I was in high school when the parents took us to Spain – Dad had business there. We stayed in a very small and rural town near Cadiz for about ten days. There was one restaurant in the area. If it had a name, we never saw the signage. It had dirt floors. Although we had a c...
We liked it better for breakfast, where slices were very happy to accept a slathering of butter. . Pear Bread from the Auvergne . Piquenchagne (interesting name!) looked like an ideal bread for autumn, being flavored with fresh pears. For a small loaf I peeled, cored, and pureed a ...
Palomais a refreshing Mexican cocktail. This recipe uses freshly squeezed pink grapefruit juice, simple syrup and club soda. It would be a good refreshing pairing with the foods of 43 Simple Cinco de Mayo Recipes. Micheladais a Mexican Cocktail made with beer, tomato juice, Worcestershire sauce...
For the first dish I couldn’t quite settle on a name. Queso con Carne de Alaska? Queso con Alces (moose)? Basically you can call this whatever you have sitting around in your freezer. I’m not a huge fan of wild game but I think the flavors of this spicy cheese dip help to mask...
That’d be a great name for a band, wouldn’t it? Anyway, been a long time between drinks around here but in the interests of keeping this going, I posted this on my personal Facebook and people seemed to like it so thought I’d share with anyone hanging around this place. The ide...
I love this city and wanted to bring in big name speakers that people are passionate about, who usually only go to the big cities. I came up with the idea soon after a visit to the Pacific Rim College. They are an Alternative Medicine school in Victoria. Their three major programs – ...
Le. Coq Estonian beer to try because I couldn’t resist the name. While there was much more to see in Tallinn I decided to go for a good sauna, another thing the baltics, Nordics and Scandinavians are well known for. Upon my return to Helsinki it was Restaurant Day! Four times a ...
Mexican Pulled Chickenworks great in tacos, quesadillas, fajitas, burritos, you name it. Just throw all of the ingredients into one pot, simmer for 30 minutes, and enjoy! Taco Chiliis simple to make and it’s just so good. It is a hearty, flavorful chili with just a touch of heat. ...
But be aware that despite the name – Melia Durres – the hotel is 37.2km from Durres, which involves a good 45 minutes’ drive. Add to this that the “helpful” front Desk who will offer you a taxi (a company which I expect has a contract with the hotel) for a “bargain” price...
I went to ANC and bought a boat load of supplements (vitamins, proteins, sleep aids, pro hormones–you name it). I told the guy behind the counter that I had just gotten out of rehab for oxys, and before I stepped back into a gym of any kind, I needed to get my health right....