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Nova Scotia Vacation Part 2: The Wooden Monkey

Filed in Halifax,restaurants, October 26, 2008, 9:49 pm by ,

Before leaving for Halifax, Rich and I knew we’d need a list of at least a few decent vegetarian-friendly restaurants. While Halifax has really improved over the last 11 years since I lived in Nova Scotia, it still doesn’t have the huge selection that we’re used to. So we wanted to come prepared. Both of [...]

Nova Scotia Vacation Part 1: Hurricanes and Nieces and Monks, Oh My!

Filed in coffee,Halifax,restaurants, October 8, 2008, 8:21 pm by ,

Rich and I had the pleasure of spending a few days with my family in the Annapolis Valley region of Nova Scotia last week.  My brother and sister-in-law had their first baby alllll the way back in January, and we hadn’t had the chance to meet her yet, so this was a great opportunity to [...]

My Canadiana: The Sweet Version

Filed in baking,cooking,sugar high friday, June 28, 2008, 11:43 am by ,

As mentioned in yesterday’s post, this month’s Sugar High Friday has a theme of ‘Mmm…Canada!’ and has two editions: sweet and savory.  Yesterday I posted about a Maritime fast food treat, garlic fingers.  Today I’m posting about a Maritime traditional sweet treat – Blueberry Grunt. Blueberry Grunt is a somewhat unusual dessert.  A wild blueberry [...]

My Canadiana: The Savory Version

Filed in baking,cooking,sugar high friday, June 27, 2008, 10:32 pm by ,

Last month I participated in Sugar High Friday, the monthly blogger event where people from around the globe post up some sugary treat or another, based on a theme.  This month’s theme?  Mmm… Canada!  And to make things even more fun, they added a savory edition this month, hosted by Jasmine at Confessions of a [...]