I just recently got back into the workforce with a full time position at an oil and gas company downtown. It feels great to be back working again! Now that I have a full time, steady income again, I have the extra income needed to indulge in my favorite thing. FOOD! I have a few restaurants already planned to visit and post about and a food and wine pairing later this month, not to mention Stampede and that means pancake breakfasts, alcohol and bad food. Usually consumed in abundance by the general public, I have the will power required to enjoy these things in moderation, well at least I hope! Until my first actual restaurant post that will follow my visit to one of my favorite, but hidden, cafe's, below are a few pictures of some of the food I have enjoyed over the last week.
First up is Sushi Motto located on 14th street sw. Nothing fancy about this place and I have walked by it many times on my do run errands and on my way home. The food is pretty good and the prices are decent. Not bad for when I only want to walk a couple of blocks to get some sushi. The first thing I ordered was one of my favorite sushi items. Seaweed salad. Many people are put off by the texture, but I love it.
I really wanted to order something with unagi(eel) and the waitress suggested the Cobra roll. Topped with crispy salmon skin and unagi on the inside, I was happy. I had never tried it before, but I was pleasantly surprised and I would order it again.
I had been craving an ice cream cone for the past week, but I kept missing out on one. I finally got my ice cream cone that I wanted, but with a twist! This is Tempura green tea ice cream. It is basically green tea ice cream that is coated with a "ice cream cone" layer which resembles an ice cream cone. It was good but much too large for just 1 person. I only ate half of it. 
I was happy with my meal at Sushi Motto and the best part was that it was only a 2 block walk to get home.
A couple of days ago, I went and sat out on the patio of one of my favorite little dining spots. A hidden gem in the renovated Central Memorial Park. Boxwood. A quaint little cafe in the renovated Central Memorial Park and the sister restaurant to River Cafe. Don't expect to have to empty your wallet here to enjoy a great lunch or dinner though. Boxwood offers local sustainable food at a very affordable price. The weather was beautiful, so I decided to enjoy a nice relaxing dinner out on their patio. Looking out at all the walkways, fountains and greenery, I enjoyed a relaxing dinner on their patio. I wasn't feeling the best, so I decided on a soup and an appetizer. I ordered the roasted tomatoe and spicy chickpea stew. It had great flavor, but I didn't find much of a kick in the way of spicy. Those who don't like their foods too spicy, will still very much enjoy this stew. It was a good size portion, but it ended up being more filling than what I had expected.
Next up I decided to try the Red Lentil Hummus. It had more flavor than the traditional hummus you find made with chickpeas and the crunchy home made crackers were delicious with all the flax seeds and touch of salt. This dish was larger than I expected as well and I ended up getting half of it packed up and I took it home and ate the rest of it yesterday.
I of course mixed in the little pool of olive oil into the hummus. It made the hummus nice and creamy. I was planning on ordering the saskatoon berry ice cream sandwhich, but everything was a lot more filling than anticapated and I unfortunately had to miss out on dessert. I have had it before though, so I do suggest ordering it if you still have room for dessert.
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