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Zombie Smoothie
Is the Zombie Smoothie better than brains? I hope so. My mornings often start a little like this: … but when I did my Smoothie June challenge last year, I discovered that the boost was pretty good. At...
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The learning curve of wine
Many years ago, when I was in England and first drinking, I had a very bad reaction following a meal that included wine. The doctor I spoke to concluded — for whatever reason — that I was “allergic to...
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Beer and Bones
Today, I worked a half day then headed to the Great Canadian Beer Fest with hubby and friends. Last year was the first time I went and I managed 14 beers — this year I topped out at a dozen. After last...
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Protein Powder Power-up
When I started adding smoothies to my diet, the goal was twofold: to get more fruit & vegetables into my diet and to keep me full just as long as a big “traditional” breakfast of eggs, meat &...
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December 12th Royal Christmas Pudding
The Christmas pudding (or plum pudding) that we are familiar with today dates back to the Victorian era (and much earlier if you count all the variations) but there is one recipe, historically sourced,...
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Rules We Eat By
Rarely a day goes by when there isn’t a study released about what we should and shouldn’t eat. Rarely a week goes by that I don’t think, “I should be more careful what I eat.” Truthfully though, I...
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Fieldwork
When I was quite young (maybe 5 or 6 years old), my mother took me along with some of our extended family to pick strawberries in the u-pick fields on the Saanich Peninsula. I couldn’t tell you which...
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Small garden, small bounty
This year’s garden was pared back from past years; only what I thought could grow was planted. For the most part, this was a sound plan; the garden has been easy to manage. The tomatoes are growing...
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Sweet Treats
Today’s festive flotsam is all about making candies and chocolates. Some of these I have made and some I have yet to try but they all seem simple. The first one is my own “last minute candy making”...
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Feliz Navidnachos
As a kid, Kentucky Fried Chicken was part of our Christmas tradition — a big bucket of greasy chicken was our lunchtime treat. It’s been a long time since KFC chicken seemed appealing to me; it always...
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Back to the Beer Fest
I missed the Great Canadian Beer Fest last year — Shawn and I couldn’t justify the cost and didn’t want to volunteer — and this year I decided I would buy two tickets and worry about who to take later....
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The learning curve of wine
Many years ago, when I was in England and first drinking, I had a very bad reaction following a meal that included wine. The doctor I spoke to concluded — for whatever reason — that I was “allergic to...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Beer and Bones
Today, I worked a half day then headed to the Great Canadian Beer Fest with hubby and friends. Last year was the first time I went and I managed 14 beers — this year I topped out at a dozen. After last...
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Protein Powder Power-up
When I started adding smoothies to my diet, the goal was twofold: to get more fruit & vegetables into my diet and to keep me full just as long as a big “traditional” breakfast of eggs, meat &...
View ArticleClik here to view.
December 12th Royal Christmas Pudding
The Christmas pudding (or plum pudding) that we are familiar with today dates back to the Victorian era (and much earlier if you count all the variations) but there is one recipe, historically sourced,...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Rules We Eat By
Rarely a day goes by when there isn’t a study released about what we should and shouldn’t eat. Rarely a week goes by that I don’t think, “I should be more careful what I eat.” Truthfully though, I...
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Fieldwork
When I was quite young (maybe 5 or 6 years old), my mother took me along with some of our extended family to pick strawberries in the u-pick fields on the Saanich Peninsula. I couldn’t tell you which...
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Small garden, small bounty
This year’s garden was pared back from past years; only what I thought could grow was planted. For the most part, this was a sound plan; the garden has been easy to manage. The tomatoes are growing...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Sweet Treats
Today’s festive flotsam is all about making candies and chocolates. Some of these I have made and some I have yet to try but they all seem simple. The first one is my own “last minute candy making”...
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Where did June go?
I swear it was just May last week and yet my birthday is around the corner. Yesterday some asshat posted a “six months to Christmas!” cartoon. A year ago I was in San Francisco and filled with joy...
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