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Name: Tiffinday
Type: Food/ Meals Delivery Service
Location: Toronto based Online Business
On the Web: www.tiffinday.com

Description: Tiffinday is founded on the premise that everyone has the right to delicious and nutritious meals, their commitment to environmental responsibility and enriching the community is evident in every facet of the business - from the reusable tiffins for meal delivery, to providing a living to those who face barriers to employment.

The idea is simple: order by 3:00 pm today for delivery at lunch time tomorrow!

Glögg: Christmas in Springtime

Glögg: mulled wine

Glögg is the term for mulled wine in the Nordic countries. It's basically a non-alcoholic fruit and spiced wine flavored drink. A little while ago, I purchased this one from Ikea and even forgot I had it until today - it's produced by Herrljunga Cider. Traditionally it's served warm and can be diluted with water, wine or something like vodka. You can also serve it with raisins and almonds although I'm yet to try this style. It may be the cinnamon and cardamom in the drink but it really does taste like Christmas in my mouth!

 

Kiwi + Mandarin Salad

Kiwi + Mandarin Salad

Kiwi + Mandarin Salad 

What you'll need:

• Kiwis
• Mandarins [fresh or canned]

How it's made:

1. Peel and slice up the kiwi[s]
2. Peel the mandarins 
3. Mix the two and if you're feeling adventurous, spray some whipped cream.

Chicken Pilau with Grape Tomato Salad

I used Kenyan Yankee Doodle Pilau Masala Whole to prepare this delicious meal. What's pretty cool about this raw spice mix is that you get to crash it by yourself and it smells sooo good!

Pilau served with a grape tomato salad

It was so delish!

Chicken Linguine with a Cheesey Whitish Sauce

Delicious!

I served it with fresh multi-grain bread

Delicious Vegetarian Chilli

Vegetarian Chilli served with Parathas

What you'll need:

• Olive oil
• A chopped jalapeno
• A chopped onion
• A Vegetable stock cube
• A can of mixed beans [I used Sobeys Compliments brand]
• Spices [A sprinkle of Paprika,  cayenne pepper, cumin]
• Tomato sauce [I actually used leftover tomato basil sauce from the other day] 
• Ground meat substitute [I like President's Choice Blue Menu Seasoned Ground Soy]
• Salt + Pepper

How to prepare it:

1. Heat the oil and then add the onion then jalapenos. Toss until the onions are soft.
2. Add the spices, vegetable stock cube, and ground meat substitute then 
3. Add the beans. Stir.
4. Add the tomato sauce and stir over medium heat for about 10 minutes.
5. Cover and simmer on low heat for 30 minutes.
6. Voila!

Cheese Ravioli with a Homemade Tomato Basil Sauce

Tonight on the menu: Cheese Ravioli with a Homemade Tomato Basil Sauce. The best part was it only took me under 20 minutes and only one pot :).

I used packaged Sobeys Compliments three cheese ravioli brand. You can use your preferred brand of packaged ravioli which can be purchased from virtually any supermarket or some specialty stores. [For you meat eaters, I hear you can even get beef stuffed ravioli].

Making this ravioli is really easy - just like boiling spaghetti. [Or if you're nervous - simply follow instructions on the back of the packaging.]

Easy Tomato Basil Sauce

What you'll need:

• Olive oil
• Chopped Onion
• Minced Garlic
• Can of  crashed tomatoes
• Tomato paste [not more than a teaspoon]
• Salt + Pepper
• Pinch of sugar [optional]
• Basil [I prefer to use fresh]
• Grated Mozzarella cheese [optional]

How to prepare:

1. Over medium heat, olive oil in a pan and fry the onion until soft and add garlic.
2. Add the crushed tomatoes, sugar, salt and pepper to taste stir.
3. Add tomato paste to thicken the sauce and simmer over medium heat for about 10 minutes and stir occasionally.
4. Add the cheese, a bit of olive oil, basil, stir and voila!

[Don't worry if you make too much sauce, you can always use it tomorrow or freeze it for another pasta day!]

To Market! To Market!

There's this little market close to my place that I love. The funny part of the story is I don't know the name of the store. It's on Danforth Ave. and Broadview Ave. [northeast corner]. They always have the crunchiest veggies at good prices. The store owners are so friendly too!

Pina-Crima Smoothie

This morning it was the Pina-Crima Smoothie.

Did I mention just how delicious it was?

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