I saw a tweet about someone making tater tot poutine and so I says to myself I says, “Stacey, there’s no reason you can’t make that!” So I did. I stopped at No-Frills, my local grocery store and picked up a package of gravy mix and a bag of cheese curds. A quick stop at […]
Well, once again the tiny community of Lytton is taking a full frontal assault from nature. Remember in the summer when the Lytton Creek Wildfire destroyed virtually all of the Village of Lytton? And then continued to burn thousands of acres of land around the village? Now it is the opposite of the Heat Dome […]
Shortly after I posted about the new “compact” Ford Maverick pick up truck, the comments began to roll in. Why get a small truck when you can get a full size truck that can haul massive loads – you know, what if you need to move a huge trailer? Well, over the last 15 years […]
That’s another year of #5DadsGoWild in the books. Yes, in case you missed the social media buzz created around our annual writers/creators retreat, from Thursday October 14th to Sunday the 17th we were camping in Manning Park, living what can only be described as our best life. While in the past we have had a […]
As I may have mentioned, earlier this summer I bought a Traeger pellet grill. I did this to benefit my family. Yeah, that’s my story! The reality is, the Traeger is a great addition to our home because while most people think of it as a smoker, it is actually really useful as a convection […]
As I have previously mentioned, my hometown of Lytton burned down. Does that not sound weird to say my hometown burn down? Well the truth is that’s what happened. Essentially all of the village including the police station, the ambulance station, the medical clinic, the hospital, the seniors care centre, the two grocery stores, the […]
Kids and I are home from a wild weekend at the cabin. Lots of time outdoors. Sunday morning we went for a walk to have a quick visit with our neighbours. On the walk back we encountered a mother bear and two cubs. We yelled and waved our arms in the air, we stood close […]
This is the tale of two distinctly different motorcycle rides. Both a lot of fun, both uniquely different! As you probably know, my hometown of Lytton burned. Yeah, the entire community burned in about 20 minutes. They say 90% of it burned but, the reality is, the village is decimated. That has really bothered me. […]
As some of you know, I grew up near Lytton BC. And as you probably also know, last week the village of Lytton burned to the ground. You may or may not know that in 2014 the house I grew up in near Lytton, along with all the outbuildings – like the workshop, chicken coops, […]
I was thinking about Tuesday yesterday morning and I realized that Tuesday is the loneliest day of the week. Tuesday is the beige of the week – if the week was a colour wheel. Tuesday has got NOTHING going for it. Think about it. Monday is Monday. The first day of the work week. Just […]
Testing the Christmas treats @doughnutlove.ca .
Gingerbread doughnut blends all the gingerbread goodness and the wonder of a doughnut.
The Cranberry Orange Old fashioned brings together my three favourite flavours – cranberry, orange, and an old-fashioned doughnut.
And then the Butter tart doughnut. All the rich goodness of a butter tart nestled into a pillowy soft yeast doughnut.
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#doughnuts #buttertarts #christmasflavours #christmas #donuts #eatlocal #supportlocal #coquitlam #gingerbread #cranberry #nomnom #dessert
And we’re home! A long week and a long (uneventful) drive home. Huge thanks to the Kanaka Band who have set up a Necessities Store that supports all community members AND they give away fresh produce that they grow in their local gardens.
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Next step in this crazy adventure. Leaving Lytton and we’re headed to Lillooet. We’ll see what’s up at that point.
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I’m not saying we are actually “out of food” but I did find these two items on the shelf at the cabin and started to think, “hmmm, what can I make with these.”
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#bcstorm #lytton #lyttonbc #shelterinplace #getmeoutofhere #sendfood #shitsgettingreal #lentils
I needed (wanted?) to get out of town for a couple days before returning to work so Brown Bear and I headed up the Fraser Valley for lunch @mtnviewbrewing.
I’m still on a pretty restricted post-surgery diet so I let the kid choose our lunch.
She chose wisely. We shared the roasted veggie flatbread and she declared it the “most delicious savoury food she’s ever eaten”. Wow. I agree, it was very tasty!
The other option was a roasted Housin duck flatbread – next time!
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#hopebc #embracehopebc #travelthecanyon #fraservalley #lunch #flatbread #pizza #eatyourveggies #mountainviewbrewingcompany #nomnom
The day my doctor says I can once again eat solid food! A delicious and nutritious Carrot Cake doughnut @doughnutlove.ca is definitely appropriate.
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#doughnuts #eatlocal #doughnutlove #coquitlam #donuts #donut #cheatmeal #peanutbutter #doughnut #breakfastofchampions
When you’re in the hospital waiting for surgery and you’re in isolation but your bestie wants to see you. You find a “work around”. Get’er dun!
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#bestfriends
Out of the house for the first time in a week and took one of the kids for brunch.
She had the veggie Benedict – see my Reels to see a beautiful medium poached egg.
I’m still sticking to my liquid diet so it’s an oat milk latte for brunch for me.
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#blacksmithbakery #fortlangley #latte #coffee #oatmilk #instagood #foodgasm #yum #brunchtime #foodlover #foodblogger #coffee #yummy #delicious #foodstagram #instafood #foodphotography #food #foodie #foodporn #breakfast #brunch
We found these little fire starters from @shopperpluscanada useful when we were out for the #5dadsgowild retreat @manningpark
They made starting a campfire pretty straightforward and easy to do. Just hold a match to the shavings in the centre and the fire is away and going.
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#giftedproduct #camping #campfire #campfirecooking #manningpark #manningparkresort #wintercamping