The Best Thing I Ever Ate

I have been dying to share my recent food experience with everyone.  I bought these delectable vegetarian pockets called Murtabak from Absolute Bakery in Cabbagetown.


Mini Murtabak

My sister and her friend shared a large chicken Murtabak that was being made on the street.  The guy would take a 5-inch round of dough and turned it into paper-thin wrappers about 12-inch wide in a matter of seconds without any tools!
I didn't know what I was buying from the bakery because there were no labels.  After I tried a mini Murtabak, I returned to the bakery a couple hours later to buy several more to share with some colleagues.  The outside of the Murtabak is almost like roti, but very thin.  It is filled with a yummy mixture of seasoned potatoes and other vegetables (other versions include chicken or beef) and then pan fried.  I think Murtabaks originate from the Muslims, so they can also be found on the streets of Indonesia and Malaysia.  I'm salivating as I'm thinking about them ... :)

And For Dessert ...
In my baker life, I made banana cupcakes with chocolate frosting yesterday.  I used a banana muffin recipe from allrecipes.com that yields a light and fluffy muffin.  Since I didn't have a lot of time yesterday, I had to open my emergency Duncan Hines jar of frosting from the pantry.  ;)  It's aaaall good!


Banana Cupcakes with Chocolate Frosting