Trust the American’s to have a “premium” M&M. We don’t get them here in Canada. But we do have the winter Olympixs right now. So we win. I digress. Khrys brought over a box of these from her recent trip to Chicago. These are very delicious and look gorgeous. Decorative almost. If one was inclined,…

  Khrys, a friend of mine and fan of this blog, is on her way over this afternoon for a bit of catching up and to watch a DVD. We’ve got Twizzlers, Smarties, Diet Dr. Pepper and orange coloured popcorn to keep us happy. In addition, I put together a batch of “Chicago” popcorn. Another…

What do you think of the white background? Not sure how long this will last. You see, often I blog first thing in the morning, and the first light of day I see radiates from my monster sized monitor. Having a black background makes it a bit easier to pry the eyelids open. With this…

Tonight we imbibed at The Bothy. If you are a fan of this blog, you know that Michael and I gave it a test-drive back on December 24, 2009. Our love of this place has developed into something akin to a mother and a child. Kevin is there, reliable, adorable and wonderful in the kitchen….

  Nothing says Gung Hei Fat Choy and Happy St. Valentine’s Day better than a batch of banana bran muffins. Okay, the heart-shaped boxed of truffles given to me by my legal lover does say it better, but banana bran muffins is all I had to offer this morning. Well, there was other stuff, but…

I could have a separate blog all about stress eating. But for fun right now, let’s list a few items that I favour when under a great deal of stress (notice that most – not all – are conveniently served from a box or tin): – Chef Boyardee Beef Ravioli– Kraft Dinner– Icing– Hot dogs–…

Tonight it was dinner at Furusato Japanese Restaurant, found at the bottom of our road – on Whyte Avenue and 100 Street. Even with it being under new ownership, our waitress hasn’t changed, and so remains the outstanding service. Luckily, the quality of the food hasn’t changed either. There is no other sushi place in…

To those of you who have vehemently declared your dislike for pork, please stop reading now. I love pork, and today is Pork Day. It started with a visit to the Italian Centre Shop. Some members of the deli staff are so charming they could easily talk me into buying 200 grams of Serrano –…

Mom bought me a fantastic electric can opener for my birthday. Having used a manual crank opener since I’ve flown Mom’s nest, I  had no idea what I missing. I introduce to you, The Beast: Tonight, we had a crusty baguette from Tree Stone Bakery, and Campbell’s Tomato Soup (full sodium). Michael used The Beast…

This post is written to satisfy my birthday cake advocate and dear friend. You know who you are (she’s also the one that is monitoring my salt intake). She created quite a fuss in the family when she pointed out that Helen (my Mom) hadn’t baked a birthday cake for us in some time. My…