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Subtitle: “or why milkshakes make me cry” When I lived in Russia off and on from 2005-2009, I looked forward to glimmers of light in between long stretches in the former USSR. One of those glimmers of light was traveling to London, which I did every chance I got. I don’t have the space to…
Happy Victoria Day today for those of us in Canada. If you’ve been paying close attention, you may have noticed a new menu at the top for “travel.” This is because I am leaving in three weeks for an epic 5 week trans-Siberian journey.
I am not the type of person to use weird, cutesy, made-up words such as “zoodles.” But I also don’t want someone searching for recipes containing aforementioned “zoodles” to miss out on this one, which is sure to be a hit, even more so because it is a beautiful balance between flavour and nutrition. And…
We were so fortunate that our work recently took us all the way to the East East Coast in Halifax, Nova Scotia.
Here’s a mostly unedited look at the highlights of what we ate.
Shrimp. You’ll definitely notice a seafood theme.
OK, so we didn’t eat these flowers, but how beautiful are they?
It can be a real challenge to get enough fiber in. Which is also why we opted for this mini solution which worked out well, but no frozen fruit would be possible.
This little blender really came in handy. And you cannot beat the price, even for the version in Canada.
This was part of a lobster installation made of ready-to-eat lobster at the amazing Cunard Centre.
Endless delight for seafood lovers.
Raw oysters.
We ate a lot of PEI mussels that week. Shout out to the amazing Grand Banker which was so good, we ate there two nights in a row while staying in cute coastal Lunenburg.
A cute way of serving shrimp avocado and tomato that I haven’t seen before.
And no, we didn’t eat this either, but the Cabot Trail was absolutely delightful and not to be missed if you’re lucky enough to find yourself in this part of the world. Nova Scotia really has so much to offer that it’s kind of overwhelming, and that’s coming from someone who lives in what is consistently thought of as one of the most livable cities in the world.
In the fall of 2009, we began a journey in Canada. Prior to that we were in Moscow, Russia, a place that still tugs on my heartstrings from time to time. I am amazed at the experience we’ve had here. As an American transplant, it doesn’t feel very different, but yet it does. Open your…
It’s been many months since I last blogged. In that time I went full-time freelance and haven’t looked back. Although I’m finding the social isolation of working in a former walk-in closet to be too much to bear sometimes, I count myself lucky that on the days it doesn’t rain here, I’m only a block…
This year I was desperate for a taste of the holidays without all the sugar. So I turned to my favourite high-protein ingredient: peanut butter. Instead of 10x sugar, I used honey. For extra fiber, I added some wheat germ. These don’t have the moisture of the original, but they pack a huge peanut butter…
It’s one of those rare things in life–you wake up early in the morning before the rooster crows, make your way to the shore, bait and drop your traps and begin collecting them–taking your fresh catch home for an evening steam. I do a lot of work with story in my job and life–and I’ve…
I’m back in Canada after five weeks of travelling that flew by. At one point I was flying to Russia and it seemed like the next day that I was already leaving. Time just goes quickly when you enjoy everyday. It’s a very tangible feeling. Anyways, over the next couple of weeks I will finish…
These past two weeks have been full of travel. And I’ve changed time zones so much that my endocrine system has yet to catch up. I have breakfast around 1PM everyday. As we’ve come accustomed to saying, who wants to eat breakfast before noon! It’s bright as day at 9:30 at night. I wish I…
I love Velveeta, but I feel really guilty eating it. Part of the reason is that it has a lot of modified ingredients, it certainly isn’t “clean.” That’s not the deal breaker though. I can justify almost anything on an occasional basis, even if I shouldn’t. But on top of the processed-ness, it is nearly $10…