Creating the good old days, one day at a time.
-
My Blogging Philosophy
I recently received an email from one of my readers asking me why the majority, if not all of my blog posts, are positive in nature and often recommendations for the places that I go to. They went on to ask if I am paid to write blog posts for the restaurants or foodie places that…
-
Crickets for Lunch
Yep, this was lunch. And you know, although they were quite dry, they tasted pretty good.
-
Meat Craft Urban Butchery Grand Opening Event
I have written a couple blog posts now about the Meat Craft Urban Butchery located in Port Moody. And, although they have been open for business for a couple of weeks now, they are going to have a grand opening celebration on Sunday November 22nd between noon and 4 PM. At their grand opening event Meat Craft will…
-
Butternut Squash
Dinner tonight – I took one of the butternut squashes that we harvested from our front yard garden and peeled it and then cut it to cubes about one inch by one inch. I picked the cubes of butternut squash into a baking dish, poured on a couple tablespoons of olive oil, a shake of…
-
Jayme Stone’s Lomax Project at the ECC
On November 19th at 8pm Jayme Stone will bring to the Evergreen Cultural Centre a “collaboratory” of some of North America’s most distinctive and creative roots musicians to revive, recycle, and reimagine traditional music The performance will focus on songs collected by folklorist and field recording pioneer Alan Lomax. The “collaboratory” includes Jayme Stone (banjo,…
-
Argo Cafe At Night
Typically you would think that an accountant would know better than to open a restaurant. But when an accountant grows up in a home with parents who are very accomplished chefs, it sort of becomes a foregone conclusion that they will all end up in the kitchen of the family restaurant. That is sort of…
-
The Bond & Knight Giveaway Winner is…
The Bond & Knight Passport Wallet winning number is 190. Congrats to all who played and to the winner. I will contact the winner via email shortly.
-
The Bond & Knight Giveaway
Some time ago I did a YouTube video review of a couple Bond & Knight wallets, this origami-style Passport wallet included. Now, as I promised in my YouTube video, I am giving away this beautiful wallet! A little review about this wallet – in short, it is gorgeous. Ultra-precise cuts and folds with NO stitching!…
-
End Daylight Saving Time!!
This weekend just gone was a double dose of frustration and anxiety inducing activities for parents over most of Canada. When did Halloween turn into an event in size and scale that rivals Christmas? Kids now require their parents to purchase “real” costumes; it is no longer acceptable to dress your kids up as hobos…
-
Cooking a Strip Loin Steak
Yesterday in my blog post about the Gammon bacon I mentioned the other piece of meat that I took along on my weekend trip to my cabin – the boneless strip loin steak from Meat Craft Urban Butchery. The strip loin was just over 13 ounces and honestly, it was enough to easily feed two…
Got any book recommendations?