Creating the good old days, one day at a time.
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Cooking the Gammon Bacon
Before heading out of town for a weekend at my cabin I visited the folks at Port Moody’s Meat Craft Urban Butchery to get some meat to take along. I bought four slices of Gammon bacon and a monstrous strip loin steak (more about that piece of meat tomorrow). Although it is more expensive…
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Schnitzel Sandwich
I took a group of students to Revs Bowling Alley this afternoon and while they all wanted pizza, I opted for a sandwich. The server told me that all the staff are loving the new schnitzel sandwich. She added that it is huge. Comes with fries so I figured, why not. I suppose it…
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Lunch – Costco Meatballs and Tortellini
My one pan wonder – frozen meatballs from Costco and a rainbow of tortellini. I’ve got to say, these Costco meatballs are really quite good. Light years ahead of the meatball like things you can buy from IKEA.
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Things I Used to Think Were Cool
Sometime ago, I wrote a blog post detailing things that I used to think were stupid but now realize are more useful than they are stupid. Somewhat related to that blog post is this post, where I look at a number of things that I used to think were cool but now realize were actually…
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Original’s Cafe Mexicano New West
This weekend I had the pleasure of trying out Original’s Cafe Mexicano, a new restaurant located in the New Westminster Skytrain Station right next to the Tim Horton’s. As usual, I will skip to the bottom line and say that we had a positive experience at Original’s and we will return. The first thing we ordered was…
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Breakfast at Fat Jack’s Diner
On the weekend I was out for a motorcycle ride and I stopped in at Fat Jack’s Diner on the other side of Boston Bar for a late breakfast. As always, Chef Todd was masterful in his kitchen. And the little spoonful of jam? Strawberry and rhubarb preserves made from the produce of their…
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For the Pleasure of Seeing Her Again
Although I am not able to attend the Gateway Theatre presentation of For the Pleasure of Seeing Her Again, I have a trusted friend going in my stead who will report back to me on how the show worked. In brief, this play, an audience favourite at Canada’s Magnetic North Theatre Festival in Ottawa, is…
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Craft Breweries Coming to Coquitlam?
The City of Coquitlam is inviting members of the public to provide their feedback on potential changes to liquor licensing policies and regulations, including zoning, in Coquitlam. The potential changes would allow for certain commercial zones to include liquor manufacturing such as craft breweries, wineries or liquor distilleries, a use that is already permitted in…
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Keep Your Garbage Inside!!
Coquitlam residents who are not properly storing their garbage may be receiving a visit from the City’s Bylaw officers. Living in a community with rich green spaces also brings about urban wildlife such as bears, coyotes and raccoons. However, once an animal – and especially bears – become habituated to eating garbage, it often becomes…
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Longtail Kitchen at Rivermarket
Have you ever wandered into a restaurant, seen the menu, and wanted to order the entire menu? That is kind of what happened to us yesterday when we went into long tail kitchen in New Westminster’s Rivermarket (formerly known as the New West Quay). The stand out item from the menu for us – the chicken…
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