I found this new FoodTV show called 'Big Daddy's House'. Big Daddy has a great personality. He made these crepes in a blender and never got his hands dirty, he just poured the batter straight into the crepe pan. Loved it.
Listen to this incredible 911 call of a calm 5 year old girl.
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Sunday, February 7, 2010
Saturday, February 6, 2010
Milk in Bags, Eh?
This video is called 'Italian Auction'
L was telling a good friend how stressful life is lately, with all the things she has 'on the go'. The friend says, 'I'm stressed just hearing about your stress'. I thought, what a good friend to be so in tune with someone else's stress! My job was to locate a good hairdresser on a morning's notice to give her the perfect 'up-do' for last night's semi-formal. She's 'last minute' like that and I'm trying to explain to her that it's not realistic to have people (like her parents) at her beck and call. M says not to worry, she'll learn in time, he thinks K is worse (in other ways). She did look great with the new dress and everything.
K was happy with his report card, he didn't fail anything. He said one boy did fail Science miserably and will have to retake it in the summer.
Friends of ours are having their grown sons move back home. One just terminated a live-in relationship. The other is finishing university and has decided to pursue another course of study. The parents had adjusted to them leaving and now it will be another re-adjustment (with meal preparations, etc.).
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L was telling a good friend how stressful life is lately, with all the things she has 'on the go'. The friend says, 'I'm stressed just hearing about your stress'. I thought, what a good friend to be so in tune with someone else's stress! My job was to locate a good hairdresser on a morning's notice to give her the perfect 'up-do' for last night's semi-formal. She's 'last minute' like that and I'm trying to explain to her that it's not realistic to have people (like her parents) at her beck and call. M says not to worry, she'll learn in time, he thinks K is worse (in other ways). She did look great with the new dress and everything.
K was happy with his report card, he didn't fail anything. He said one boy did fail Science miserably and will have to retake it in the summer.
Friends of ours are having their grown sons move back home. One just terminated a live-in relationship. The other is finishing university and has decided to pursue another course of study. The parents had adjusted to them leaving and now it will be another re-adjustment (with meal preparations, etc.).
News
So we drink milk from bags. Does that make us weird? - you can look at the viral video for this article here
Bacteria found in 'pre-washed' salad greens
The 10 Must-Have Features in Today's New Homes
Scans reveal awareness in some vegetative brains
Can yoga and meditation prevent high blood pressure?
Friday, February 5, 2010
Chinese New Year
The Chinese New Year is fast approaching. It will be February 14th this year. I learned from google that it's roughly calculated as the 2nd full moon of the year, which explains why it's never the same date every year. Some of the food blogs I read have been mentioning it, and I sense the mounting excitement around planning the dishes to be served. Even our local Walmart has started printing Chinese New Year specials in their flyers. We have a large ethnic Chinese population in Toronto. I'm Jamaican, of Chinese descent myself.
They have bok choy vegetables on sale at the local supermarket. Here's my quick, easy, 'mess-free' way of doing these (measurements are approximate and to taste):
1 package (about 8 stalks) of bok choy, rinsed and cut into quarters lengthwise
1 tsp garlic powder
3 tbs canola oil
2 tbs dark soy sauce
2 tbs oyster sauce
Add canola oil to a dutch oven (large, covered pot). Add half the vegetables. Add garlic powder, soy sauce and oyster sauce. Top with the rest of the vegetables. Cover and simmer for about 10 minutes until the vegetables are cooked. Enjoy! I've recently tried chinese broccoli (gai lohn) like this, except they don't have to be quartered. The oyster sauce really adds to the flavour.
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They have bok choy vegetables on sale at the local supermarket. Here's my quick, easy, 'mess-free' way of doing these (measurements are approximate and to taste):
1 package (about 8 stalks) of bok choy, rinsed and cut into quarters lengthwise
1 tsp garlic powder
3 tbs canola oil
2 tbs dark soy sauce
2 tbs oyster sauce
Add canola oil to a dutch oven (large, covered pot). Add half the vegetables. Add garlic powder, soy sauce and oyster sauce. Top with the rest of the vegetables. Cover and simmer for about 10 minutes until the vegetables are cooked. Enjoy! I've recently tried chinese broccoli (gai lohn) like this, except they don't have to be quartered. The oyster sauce really adds to the flavour.
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Thursday, February 4, 2010
Haiti Relief
It snowed a bit the past few days and I did a small bit of shovelling, but there really hasn't been much snow this year. We're on track to set a record for the lowest amount of snowfall this year.
One of my sisters sent me this Adam Lambert signed Ellen Underwear and photo bid on Ebay currently going for US $7,605. It's for Red Cross Haiti relief and we think some rich people must be doing this for the tax break (why else?). (-:
Kary at My Farmhouse Kitchen has a great bread recipe on her blog, it sounds so 'do-able' not to mention delicious. I made some slow-baked back ribs yesterday using a recipe that my sister sent me. I baked the ribs in a covered oven roaster pan for an hour and a half at 250F, slathered in bbq sauce. Everyone liked it, and the ribs did seem to be falling off the bone. My sister said she did hers for 3 hours.
Here's a nice video of Vancouver City if you have 5 minutes to watch it.
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One of my sisters sent me this Adam Lambert signed Ellen Underwear and photo bid on Ebay currently going for US $7,605. It's for Red Cross Haiti relief and we think some rich people must be doing this for the tax break (why else?). (-:
Kary at My Farmhouse Kitchen has a great bread recipe on her blog, it sounds so 'do-able' not to mention delicious. I made some slow-baked back ribs yesterday using a recipe that my sister sent me. I baked the ribs in a covered oven roaster pan for an hour and a half at 250F, slathered in bbq sauce. Everyone liked it, and the ribs did seem to be falling off the bone. My sister said she did hers for 3 hours.
Here's a nice video of Vancouver City if you have 5 minutes to watch it.
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Wednesday, February 3, 2010
Twins
K started his new semester yesterday. He made friends with an identical twin last semester and it seems the other twin will be in one of his classes this semester. I laughed when he said it will be pretty much like having the other one in his class. This one is apparently more reserved with strangers, but he felt that wouldn't be a problem as he already knows him. It's also time to start registration for his grade 10 courses next year. Interestingly, he wants to be in co-ed gym next year!
L's school is supporting an Olympic athlete and they are planning to sell ice cream sundaes as one way to raise money for the athlete. L's tennis arm has been bothering her and the doctor said it's a sprain, that she has to rest it for a week. Well, I'm glad it wasn't a tendon.
I was at the bank yesterday getting a money order for a birthday gift. I asked the teller how those email money transfers work. She thought they worked quite well and thought all you need is the other person's email id. It might be something to try one of these days, particularly as I get a free one per month on my banking plan.
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L's school is supporting an Olympic athlete and they are planning to sell ice cream sundaes as one way to raise money for the athlete. L's tennis arm has been bothering her and the doctor said it's a sprain, that she has to rest it for a week. Well, I'm glad it wasn't a tendon.
I was at the bank yesterday getting a money order for a birthday gift. I asked the teller how those email money transfers work. She thought they worked quite well and thought all you need is the other person's email id. It might be something to try one of these days, particularly as I get a free one per month on my banking plan.
News
A really good ad for a British Columbia, Canada College
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Younger sippers stir a resurgence in tea culture worldwide
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Tuesday, February 2, 2010
Creative Tuesdays - Muse
Here's my contribution to the 'Muse' theme for Mr. Toast's Creative Tuesdays. I took this theme literally and got my inspiration from wikipedia. I added a seasonal Valentine's Day touch to the 'Muse reading a scroll'.
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I thought you might like to see this video of Bottlenose dolphins mud-ring feeding off the coast of Florida. It's truly amazing.
Researchers in India engineer tomato with extra 30 days of shelf life - maybe the cure for aging is next!
New source of insulin blossoming on the Prairies
Monday, February 1, 2010
Homeland Security
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