Seafood Boil

Dinner today -> Shawarma and Seafood Boil.
I've been waiting all week for tonight's dinner with the family.  We started with a Shawarma Family Platter from Mr.Shawarma.  Good stuff as usual.

Shawarma.

Then I made a seafood boil with my pressure cooker. 

Seafood in Pressure Cooker.

There was mussels, lobster tails, lobster claws, shrimp, mini-red potatoes, roasted garlic, corn, Korean fish cake, and Oktoberfest sausage.  The broth was made with 2.5 cups of water, 1/2 cup of white wine, 1/4 stick of butter, some dashi powder, and a bit of salt.

Seafood Boil Batch #1.

I bought too much and the lobster claws and tails took too much space, so we had to make 2 batches.  It was only suppose to cook in 15 minutes, but the pressure cooker took 20 minutes to reach the correct pressure before the 15min countdown started.  Need to calculate that in next time.  Also the 2nd batch was cooked in 10 minutes because I thought the 1st batch was abit over cooked.

Batch #2.

Useless Movie News:
Going to see Avengers 2 this Friday morning.  Got tickets for the 11am show in Kanata.  The tickets only cost $7 (Non-3D and Non-IMAX).  I thought they had only offered the pre-noon prices on weekends, and I thought they stopped showing movies before noon when the theatre switched from AMC24 to Landark. 

BK Perfume on eBay

Dinner today -> Salmon on Salad.
Simple dinner today.  Pan cooked and steam a big chunk of salmon.  While that was cooking on the stove, I quickly tossed together a garden salad with bacon Caesar dressing.  Then topped the salad with the salmon.

Salmon on Garden Salad.

Useless eBay News:
I was watching this auction for the limited edition Burger King Perfume that was released in Japan on April 1.  I was actually thinking of bidding, but then on the last day the price skyrocketed.

Sesame Street Parody Videos

Lunch today -> Papa Sam's
Went to Papa Sam's for lunch with Becky, Clyde, and Ed.  We got the House Pizza - green peppers + pepperoni.

House Pizza.

It was pretty good, but I don't remember eating any pepperoni in the pizza.  On the other hand there was lots of bacon.

Very Cheesy

Lunch was "fast" as advertised by their modified sign :)

"FAST"

Useless Softball News:
1st practice of the season for the CMC Strike Fighters, but all the diamonds were being used.  So we played a practice game against one of the teams there instead of doing a real practice.  It was pretty fun, but I think our team needs more hitting practice.  Our field in was good.

Sean about to Strike.

Useless TV News:
Sesame Street made some parody videos and they are good.  Both videos are must watch!
Parody of Avengers 2 with Cookie Monster.  The last line is so good.
Parody of Game of Thrones with Grover (aka Grover Bluejoy).  Good reference lines in this too.

2014-2015 Robot Hockey Championship Trophy

Dinner today -> Garden Salad.
Wasn't very hungry tonight.  Just a garden salad with parmesan and roasted garlic dressing.  I think eating salad with chopsticks is easier than with a fork.

Garden Salad.

Useless Hockey Pool News:
I got the Robot Hockey Championship Trophy engraved with this year's winner: K-Lowe.

K-Lowe Engravement.

These are the prizes this year.  Champ gets the trophy, a chocolate Stanley Cup, and a pack of hockey cards that includes 2 autograph rookie cards.  Consolation bracket winner, Crashers, also gets a chocolate Stanley Cup.  K-Lowe also wins a free lunch at Rideau Restaurant, when I officially present the trophy at the Robot Hockey Awards Ceremony and Lunch later in May.

2014-2015 Robot Hockey Prizes.

Weekend Report: Happy Birthday Gramdpa!!!

HAPPY BIRTHDAY GRANDPA!!!

Went to Chu Shing in Chinatown for dinner on Sunday night.  Dinner was at 6pm, right when Game 6 between Ottawa and Montreal started.  Good thing the restaurant had thier TV and both projectors tuned into the game.  Bad thing was my back was facing one projector, another projector was blocked by a big speaker, and 3/4ths of the TV was blocked by the bar.
We got 10 dishes for dinner.  We started with my favorite fish maw soup.

Fish Maw Soup.

Then the dished started coming out fast:  seafood with celery (boo), tender sweet & sour steak, salt & pepper shrimp, baby bok choi, sweet & sour porkchop, fish, whole roasted chicken, fried tofu with shrimp ball, and my favorite taro duck.

10 Course Meal.

Afterwards, we had cake.  Not 1, but 3 cakes.  T&T's mango cake, T&T's chestnut cake, and I made a cheese cake with whipped nutella topping and dusting of oreo cookie.

3 Cake Dessert.

Cheese Cake with Whipped Nutella and Oreo Topping.

Food this weekend ->
I also made ribs on Friday.  Pressure cooked it for 30mins, brushed them with No Limits BBQ sauce, and finished them in the oven; braised for 3 mins on both sides.  The came out well.

2 Racks of Ribs.

Ate some creamy coleslaw and carrots.

Ribs Plate #1.

And another meal with rice and corn.  I pressure cooked the corn in 3 mins too.  The pressure cooker is awesome!

Ribs Plate #2.

Gaming Lunch: Saboteur 1

Lois from Sharon, Lois, and Bram died today.  I wonder if the Elephant Show is still shown on TV?

Useless Gaming News:
Played old school 5 player Saboteur 1 today at lunch time.  The guys haven't played it before, but picked it up quickly.  A fun card game, but it is difficult for the Saboteur to win.  Next week, Saboteur 2, which I think is a huge improvement over 1.  Much more fun.

Useless Transformers News:
I decided to pick up Generations Megatron.  I won't open him yet, incase he goes on sale in the next few weeks.  Still looking for MotorMaster and the wave 2 minibots.  Not sure why Toys R Us stocked up on so many Primes and Silverbots.

Megatron.

Useless Idol News:
Apparently on Twitter this Friday, Kitahara Rie fans decided to make it "Kitarie Festival".  Hashtag #NGT48.

Kitarie Festival.

No Sweep

Dinner today -> Stew
Made stew in my new Pressure Cooker.  I turned out OK.  I put too much liquid in.  I probably put the same amount when I make it with a pot, but none of the water evaporates away.  I made the stew with beef, sausage, organic carrots, onions, 3 colour mini-potatoes, and garlic.  Finished it by stirring in a couple scrambled eggs. 

Pressure Cooked Stew.

The stew beef was really tender after only 1hr, but I think when I make it my way over 2 days, it tastes better.

Stew on Instant Rice.

Useless Hockey News:
Watched game 4 of the Montreal-Ottawa series.  It was a fast paced game with very few stoppages.  Ottawa won in the end 1-0.  Too bad no sweep by Montreal.  Game 5 is Friday.

Chorizo Sausage Pogos

Lunch today -> Farmboy Salad Bar.
Went to SuperStore to pick up ribs to freeze (maybe cook this weekend) and I dropped by Farmboy on the way back.  I was planning on just getting Caesar salad and vegetables, but there were huge chunks of salmon available and perfectly cooked medium-rare steak.  To top it off, they just put out a fresh batch of chorizo sausage pogos.  So I loaded up my container.

Lunch.

Useless Gaming News:
Got another KickStarter game today: The Demise of Dr.Frankenstein.  I also got B.I.A as an add-on.

New Games.

Who Needs Pants

Lunch today -> Farmboy Salad Bar.
Had to run an errand at lunch time today.  The rain let up alittle so I didn't need an umbrella.  After doing my stuff, I picked up some lunch at Farmboy.  I got their salad bar items: Caesar salad, spinach, steak, cucumber, onions, salmon, shrimp, egg, cherry tomatoes, brocoli, quinoa chili, and a meatball.  New on the salad bar was some sausage pogos.  They were really good.  I should have gotten more than 1.

Farmboy Salad Bar.

Useless Food News:
Susanna told me that some cereals were giving away free shirts.  I picked up some Oatmeal Crisp cereal at Walmart to get them.  I chose: Cheerios "Who Needs Pants", Pilsbury's "Hee Hee!", and Lucky Charm's "Feeling Lucky" shirts.  They should be here in 6-8 weeks.  I tried the Oatmeal Crisp tonight.  It's not crispy like cornflakes.  It got soggy fast.  Lots to chew because of the oatmeal.  This might be good hot?  But right now, I'm not a fan.  I should have bought Lucky Charms.

Oatmeal Crisp with Free Shirt.

Weekend Report: Power Pressure Cooker XL

Useless Hockey News:
Great come back by Montreal Sunday night.  Habs beat the Sens 2-1 in overtime :), and now lead the series 3-0.  I think Game 4 is Wednesday night in Ottawa.  Maybe I'll win box tickets to go.

Food this weekend ->
Ed, Steve and I went to Thai Express again on Friday.  Steve needed a quick lunch so we couldn't go to Fusion.  I got Beef Pad Sew.

Pad Sew Combo.

Steve got Pad Thai.

Pad Thai Combo.

And Ed got Chicken Curry Rice.  He didn't know that getting the combo was a better deal than buying a drink alone.

Curry Rice.

I picked up the Power Pressure Cooker XL Saturday morning.  I was thinking of picking it up since I saw the infomercial on TV a few weeks ago.  Found out that Bed, Bath, and Beyond stocked it and I had a 20% off coupon, so I got it.

Power Pressure Cooker XL.

Ribs were on sale at Superstore.  I got some to try cooking it in the Pressure Cooker.  2 huge racks of ribs were cooked in 30mins.

Pressure Cooked Ribs.

I finished them by braising them in the oven for a few minutes.  They ended up really good.  I ate meaty ribs all weekend :)  Might get another rack before the sale ends this week.

Finished Ribs.

Star Wars Teaser #2

Dinner today -> Salmon.
Felt like eating fish tonight.  Picked up a nice salmon filet from Sobey's and pan steamed it with soy sauce and oil.  Finished the last of the pita bread from the shawarma platter with it too.

Salmon Dinner.

Useless Gaming News:
Got some gaming promo cards and one KickStarter game in the mail today.  Got promos for Dixit, Heroes Wanted, Tanto Cuore, and Red Dragon Inn.  The KickStarter game is El Dorado Canyon.

Promo Cards and El Dorado Canyon.

Useless Movie News:
The new Star Wars: The Force Awakens Teaser #2 was released today.  Watch it on YouTube or below.

Awesome Game #1 and Nutella Pastry Pockets.

Ottawa at Montreal tonight for Game #1 of the first round of the NHL playoffs.  It was a great game, the 2nd period especially (6 goals).  Montreal's 4th line played stepped it up a notch.
Montreal won 4-3.  With the USS Enterprise Captains backing Montreal (and LOTR's Gandalf), who else would win :)

Captain Kirk.

Captain Picard.

Lunch today -> McDonald's and Tim Hortons.
Made a quick trip to Walmart at lunch time.  Found no new toys today.  I grabbed a couple McDoubles, some Nutella Pastry Pockets, and a Double-Double.  The new Nutella Pastry Pockets are really good.  They are 3 for $2.99.  They taste like a crispy cinnamon-sugar beavertail wrapped around smooth nutella filling.  Very good.  I highly recommend it.

Get Nutella Pastry Pockets.

Dinner today -> Shawarma leftovers.
Finished the last of the shawarma family platter today.  I mixed the remaining yellow rice, beef, chicken, potatoes, vegetables, garlic sauce, hummus, spicy garlic sauce, and hot peppers together in a big bowl.  I then destroyed it.  Looks messy, but all good :)  The only thing I didn't add was the Tzatziki sauce.  It was watery and tasted like soap.

Shawarma Leftover Mix.

Lotus Hotwheel

Breakfast today -> Creme Egg Biscuits.
Pick up this Creme Egg Biscuit 6 pack at Walmart for 50% off.  I had nothing else to eat, I ate some of them for breakfast.  They are pretty good.  Ed says they are like a mini-Wagon Wheel.

Creme Egg Biscuits.

Useless Toy News:
Gordon the James Bond Lotus Hotwheel for me.  Thanks Gordon.  It's the one that transforms into a submarine.

James Bond's Lotus.

Shwarma Platter for 5, for 1

Lunch today -> Burger King.
Was planning to go home for lunch today, but I needed to review a document for a 1pm meeting, so I made a quick trip to Burger King and got a couple of Whopper Jrs and 20 nuggets.

Dinner today -> Mr.Shwarma Super Family Special.
Went to Lowe's after work to pickup some foam board.  Since Mr.Shwarma was right there too, I ordered the Super Family Special with both Beef and Chicken.  All this food was just for me :)  This will last me a few meals.

Super Family Special.

I made a couple pockets, but they were too full and fell apart after a couple bites :)

Shwarma Pockets.

Weekend Report: Game of Thrones Season 5 Starts

Useless TV News:
The first 4 episodes of Game of Thrones Season 5 was leaked on Sunday morning.  Seems like it was by somebody HBO approved to have it.  Not sure why they would give out 4 episodes.  If I was HBO, I would hold out the remaining episodes and release them as part of Season 6, next year.

Food this weekend ->
Pizza for lunch on Saturday.  The Hot n Ready Pepperoni I got was lop sided.  I should have checked it before taking it.  I've gotten 2 sub-standard pizza orders now for the Hazeldean Little Caesars now.

Made Kraft Dinner Sunday for dinner.  I added sliced hot dogs and Chinese Greens too.  Fairly filling.

Useless Gaming News:
Played a few board games at Brian's this weekend.  We played Antidote first.  I should have backed this game on KickStarter.  It's actually pretty fun for a short, fast game about deducing which card is the hidden virus and holding the matching antidote card.

Antidote.

Then we played Star Wars: Imperial Assault.  Brian still tries to control everything in coop games, and it's getting tiring.  I'm pretty sure we played wrong too.  In the spirit of the game, when measuring line of sight to hit a target that is hiding behind a red obstacle; it should not be possible to hit him because you can touch the red corner.  Touching the corner means you hit the terrain, not the figure.
Finally we played Stuff and Nonsense.  I like Stuff and Nonsense.  It's a 30 min game that is pretty fun.  Probably need to pick this game up too.

5-Player Stuff and Nonsense.

Tim's Nutella Donuts

Useless Food News:
I discovered through the CBC article that Tim Horton's will carry nutella donuts starting April 15.  I think these will be really tasty.  The Nutella pastry pocket looks especially good :)

Dinner today -> Discount Food.
Thursday is normally a good night for discount food, but tonight at T&T and Bayshore; the selections were slim.  Still picked up a few boxes of stuff, but it could have been better.  Also got Pickled Cowboy popcorn from Kernels.  It's dill pickle popcorn and ranch popcorn mixed together.

Discount Foods.

Useless Gaming News:
Got my KickStarter game: Asking for Trobils today.  It's a worker placement type game.  Hopefully everything is inside.  Might try play testing it on Friday, as I took the day off.

KickStater Asking for Trobils.