Creating the good old days, one day at a time.
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New Westminster’s Steel & Oak Brewing
I was invited out to New Westminster’s Steel & Oak Brewing to sample their beers and cold plates yesterday and I am pleased to report that Steel & Oak have an excellent selection of beers. The beer I liked best from Steel & Oak was their Kaffee, a beer flavoured with locally roasted coffee. The…
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Meatballs and Rice Noodles
A beautiful lunch today from the school cafeteria; a trio of sweet and spicy meatballs on a nest of rice noodles. The side dish of spiralized carrots added a nice little freshness to the lunch plate.
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A Parent’s Bucket List
People often talk about a bucket list; those lists of things they want to get done before they “kick the bucket”. People often add stupid crazy or exotic things to their bucket list. They often add things like parachuting out of airplanes or visiting the Amazon or swimming with dolphins. Crazy stuff. However, as the…
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Oven Roasted Chick Peas
After many years of trying to convince my kids to eat some of the healthy foods we have prepared for them I finally figured it out; if I get them to help me prepare the food, they’ll eat it!! Yesterday was my turn to make dinner and rather than making another meal of food they…
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Poached Eggs on Potato Pancakes
Lunch today was made by students in the Foods and Nutrition class and served to the rest of the students in the school program. Two perfectly poached eggs on a couple of potato pancakes with a side of grated carrot and apple salad. And is there anything better than 14 % sour cream? I’m telling…
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Evergreen Extension Leads to Parking Rule Changes
In preparation for the Dec. 2 opening of SkyTrain’s Evergreen Extension, the City of Coquitlam is introducing new parking options for commuters, which includes hundreds of new Park and Ride parking spots throughout Coquitlam’s City Centre. The City is also implementing new parking regulations – including timed parking restrictions and paid parking – to ensure…
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Buntzen Lake on a Rainy Sunday
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Stanley Park Brewing Long Table Dinner
Last week I was invited by Stanley Park Brewing to join a group of social media people in the Stanley Park Pavilion for a long table dinner and beer pairing event; I graciously accepted – umm, free beer? Yes, thank you Stanley Park Brewing!! This was an interesting event; at the long table dinner people…
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Hasselback Potatoes
The kids have been keen to have me cook potatoes in a different ways and today they basically described Hasselback potatoes. They like to “explore” new cooking techniques and I certainly encourage them to be imaginative. So today they described a couple of new ways; one was describing something like a Hasselback potatoes while my…
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More Open Houses for Brunette Interchange Proposed Upgrade
The Ministry of Transportation and Infrastructure is holding two additional open houses regarding the future Brunette Interchange on Highway 1. The information at the open houses will be the same information that was presented at the first two open houses held on this project in early November. Members of the public are welcome to attend…
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