Tis the season to eat!

I love food parties! So today I want to share a couple of my favorites, attended and hosted.
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"The Crepe Party"

Fill your crepes with these tasty fillers!


sweet: lemon & sugar, sliced banana, honey, nuttela, pineapple, strawberry and of course whipped cream...


savoury: scrambled eggs, ham/bacon, sauteed spinach & onions, salsa, feta/mozzarella cheese

Serve with Tea or Coffee? how about a Chai Latte? Perfect.
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"The Pizza Party"

These mini personal pizza's are perfect for a late lunch or early dinner. From the classic toppings to the more gourmet...



With tomato or pesto paste on mini pitas or flatbread.

the cheeses
milder cheeses such as monterey jack, and mozarella are the most common. Or try the more pungent (that word!) such as goat cheese, parmesan or the most pungent of all blue cheese!

the meats
roasted/grilled chicken or turkey, Bacon, Beef, Anchovies, Calamari, Canadian Bacon, Smoked Salmon…

the veggies (endless options!), here are my favs!
alfalfa sprouts, artichoke hearts, asparagus, bean sprouts, broccoli, capers, eggplant, garlic, green chiles, peppers, leeks, mushrooms, olives, onions, peanuts, pineapple, spinach, sun-dried tomatoes, zuchinni

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Serve with Mimosa A refreshing drink to go with all these flavours, perfect for anytime of day...


Now who's hungry?

xx

Guest "confession" by Santana Wijana

Wednesday is Guest Day. I invited Santana, my gorgeous little sister as my first guest! Santana is one of those girls you get addicted to. She is funny, smart and sooo much fun! She recently returned to Canada after living in Bali again since she was a teeny weeny girl. She spent her year in Bali as PR for some of the most popular night clubs. In other words she was paid to party!!! And party she did. After trying that out for a while...she decided she was ready for the simple (but wonderful) life again. Now she is back in Gibsons, she has brought her one and only Tommy with her home (breakdancer extraordinaire!). Naturally she is back at Starbucks, whipping up the best tasting beverages and greeting her favorite customers (me!) with her bright smile!

Here is a "confession" she is sharing with us today!

Santana and Tommy

After working at Starbucks for 3 years I have finally perfected the perfect drink! I have gone from such drastic drinks as quad venti espresso frappucinos to tall steamed soy milks (which tasted like cardboard), and have finally found “my usual”.

Being behind the counter allows me to mix all different kinds of syrups together. And of course, taking orders from the highly simple clientele (tall latte) to the …highly sophisticated ( triple ristretto, grande, 2 pump sugar free vanilla, non fat, extra hot, no foam, ez whip mocha) have given me many ideas!

So the next time you’re going in for a quick cup of coffee, consider this drink instead and let me know what you think! Don’t worry about sounding difficult to the barista behind the counter. You wouldn’t believe some of the orders we take!

Sanj’s Perfect Hot Cocoa :

1.5 pumps dark mocha

1.5 pumps white mocha

1 pump vanillaSteamed milk (or soy!)

Whip cream

Caramel drizzle.

Enjoy!

Something New

Weather you're still in school or already in the work force, you can't help but feel that nervous, dissapointed feeling in the pit of your stomach that Sunday is over...because when Sunday is over... it's MONDAY. So to give Monday a little happiness and excitement, I decided that Mondays is the day I will try something new! New can be diffrent from usual, haven't done in a while...or shiny, new, like something out of a box brand new!

Here are the new things I've tried today (so far):

Instead of having just a cold boiled egg for breakfast, I had a small bowl of oatmeal afterwards. I had my oatmeal with sliced bananas, honey and a bit of almond milk... tasty warm bowl of goodness.

And while I was getting dressed for work...I discovered an old favorite pink sweater of mine I haven't worn for so long (glad I wore it since I've had plenty compliments on it) almost forgot how fun pink is!

Dash through the rain (no snow yet!) in these vibrant colors and fun patterns!

Marc Jacobs

Victoria Secret

Victoria Secret

Dolce Vita

And my new favorite word for today is "terrific" (feels terrific just to say it out loud). Hope everyone had a terrific Monday!

xx