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Talking Geisha coffee on Newstalk 1010 in Toronto
Listen to the Podcast We were talking to Jim Richards, affable and chatty host of Newstalk 1010 AM Toronto’s afternoon show. The topic was coffee, $7 coffee at Starbucks – Geisha coffee – the exotic...
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Maple Bourbon Dairy Free Waffles Re-Boot
Dairy Free Maple Bourbon Waffles I love breakfast. And waffles or french toast – well, they are the breakfast food of life. And there are no more popular recipes than my waffle recipes – the single...
View ArticlePapardelle Pasta with Scallops and lemon brown butter sauce
Try this simple dish – whips up as fast as you can cook pasta… Put Pasta (fresh or dried) on to boil – enough for 2 people In a heated saute pan – medium high, melt 3 tablespoons of butter. Cook...
View ArticleBaked Oysters au Gratin
Who does not like a good Oyster bake-up from time to time. Our local fish vendor had local Oysters on sale so we thought, what to heck – here is the recipe we used. 3 Tbsp. butter, melted 2 (8 oz.)...
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(Reboot) Papardelle Pasta with Scallops and lemon brown butter sauce #2
We loved this dish so much that we took another swing at it — with improvements! Put Pasta (fresh or dried) on to boil – enough for 2 people In a heated saute pan – medium high, melt 4 tablespoons of...
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Systems 2007 BBQ
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2009 Mainframe shutdown
The day we turned off the Uvic mainframe – many veterans and retirees in attendance. #bwg_container1_3 #bwg_container2_3 .bwg_standart_thumbnails_3 * { -moz-box-sizing: border-box; box-sizing:...
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Systems BBQ 2007
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Winter Forum
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Systems 2015 BBQ
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Living in a wireless world – safe yes or no
Listen to the Podcast In an era of great technological advance, the question always arises – how good are these advances, conveniences and marvels of technology for us… in general? You know, our...
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Talking Geisha coffee on Newstalk 1010 in Toronto
Listen to the Podcast We were talking to Jim Richards, affable and chatty host of Newstalk 1010 AM Toronto’s afternoon show. The topic was coffee, $7 coffee at Starbucks – Geisha coffee – the exotic...
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1968 – Then and now
June 1968 – I walk down East 6th Avenue, Vancouver, towards Commercial Drive. This is my first trip off of Vancouver Island and this is, truly, a new World through young eyes. My mother had brought me...
View ArticleLiving with the INSTANT POT – CHICKEN TIKKA MASALA
My New Years resolution for 2018 was doing more meal planning and preparing meals in our gourmet country kitchen. Now don’t get me wrong. I do my share of sous chef work; chopping, mincing, blending...
View ArticleLiving with the Instant Pot – Pot in pot steel cut oats
We have had our Instant Pot less than 1 week and we are firmly in love with it. Ours is the 1000W 6 quart. We have a 7.5” Steel bowl that we put to use for a “pot in pot” process classic. What is pot...
View ArticleThanksgiving – Life in the coffee time-tunnel
Way back in 2008, I popped into Cafe Roma on Commercial Drive in Vancouver – a cafe that has more than a little history for this old part of Vancouver and for me, a big piece of childhood memory too!...
View ArticleLiving with the Zoom H24 24-channel digital recorder
Recently one of my colleagues at the University of Victoria loaned me one of his studio tools that he was thinking of parting with – The Zoom H24 24-channel digital portable recorder. Now for the...
View ArticleSpiked Sourdough Hybrid Dinner Rolls
I have a Sourdough starter that goes all the way back to 2008. I did not create it but got a sample a couple of years ago – and I have managed to not kill it. Which is astounding because I hurtle...
View ArticleReturn to the now – Chapter one
Silence – what is it and where does it come from? Like the empty coffee cup, is it actually empty or waiting? Contrary to popular belief, the empty cup and saucer is not necessarily a bad thing. It...
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