Creating the good old days, one day at a time.
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Front Yard Gardening
I have blogged Front Yard Garden and I will probably blog about it again in the future but quite simply, I love my front yard garden. And if anyone tells you they don’t have time for gardening, they don’t understand how easy it is to grow food. Because we live along a very busy street,…
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Music on the Grill at Evergreen Cultural Centre
The Evergreen Cultural Centre’s Music on the Grill series, presented by Aaargon Dental Centre, is back for another season with three shows scheduled for this summer. The first show in the series is Jim Byrnes and The Sojourners on Saturday July 4th. At the Music on the Grill presentation you can enjoy ?a sumptuous BBQ dinner served…
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Wheat-free Rice Crust Pizza
A couple of weeks ago I had a very cool collaboration with Minute Rice and they helped me run a giveaway of some Minute Rice. During that collaboration I received a few recipes from Chef John Higgins on how to use Minute Rice and this wheat-free rice crust pizza is one of those recipes. This…
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Takata Airbags Recall
As you may or may not be aware, there is a massive recall of cars that have Takata airbags installed in them due to serious problems that begin when the airbags deploy. When I say massive, I mean really massive. It is the single largest recall of all time. Something like 34 million airbags are…
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The Ultimate Comfort Food – Pho
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The Simple Way to Make Candied Bacon
If you want a simple way to make candied bacon, watch and learn from my video. Sure, you could make a brine with a bunch of complicated ingredients and use a fancy brush to coat the bacon all while taking it in and out of the oven and brushing and coating each strip of the…
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Bexar Goods Horween Outlander Review
I went to the family cottage again this weekend and I took the opportunity of quiet time to film a little video review of the Bexar Goods Horween Outlander – a bag I referred to in my video review as a waxed canvas tote bag. This is a bag that I very recently bought from…
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Catelli Healthy Harvest Ancient Grains Pasta
A couple of weeks ago I took part in a webcast with Chef Lynn Crawford to learn more about Catelli’s new pasta – their Healthy Harvest Ancient Grains pasta. Unfortunately I did not get to attend the event live (it was held in Calgary and I was in LA that day) so I didn’t…
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Free Ice Cream at the Waterfall Café
Sun-seekers will have even more space to enjoy at the Vancouver Aquarium Marine Science Centre starting this weekend, and every day through the summer, as the outdoor Waterfall Café opens its doors and scenic patio for the coming months. The Waterfall Café is accessible to all Stanley Park visitors and on Saturday, May 23, visitors…
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Nagano Sushi – Coquitlam
I was down near Coquitlam Center and I had some time to kill, and of course I was hungry, so I went into Nagano Sushi for a pre-dinner snack. First impressions were that the combos and many of the menu items were just a bit more expensive than most other sushi restaurants that I visit…
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