beautiful bc - our vacation this year part 1

 our vacation started in langley/vancouver, because The Boy was off to see his first concert - The Weeknd.

 

we left him and his bestie in the merch line, and went to find some shade.  it was WARM.

 we saw them a few more times that afternoon, for food, money, water and access to the hotel to charge their phones, and then they were off.  we got this photo from them later - 

 meanwhile the 3 of us left to eat and walk and shop.  we had curry pork katsu and sushi for lunch.

The Girl and I lived out our tick-tok dream when we found a place to buy the ice in a cup and drink in a bag combo.

later i had an EXCELLENT iced lemon green tea that i'm still trying to replicate at home.  for dinner we had shawarma.  

 The Boy had the biggest smile on his face when he came back to the hotel after the concert.  He said it was the best day of his life. :)

 

book club 54 - treasure hunters club by

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book club 53 - atmosphere by taylor jenkins reid

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chickpea wraps

 drain and rinse a can of chickpeas, then add to a pan with some oil, over medium heat.  sprinkle in some paproka, cumin, oregano, salt, pepper.... whatever tastes good.  fry gently, careful not to burn, until hot and fragrant.  add to a wrap with tatziki, cucumber, tomato and feta.

 the next morning for breakfast, take some of the leftovers and mash with a bit of mayo and lemon juice, then spread on a fresh toasted everything bagel.

 

elote at the farmers market

 we tried the elote at the market and it was so SO good.  i bought a small cup because i thought it would only be me and the mister sharing, but the girl tried it and loved it and we had to fight her to get any more for ourselves.

 we bought some fresh corn from the market last weekend and made it ourselves - corn, sour cream, feta and tajin.  so good.

chicken boxty

 sometimes there comes a time when you just have to say - i don't care what the kids want to eat, or will eat, or don't like to eat.  i am going to make what I want to eat!

and then you do and everyone likes it.

that happened recently when we had some leftover rotisserie chicken in the fridge and my brain said - make boxty! 

and so i did.

i used this recipe for the pancakes, and then just sort of made my own filling because i didn't have bacon or mushrooms, but used peas and onion instead.

 

 

a couple of days later there were still 2 pancakes in the fridge, so the mister and i turned them into breakfast boxty's with egg

 

book club 52 - dreadfulwater by thomas king

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grocery shop - costco aug 1

 

muffins, seaweed, lettuce, rotisserie chicken, salmon poke, cheese buns, chips, pickle crackers, chicken and waffles, spinach, eggs, more chips, pirogis, lunch bag, ribs, cucumbers, oranges, pasta salad, greek salad, dole whip, feta, potatos, pizza shells, pants, socks, bread, t-shirt, strawberries, ginger ale, frying pan, yogurt, breakfast burritos, undies, slicer, juice, shirt, pico x 2

$577.49 

book club 51 - the guncle by steven rowley

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in the bin 5

 Hello, and welcome to episode 5 of in the bin, where I share with you any and all assorted products I've used up or discarded recently.  

 

my favorites

 

book club 50 - goddess by deborah hemming

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breakfast

 vanilla yogurt, blueberries, hemp hearts.  babybel on the side.

 

book club 49 - with love, from cold world by alicia thompson

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grocery shop - eastuff grocery august 3

 

green tea, mango drink, coffee, ramen, scallion pancakes, rice crackers, rice paper, hello kitty marshmallows, pickled ginger, rice cake cups, more noodles, curry noodles, more ramen, pho, shanghai pancakes, mushrooms x2, grape green tea, potato chips, skimmer, tiger balm

$137.50 

the harvest, she is plentiful this year

 

book club 48 - all the sinners bleed by sa cosby

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sunday brunch and other stuff

 a recent sunday brunch - eggs baked in cheesy hashbrowns.  this recipe, minus the meat.

 

we tried a new brie.

 there was bacon and sausage and berries too

 

shortcake for dessert

 we made breakfast sandwiches with the leftover bacon and sausage.  spag and meatballs.  salad with honey turmeric dressing.

 

i went to chapters to pick up a gift card for a thank you gift and came out with a new cookbook

 

grocery shop - freshco july 31

 

french fries, burger patties, yogurt, popcorn, drink powders/liquids, creamer, pita bread, oranges, KD, cereal x 2, eggos, cilantro, lettuce, carrots, milk, chickpeas, tomatos, clamato, figs, blueberries, pesto, tzatziki

$92.62 we cashed in $30 worth of points