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Light up the Square
We are just back from Celebration Square for the annual tree lighting ceremony. It’s the first festive event of the season. Wishing you all a wonderful weekend! Cheryl and Becky
Posted in Canada, Christmas, Family, Photography, winter
Tagged Canada, Christmas, festive, lights, Mississauga, photography, winter
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So much to do!
The last 5-6 weeks have been very busy. We have cooked but I haven’t had time to write up the recipes. We’ve also been on a road trip to Thunder Bay, which was wonderful. Sault Ste. Marie Down a nickel … Continue reading
Posted in Canada, Disability, Photography, Photos, Travel, wheelchair
Tagged Canada, disability, photography, road trip, Sudbury, Thunder Bay, travel
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Canada 150
We went to see the tall ships sail into Hamilton Harbour yesterday, as part of the Canada 150 celebration. Fully rigged Keeping cool in the shade A flyover by a Lancaster and a B-25 Today’s rainy celebration in Mississauga We … Continue reading
Posted in Canada, Food, Photography
Tagged Canada, celebrations, food, Matt Basile, photography, tall ships
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Spicy Roasted Cauliflower
The big birthday bash, Canada 150, is coming up this weekend, so you might be looking for some snack ideas. Recipe number 15 is another Matt Basile recipe from “Street Food Diaries”. Spicy Roasted Cauliflower with dip. I love cauliflower … Continue reading
Posted in Baking, Canada, cooking, Food, Photography
Tagged Baking, Canada Day, cauliflower, cooking, food, hot sauce, vegetarian
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Two Soups, One Book
These are recipes 9 and 10 from our challenge to try one new recipe a week for a year. We are still having some cool days here in southern Ontario, and the perpetual rain has raised the lake levels almost … Continue reading
Posted in Canada, cooking, Food
Tagged cooking, food, gluten free, kielbasa, Ontario, sauerkraut, soup, straciatella
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Double Kimchi
We borrowed a cookbook from the library and fell in love with it. Matt Basile’s “Street Food Diaries” is creative, daring, spicy, and Canadian. We have never eaten kimchi in our lives and this book made us want to own … Continue reading
Posted in Canada, cooking, Food, Photography
Tagged cooking, food, kimchi, Matt Basile, photography, rice, stew, vegetarian
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Slow Start To the Year
We have taken a break from the blog since returning to Ontario at the beginning of March. We have been focused on a couple of problems; one of which has been resolved but the others have not. We are both … Continue reading
Winter Challenges
Dear Becky has had a challenging month. A trip to the dentist resulted in a tooth being pulled out. Gosh she was ill. It took her a week to eat normally again. The day after we made the gingerbread, she … Continue reading
Posted in Canada, Christmas, Family, Photography, winter
Tagged Canada, Christmas, family, photography, snow, winter
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Jolly Gingerbread
Another Bake Off challenge, but instead of building a structure with gingerbread, we decided to make cookies instead. We used the recipe from Rosie Daykin’s “Butter Celebrates” because it is easier for us to use a Canadian recipe, and her … Continue reading
Posted in Baking, Canada, Christmas, Food, Friends, Photography
Tagged Bake Off, Baking, Christmas, cookies, food, gingerbread, photography
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Colours of Nature
This is a small friendship garden in the centre of Mississauga. It’s named after our twin city Kariya, Japan. Becky went to stay with her Dad for a night. She had a stressful week and needed a break. I took … Continue reading
Posted in Canada, Family, Gardens, Photography, Travel
Tagged family, garden, Japanese, lake, Ontario, photography, Sunset, walk
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