Tag Archives: food and drink

Hello Jell-O

Posted on January 30, 2011 by

Tonight I made UK Jell-O – or Jelly as they call it here (decidedly less appetising).  Anyhoo the major difference is that while ours starts off as a powder this starts off as a block of jelly which in the … Continue reading →

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WTF? Friday

Posted on January 28, 2011 by

There is something about this idea that makes me wonder what ideas got rejected – Fear Factor pizza with sheep testicles and real crickets?  Super Bowl pizza with tortilla chips and  guacamole filled crust?  Pizza with an egg and sweetcorn?…oh … Continue reading →

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WTF? Friday

Posted on October 8, 2010 by

So last week we were reminiscing about childhood lunches and I remembered one of my favourite lunches which were Zoodles -   I started asking around the office if anyone else knew of Zoodles and it seems that our ‘animal noodle’ … Continue reading →

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WTF? Friday

Posted on May 7, 2010 by

I stumbled across this clip the other day and childhood memories came flying back.  This show was called ‘Just like Mom’ and it questioned mother daughter teams about one another to see if they knew more or less than other … Continue reading →

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Holding their buns

Posted on April 13, 2010 by

This is worthy of a WTF? Friday but it just can’t wait that long. The latest PR stunt product development idea from KFC is the bun-less chicken sandwich…this isn’t one of those Atkins (may he rest in peace) supported sandwiches … Continue reading →

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WTF? Friday (ish)

Posted on March 20, 2010 by

So we went skiing in France a few weeks ago and one night our friends were heading to the grocery store and asked if I wanted anything…never being one to turn down an opportunity to snack, I asked that they … Continue reading →

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Does what it says on the tin

Posted on March 9, 2010 by

There is a saying I learnt when I moved here that has remained one of my favourites…the saying is ‘it does what it says on the tin’ it is meant to describe something that is simple or exactly how it … Continue reading →

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It’s after 3 but before 5

Posted on February 1, 2010 by

So today marks our four-year anniversary in London and to most of you it doesn’t matter, but to me its a bit of a big deal.  It’s a whole year longer than we lived in Toronto (which felt like ages) … Continue reading →

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Merry Swedish Christmas

Posted on December 6, 2009 by

Saturday we experienced our third annual Swedish Christmas celebration  (one of our friends is Swedish hence the theme).  This year they outdid themselves as usual as we were treated to a very well organised and traditional meal.  It started with … Continue reading →

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So domestic it hurts

Posted on October 11, 2009 by

Today I was so domestic it hurt  – almost physically as I just about got my pointer finger stuck in the electric beater as I tried to push an undercooked sweet potato through the rotating whisk thingies.  It is Canadian … Continue reading →

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