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Frances is a User Experience Designer located in the wonderful city of Toronto. She likes birds, photography, food and salsa dancing in no particular order. Want to work together on a collaboration? Contact her at hello@frances.menu!

Pumpkin Cake with GCCCB Frosting

This recipe makes a gorgeous three-layer naked Pumpkin cake frosted with Graham Cracker Cream Cheese Buttercream. It is moist, fluffy and subtle in its sweetness. Excellent for thanksgiving and any fall occasion!

Mes amis, this is it, my hands are trembling in anticipation as I type this. A lot of pumpkin puree and eggs were sacrificed in the search for this recipe but nevertheless here it is—the perfect combination of Pumpkin cake and Graham Cracker Cream Cheese Buttercream (GCCCB) frosting. It is abso-freaking-lutely delicious.

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Strawberry Jam

What if I told you that you can easily make your own strawberry jam at home, without preservatives and added pectin? It’s true! Making strawberry jam is a super easy process and just requires a bit of time and patience. You will ask yourself why you didn't try it sooner!

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  • Here's my version of a quick and satisfying Sunday brekkie I like to call 'Quarantine Eggspectations'.🍳⁣ ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⁣ 📋Ingredients: ⁣ - 2 Eggs⁣ - 2 slices ciabatta (toasted)⁣ - olives⁣ - spinach or microgreens of your choice⁣ - green onions sliced (optional)⁣ - salt⁣ - pepper⁣ - cooking oil/butter⁣ ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⁣ 🔪Prep Ingredients:⁣ - Toast your ciabatta/bread until slightly golden. (If using an oven, preheat to 350C prior to toasting and leave the slices in there for 1 - 3 minutes.⁣) - Fry your eggs with oil/butter, adding a sprinkle of salt and a crack of black pepper while cooking. ⁣ - Chop your olives into small pieces (or use your hands, like I did, and tear them apart)⁣ ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⁣ 👩‍🍳Assembly:⁣ - Add spinach to toasted Ciabatta slice, sprinkle with olive pieces and top with one egg each slice. You can also sprinkle some sliced green onions on top if you like. Taste to see if it is up to eggspectations!⁣ ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⁣ 🍹Serve with a side of freshly made kale, banana, and blueberry smoothie to complete your morning meal! ⁣ ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⁣ 😊Hope you enjoy this breakfast as much as I do! We're going through some tough times, stay safe and be eggcellent to each other from a distance! ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⁣ #COVID #stayhome #physicaldistancing #socialdistancing #flattenthecurve #brunchinthe6ix #breakfast #breakfastfood #brunch #foodphotography #canon6d #recipe #sundaymood #instadaily #sundaymornings #torontofood #food #foodporn #toronto #foodie #the6ix #torontoeats #cravethe6ix #torontolifestyle #francesmenu #eggporn
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  • Social distancing can be tough. But this is a piece of cake. 🍰⁣ ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⁣ Here's me fighting Covid-19 by staying home and taking advantage of the $0 delivery from @ubereats_canada!⁣ ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⁣ And they brought a slice of @BakeCode heaven straight to my door!⁣ ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⁣ 📷: Japanese Strawberry Shortcake⁣ ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⁣ #BakeCode #bakery #cafe #croissant #pastry #dessert #sweets #cake #cruffin #chatime #ubereats #socialdistancing #staysafe #corona #covid #shortcake #foodie #toronto #blogto #ubereats #tastetoronto
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  • I pho-cast a delicious meal with a drizzle of fish sauce😆. Okay, you can Bahn Mi now from instagram😂. ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ Check out the #Junction's newest Viet food spot, @Tam.Restaurant for a delicious homey meal at incredibly affordable prices! Everything is below $10 tax-in! It was here that I tried my first bánh bột lọc and let me tell you, I fell in love! ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ Bánh bột lọc is a chewy tapioca dumpling filled with shrimp and some other good stuff served with a side of fish sauce. Each piece was juicy and flavourful and I couldn't get enough of them! ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ Having said that, special mentions to the Bánh mì, Rice bowl with Curry Chicken, Bánh bèo, Bún bò Huế and Hojicha soy latte (not pictured here). (Yes, I know I basically mentioned over half the menu, but seriously everything I tried was yummy and eating it felt so very clean as they don't over salt their food). ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ Location: 369 Keele St. ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ Thanks @Tam.Restaurant and @therealdklo for the invite! ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ Photos as follows: 1. Bánh bột lọc 2. Bánh mì 3. Bún bò Huế - Spicy Vermicelli Soup 4. Rice Bowl with curry chicken 5. cà phê sữa Vietnamese Drip coffee 6. Gỏi cuốn - Vietnamese spring roll 7. Bánh bèo - Rice flour, mungbean paste and green onion oil. 8. Bánh bèo ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ #francesmenu #sponsored #junction #torontofood #food #foodporn #toronto #foodie #blogto #curiocityto #narcitytoronto #the6ix #torontoeats #cravethe6ix #to_finest #torontolifestyle #yyz #gta #vietfood #vietnamese #pho #bahnmi #bunbohue #bahnbotloc #curryrice #cleaneating #westtoronto

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