Creating the good old days, one day at a time.
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Pythagoras and Other Important Lessons
There is a thing going around Facebook about what people did or didn’t learn in school. The theme of the meme is about how people learn pointless things while at school but don’t learn important things like, how to pay taxes, how to vote, how to wash their hands or how to be good citizens.…
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Norman Foote: The Howl A Family Halloween Special
The prettiest little performance space in the Tri-Cities, the Evergreen Cultural Centre, presents Norman Foote: The Howl with the Very Scary Big Voice Orchestra. Angels sing along with ghosts, zombies and ghouls! Music, costumes and Halloween all come together as Juno-award winning children’s music artist Norman Foote comes to the Evergreen for two performances on…
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Cooking the Turducken
As I have said many tiimes before, I am NOT a fan of the traditional turkey. No matter what I have done, I have found the meat to be dry and tasteless – of course I have not yet had a deep-fried turkey, but no matter what I have done, my turkey experience has not…
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The Turducken from Meat Craft Urban Butchery
I picked up this little feller from our new local butcher, Meat Craft Urban Butchery. It is just over 2 kilo and its goose will get cooked this Sunday. Even though there is no goose in it – turkey, chicken and duck.
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Meat Craft Urban Butchery
Just in time for the Canadian Thanksgiving weekend, Port Moody’s Meat Craft Urban Butchery has opened for business! Opening for today was no small feat; there were many late nights of construction and preparation in order to be ready. But after chatting withGreg McFetridge and Kerry Martini, the owners of Meat Craft they say it was…
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Dunn’s Famous Restaurant – Reboot
Yesterday, Dunn’s Famous Restaurant held a media event where they introduced their renewed menu to a selection of food bloggers and other media-types. Although I was unable to attend the event, I did manage to follow along on Instagram and I was impressed with the look of the updated menu and look of the restaurant.…
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A Summer Blast For Lunch
The perfect antidote for s cloudy afternoon when I am missing my summer fun is a little jar of home canned peaches. Love.
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Tenen Restaurant For Lunch
I went back to the Tenen Restaurant with a couple of besties for lunch today and we shared a platter of meat. Oh my, it was a platter of meat, meat and more meat. And a couple of veggies. When Sasha the owner brought it to our table he said, “You know, we take our…
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Tomato Corn Chowder
If you are tired of the soups you have been making and you want a soul-warming soup that is relatively quick and easy to make and has no meat, check out the Mennonite Girls Can Cook recipe for Tomato Corn Chowder. We had it for lunch today and it is a perfect meal for an…
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