Out & About #446 | Partial May Visuals

​April showers bring May flowers! Clearly, with these budding perennials, allergies are also in tow, along with sniffles induced by abrupt weather changes.

Where young children assimilate, these germs are discharged, then latching onto the bodies on fellow playground-ers and adults alike. I myself have failed to escape such nastiness, and have been forced into involuntary abstinence from physical activity and culinary exposure in all its forms.

Lotion-lined tissues aside, here are some snippets of my pre-illness adventures!

1) A Lime Mousse Cake-turned-Cheesecake inspired by Cooking tree

​The recipe had somehow morphed from a traditional mousse cake (with a less traditional graham crumb base) to a super creamy, airy cheesecake when a minimal amount of gelatin was located in the pantry. Cream cheese blocks were consquently substituted, thus resulting in delectable, strawberry-enhanced mini cakes.

​Once the guideline has been perfected, be confident that it shall be made available under What I Make.

​2) Attempts at creating latte art on morning Matcha Lattes continue
3) Breakfast visuals of Egg Yolk Lava Buns and an Iced-Latte-and-Chocolate Chip Oatmeal Cookie pairing

​4) Dining with orangecane in Port Credit, and then at The Kolkata Club
5) York University's completed transit hub in the late evening hours

6) This space can never be exempt from CoCo runs.
7) While further than I would normally like to travel for a place of peace and quiet, Centennial Park proved itself to be quite serene on weekday afternoons.

​8) Homemade Iced Matcha Latte + an utterly scrumptious Raspberry Croissant from Put A Cone On It
9) Dual-toned Peanut Butter/Nutella Toast is another up-and-coming breakfast favourite

​10) The Mother's Day Market at Square One was perused a few days prior to the unofficial holiday.

​Amongst the assortment available were handcrafted truffles, preserved flower arrangements, chocolate-dipped waffle treats, and even fresh and dried flowers. A wall of 3D paper cutouts was also present at one end of the pop-up for photo-taking.

​11) ZenQ has officially made the grand leap from Markham/North York to Mississauga, though quality is disappointing, service is tardy, and parking is nonexistent.

​The Grass Jelly Shaved Ice consisted of approximately 10% shaved ice in total, while the Q Balls I had requested and relinquished extra charges for turned out sour and entirely inedible. The Tofu Pudding was, in fact, not even tofu at all! Instead of the jiggly soybean-based creation at the east end stops, this cup had been filled with solidified milk powder and a questionable syrup-like substance.

Moreover, the takeout order required over twenty minutes to prepare despite not a single customer in line. The staff had taken their utmost leisure at its construction.

​12) A Brownie was purchased at Starbucks in order to secure oneself access to a stable Internet connection.
13) I had previously never realized how fortunate it was to have two Chipotle locations in Mississauga.

​Taco bowls from the Mexican chain hailing from the south are surprisingly addicting (and satisfying). And the guac - always add the guac!