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Friday, September 20, 2019

My must-stop at the Big Apple

Big Apple at Colborne
Whenever we come from a trip east of Toronto, we always (ok, almost always) stop by the Big Apple at Colborne before heading home.  I love having freshly baked goods at home, so we detour for some apple bread and pie.

In the most recent trip, I couldn’t resist the other goodies. I got some apple coffee cake, cider and dehydrated apples along with my usual apple bread and Mumble Crumble pie. Depending on the time, we sometimes also stop here for a meal as they serve ribs, chicken, burgers and soup. Of course, they have sliced pie for dessert as well.

goodies from Big Apple
The Mumble Crumble pie is my favourite. It comes in small, regular and even a party size.

Mumble Crumble Apple Pie from Big Apple
There are other tons of goodies at their store and I can rack up quite the bill (and calories) if I got everything I want to eat!  There are other things to do apart from eat and buy goodies at Big Apple bakery. You can view the kitchens where they make the pies and they have a hard cider-tasting area. They also have a gift shop—of course, as tourist buses stop here too!

Outside, the kids can explore and actually go up inside the Big Apple structure. It is a 35-ft structure with an observation deck at the top.  They also have mini-golf, ping pong, bocce ball, shuffle board and even train rides (weekends). These are all for free! Plus, my traveling Yorkie has a designated area to roam around! Yay!

So with all they have to offer, how can I resist this stopover?! Days after I stop by, I still enjoy my baked goodies. Yum.


Friday, September 6, 2019

Cold soup at Guksu and Noodle

cold noodle soup at Guksu and Noodle

Korean food has become a staple in our family. We also love good soup. However, we don’t take a lot of soup in the summer. So, the girls and hubby wanted to have some cold noodle soup at Guksu and Noodle. I didn’t feel like cold soup so I decided to stick to regular noodle soup.

boiled dumplings @Guksu and Noodle
I got the Gogi Guksu with thin wheat noodles in meat broth. It was not bad but not that memorable either.

Gogi Guksu @Guksu and Noodle
Hubby and DD#1 really enjoyed the cold noodle soup. They got Chogye Bibim Guksu with spicy fruit broth and chicken breast. I tried it, of course, and so did DD#2. It was quite refreshing and the broth was bright and slightly sweet. The noodles were good quality and had a decent serving of chicken. I just could not reconcile it in my brain that I was having cold noodle soup.

Chogye Bibim Guksu @Guksu and Noodle
Grandma had a Bulgogi Bibimbap which was pretty good. It was a big serving!

Bulgogi Bibimbap @Guksu and Noodle
Service was fast and friendly. The fam has said they wouldn’t hesitate coming back.