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Best Kept Secret in Charlottetown for Lunches…

/ June 15, 2011 / awesome, food, local, save money / Permalink

Every so often I come across something so awesome that I don’t want to share it and keep it a secret.. but then I realize if I didn’t share it.. well, they may not last.. so here’s one of those secrets – for those of you whom already know about this service.. WHY DIDN’T YOU [...]

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Spring Season Has Sprung… sort of.

/ June 6, 2011 / food, home, roundup / Permalink

I’m a pretty big fan of Summer and Fall, but there is nothing better than to see everyone starting to come outside after a very, very long winter. For the first part of this season people actually don’t mind cutting their grass (which quickly wears off btw).. lots of people going for walks and starting [...]

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Here We Go Again – Diet Time!

/ February 25, 2011 / food, health / Permalink

Yep, it’s true.. myself and Liz are going on a diet. Fun eh? Yeah.. not even close. BUT, I definitely think I can afford to lose a few pounds and I know Liz feels the same.. so why not? I’ve already blogged about how exercise isn’t really the way to lose weight – so it’s [...]

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Make Some Snow Ice Cream!

/ February 3, 2011 / awesome, food, local / Permalink

Well, this is timely isn’t it? As I was sleeping in our comfy warm bed with egyptian cotton sheets, more than 20 more cm’s of the white stuff came flying down last night.. today I came across not only one, but two recipes to make some good out of that hazardous white nuisance. Snow ice [...]

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Cook Better Bacon?? I’m In..

/ December 21, 2010 / food, health, save money / Permalink

In the quest for perfect bacon – I’m always all ears. Recently Liz and I went shopping at the re-opening special at Co-Op and they had some bacon special on for $1.99 per package.. SWEET!! So we loaded up of course and stuck a bunch in our freezer. This tip however, really hits home as [...]

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New Stratford Restaurant! My Little Phinley’s Review

/ November 4, 2010 / food, local, social / Permalink

So last Saturday myself and Liz headed to the new Phinleys restaurant for some mid-afternoon grub. I had heard mixed reviews about the place, so I decided to try it for myself. I actually really want this place to succeed not only due to the fact that I like the owners, but I also think [...]

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Homemade Vanilla Extract! Easy And Cheap!

/ October 27, 2010 / awesome, food, home / Permalink

I’ve shared some really kick-ass ideas in the past like making homemade Baileys and your own DQ Blizzard, but I like a few things about the following recipe and I think you will too. Namely: How easy it is The short time frame to make it How much of a great Christmas gift this would [...]

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Menu Planning Again

/ October 5, 2010 / food, save money / Permalink

I think I blogged about this before, but it’s that time again. It’s the time of year where things start piling up in the refrigerator, yet we never think there’s anything to eat in the house. Last month I found we ate out a bunch (yes.. we still did manage to stay under our $200 [...]

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Great Idea When Stocking (Or Cleaning) A Fridge

/ July 15, 2010 / food, save money / Permalink

I haven’t been posting that many helpful hints or tips lately, so I’m going to post something right now to remedy that situation. After I posted about how I use a ‘cleaning calendar’ and will put in chores that most likely should be done more often than I actually do them – I came across [...]

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Weekends = Yardwork.. Oh Well..

/ June 13, 2010 / food, garden, save money / Permalink

Wow! What a weekend for the plants around my house! We spent the greater part of all weekend purchasing items and working around the yard. I should start by saying that god love her, Liz mowed the lawn Saturday while I was golfing .. what a nice surprise that was! She mentioned that it was [...]

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