Saturday, 27 December 2014

Irish Potato Pancakes

This recipe I got from my copy of Out of Old Nova Scotia kitchens.
It was a good way to use up the leftover mashed potatoes and stuffing I had.



Tuesday, 23 December 2014

First Christmas - Stan Rogers - Live

 I'm off to work in Japan, so no day off on Christmas eve this year. This song hits hard at times. So I'd like to dedicate this to all the Atlantic Canadians who are away from their home on Christmas. Peace.

Stan Rogers - At Last I'm Ready For Christmas

 A pretty good tune I've heard from this great icon.

Monday, 22 December 2014

I found stuffing!

As my wife always has to work on Christmas, we will have our family traditions on December 23. On my way home, I stopped at a foreign food store and found this

Tuesday, 9 December 2014

Rednex - Cotton Eye Joe (Official Music Video) [HD] - RednexMusic com

 This is the type of music which would have been popular in my home town pub, luckily, I was in Japan when this came out.

Saturday, 6 December 2014

Sunday morning breakfast: Back Bacon sandwhich

Its a chilly Sunday morning, and what better way to wake up then to have a tasty breakfast.

 Making the sandwich

 Bagel, with Colby-jack cheese, back bacon, breakfast patties, eggs and chili-garlic mayo sauce.

 The sandwich ingredients.

Shattered City (The Halifax Explosion 2003) Part 1-2

 The CBC produced this movie and was shown on television back in 2003.

December 6, 1917: The Halifax Explosion

I must mention this. Halifax has never forgotten the terrible tragedy this caused to the city.
I remember in the house I grew up in had a crack in it from the shock wave.
One of the ladies in our church had been a small child when it happened.
There are no longer any survivors but we can't forget what happened.

I FOUND REESE'S PEANUT BUTTER CUPS IN JAPAN!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

 Ok, sorry for the all caps on this post, but finding this candy over here, is like striking gold!
We went to Costco in Chiba-New-Town and they were selling these. So my wife let me get a bag for Christmas!
My wife got a bag of Lindor Chocolates. Pictures to follow.