cookie dough pieces were at the bottom? Or the peanut butter fudge is just too unevenly spread out? Well, Ben & Jerry's new core ice cream fixes this extremely pressing issue.

Introducing Ben & Jerry's Cores which features a column running down the middle of the pint that is a core center of fudge, caramel or raspberry jam. Now the perfect scoop is within reach

Genmaicha 玄米茶

Available at David's Tea, Teavana or
your local Asian grocery store. 

I've been drinking genmaicha tea nearly every day as of lately. Genmaicha is the Japanese name for a green tea combined with roasted brown rice. Might sound like a strange combination but it has a pleasant taste with a hint of roasted rice and a mild green tea aftertaste.



A good tea rarely comes without a tale and genmaicha is no exception - Legend has it that a servant was preparing tea when he accidentally dropped some rice (that was hidden in his kimono sleeve as a snack for later) into a cup of green tea. The master was enraged and beheaded the servant immediately before even tasting the tea. The delicate flavor of sweet, toasted rice with the sencha green tea leaves.

Genmaicha's addition of the brown rice is argued to enhance the already plentiful health benefits of green tea including weight loss, decrease in risk of cancer, is an antioxidant and has relaxing and calming results



Steep 1.5tsp of genmaicha for 2-3 minutes at ~80 degrees Celsius or experiment to find the green, toasty spot you like best! Genmaicha can be enjoyed hot or chilled, with or without matcha green tea powder added.

Watch out, it's addicting!