Monthly Archives: December 2011

2011 in Review

Posted on December 31, 2011 by

Today is December 31, 2011. Long gone are the days when Michael and I would head out and celebrate until midnight. Instead, we stay in, eat pizza, drink a bottle of Prosecco, remain in our most comfortable of clothes, listen … Continue reading →

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Ketchup

Posted on December 30, 2011 by

Change is the norm these days, and our little packets of Heinz Tomato Ketchup is on the bandwagon and shaking things up. Today, when I ordered my grilled cheese (with extra orange coloured cheese I might add) and dried sad … Continue reading →

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A Canadian Foodie – Food Trends 2012

Posted on December 30, 2011 by

My pal Valerie of A Canadian Foodie, stitched together a series of posts titled Food Trends 2012. She offers her own insight, as well as those from food bloggers, writers, and people in the food biz. It is a mighty … Continue reading →

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We’re Having Waffles!

Posted on December 26, 2011 by

A day of eating all things Christmas, plus glasses of wine, buckets of tea, laughs and encouraging shouts during a cut-throat game of dice are all over. The “morning after” can be a bit deflating. The warm glow of wine … Continue reading →

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Wife-Saver Recipe

Posted on December 25, 2011 by

I’m loving the idea of having “special guests” feature on my blog, and today, I’d like to introduce you to old high school chum Peter Martin. Peter was on Facebook this Christmas morning posting pictures of his beautiful daughters and … Continue reading →

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Merry Christmas!

Posted on December 25, 2011 by

From Michael and me, to all of you (even you): Merry Christmas, and best wishes for a safe, happy holiday full of love and laughs.

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Egg Salad Take 2

Posted on December 21, 2011 by

Whomever Googled 에그샌드위치 (in case you can’t see it, it looks like Korean writing), and got to my blog…. I did kind of leave you all hanging about Michael’s egg salad sandwiches. They really are delicious. Here’s what he does: … Continue reading →

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Cally’s Teas is Open for Christmas

Posted on December 20, 2011 by

Fellow tea lovers, you want the facts. Here they are: Cally’s Teas 10151 Whyte Ave NW Phone: (780) 278-3294 Christmas 2011 shopping hours: December 21 to 23: 11 am to 6 pm December 24: 9 am – 3:30 pm True … Continue reading →

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Egg Salad

Posted on December 13, 2011 by

Michael makes a mean egg salad sandwich, and since I had two left-over eggs from this morning’s breakfast, thought I’d drop a subtle hint which eggs were available for his lunch.

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Garlic Does Not Mellow

Posted on December 12, 2011 by

Just an update to my Hummus post. Two heads of fresh, raw garlic in your hummus does NOT, repeat DOES NOT, mellow overnight. My friends, learning to cook is trial and error. Now I do have to qualify this in … Continue reading →

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