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The Hubby and I look a leisurely walk today and stopped in at the local Korean market. I wanted to go in to pick up some mint leaves for mojitos tonight, and ended up getting a few extra items. Walking
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Today the temperatures took a tiny dip and although a gorgeous blue and clear sky was out, it meant it was a bit cooler. So instead of a salad for lunch, I decided to throw the last of the broccoli
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We’re finally getting back on the low carb bus again. We were doing fine last year until our sweet pug Maggie passed away and I hit depression quite hard. Craving comfort foods and anything carb’y. Then we just recently took
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So, we went a grand opening of a grocery store the other day and ended up with the oddest selection. 12 packages of ramen noodles, cat socks (socks with cats, not for cats), bags of tiny dumplings, and the ultimate
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I love bruschetta! My favourite was actually in a food court, served by one of those Italian kiosks with the pasta and breads. The bruschetta there was pungent, to say the least. So garlic’y it almost burned, but oh so
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I’ve been noticing Greek meatball soup pop up a couple times on people’s blogs lately. Most likely due to the onset of fall and the urge for a bowl of something warm, hearty, and homemade. We are working through the meat in
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During the day I usually ask the Hubby to pull something out of the freezer (he works from home so the fridge is nice and close) for that nights supper. Today’s meat choice was sausages. My favourite thing with sausages has
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So the weekend was spent volunteering for the Scotland pavilion at the local Fusion Festival. The Hubby’s bagpipe band (Cedar Hills Caledonia Bagpipe Band) not only participated in the parade and did a brief stint on stage, but helped manage
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Sometimes we fall off the low carb bus. Hard. And tonight was one of those nights. Some lamb with red wine and a big pot of risotto. Hubby quite liked the rice tonight and I heard quite a few mumbled,
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The spicy chickpea salad you can get at Indian buffets is one of my favourites (along with the spicy tomato onion one) and makes for a nice fresh tasting salad. It does have a kick, but combined with the tart
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