Bonjour, Montreal!

Taken from: BRFC

Sorry I've been MIA for the passed few weeks.  This school year has been hella busy and I honestly can barely find the time think and breathe for a moment (I was taking 7 classes and 6 of them had something due in one week, for example).  But I am back to blogging (I hope)!  During a long weekend we had at school, instead of going back to my first love, New York City, I went to a new place: Montreal, Quebec.  For some completely, previously uninformed reason, I had been a lover of all things Canadian (except for Beiber and Nickleback, but we can ignore those), so I was majorly excited to see everything that Montreal had to offer me for three days.

The weather was a factor that my friends and I completely forgot to prepare for.  I just brought clothes that worked for me during the mild fall temperatures of Ithaca, NY, not realizing that Canada had actually been located some...oh, I don't know...4 to 5 hours North-ward.  As you can imagine, this caused problems.  But I still managed to layer and dress adorably while eating some of the best food ever.

The first night, I did not take an outfit photo, but we went to this lovely sushi place called Ginger.  We found it completely by accident, too, which was fine, considering everything was amazing.

Our lovely sushi plate.

Lychee sour.  Best cocktail ever.

Given the fact that all we did was explore the neighborhood we stayed in.  For dessert, we found this beautiful pastry shop called Juliette + Chocolat, which had the best brownies ever.  Has a brownie ever melted in your lips like chocolate does?  Nope, not until you've had these.  They also had a gluten-free option, which made my heart sing.

My lovely friend Katharine sitting under the sign.

Mine is the one closest to the front.  But it was so good!

The breakfast I got here two days later.  Peanut butter, banana, milk chocolate on a gluten-free crepe with a double espresso machiatto.

For clothing, I wore a leather vest from H&M, a white shirt with a blue cat on it with the words "Casse Toi" from Urban Outfitters, BDG black skinnies, Minnetonka moccasins, and my grey snood. Sorry for the lack of pictures, but after 7 hours of traveling, taking pics is the last thing you want to do.

And since this entry is so long and involved, I will write it in installments.  Part two (day two) will come out sometime before Friday (maybe even ON Friday, who knows).

Keep it yummy,
Jo

Holy Crap, I Can Eat Pizza Again

The options for me to eat pizza on my campus have been ridiculously limited, as in, there is no wheat-free or gluten-free pizza.  UNTIL NOW!

Collegetown Pizza to Offer New Menu in Dryden Locale

By now, I mean, whenever CTP opens up again.  But either way, that is exciting news for everyone who is wheat-free and gluten-free, and since they have a special oven for it, cross-contamination will not be an issue.  Also, the quality of the pizza should be the same.  I'll let you know once I decide to go.

My outfit today?  I've spent most of the day in the freeze-box library called Mann.  So I wore black skinny jeans, a turquoise tank top, my BDG ankle boots, gray snood-beanie, Aerie hoodie, Urban Outfitters watch, Coach bracelet, and studded wrap-around bracelet.  I am so comfy and warm right now.

Salmon Roll-Ups

So, today I really don't feel like eating meat.  I have no idea why, but sometimes I get into these moods where it just does not appeal to me.  So today, I wrapped up salmon in cream cheese.  Not going to lie, I was a little ravenous and ate half the packet, but that's okay.  More omega-3 fatty acids for me!

Today, I also have an informal interview in a coffee shop.  Since I also had to go to bio-medical engineering lab today, I dressed functionally.  I bought a Peter Pan collar top from Free People a while back and could not figure out how to style it.  So, ladies and gentlemen, this is what I came up with:

The top looks different from the one above, but you get the idea (I hope)

Since my phone died over the weekend (moment of silence), I had to purchase a watch in order to know what time it was, is, whatever tense you want to use.  So there we go.  A simple meal and a simple, but functional, outfit.

Keep it yummy,
Jo

Unironic Love of the Grilled Cheese

I not-so-secretly and secretly love the grilled cheese sandwich.  It is quite perfect and very versatile.  I was greatly disheartened yesterday when I thought my sprout, red pepper hummus, and turkey sandwich fell a little flat.  So today, I wanted to do something on the warmer side.  I made myself a grilled cheese beanwich.

Grilled Cheese Bean-wich
1 slice of Kraft American cheese singles
2 spoonfuls (I used about two tablespoons) of refried black beans
1 teaspoon of butter
1 spritz of cooking spray
2 slices of gluten-free multigrain (my favorite is Udi's)

First, toast the bread if you pulled it out of the freezer at 8 AM like I did.  Then smear the butter on the "outside" of the bread.  On both side on the "inside," smear the refried beans, a tablespoon on each side.  Then heat up a pan and spritz with cooking spray.  Smash the two pieces together with the Kraft single in between and put it in the pan butter-side down.  I like to wait until my cheese "wilts" a little before flipping it. Then put in lunch box and promptly go to work so you're not late, but still have deliciousness.

I guess you can cut it in half and dip it in salsa or sour cream, which is definitely something I will try when I have a little more time to myself.