
Homemade Pho Ga
Recipe courtesy of Amy & Jacky. Super easy to make in the Instant Pot and always produces impressive dinner party results.

Recipe courtesy of Amy & Jacky. Super easy to make in the Instant Pot and always produces impressive dinner party results.
Anyone who has attended Strawberry Fest in years past likely remembers the kids area having 12 -15 bouncy castles / inflatable attractions for the kids. For families, this was a phenomenal event that kids looked forward to every year.
Unfortunately when we pulled into the parking lot yesterday, we noticed the Kids area was…empty. Apparently the CRD has arbitrarily decided that inflatables are no longer allowed at events held within CRD parks.
I find the CRD decision to be extremely disappointing given that it’s children who are most affected by their no fun allowed approach. Hopefully the CRD re-reviews their choices, but common sense doesn’t seem to be too common with them.
I’ll call this instant because I had left over curry and used some hon dashi to thin it out, so this bowl came together pretty… instantly.
The curry already had chicken, potatoes, and carrots, and then I added some tofu puffs to soak up the flavours.
Penang White Curry to be specific. Added tofu puffs, green beans, and an egg.
Delicious lunch while watching the Canada vs RSA World Cup game.
She chose to get elective surgery purely out of vanity and she‘s keeping score of who is fawning over her and calling out people who didn’t?
Like, you didn’t have cancer, you weren’t in a car wreck, you didn’t hurt yourself saving children, you chose to get a mommy makeover and make it everyone else’s business.
Seems off to me.
Watching the Reunion part 3 and what really gets me is the fact Amanda and West knew the effect their actions had on the group, and instead of taking this opportunity to at least be real and honest, they did the reunion so stoned and Xan’d to the gills that they could barely form coherent sentences. Especially in Part 2, I don’t think West knew where he was most of the time, and tonight in Part 3, Amanda couldn’t keep her eyes more than half open.
What they're telling everyone by doing that, is that they don’t care about accountability or listening to the people they hurt. They just wanted to get through it without having to feel guilt, sad, or any genuine human emotion. And THAT is possibly the biggest slap in face to Ciara, Kyle, Jesse, Carl, and the rest of the cast - that they had absolutely no intention at all in engaging in constructive dialogue with anyone.
Long story short - I want to move five 7 gal grow bags up onto a balcony to maximize sunlight, but I also want to protect the balcony from staining/discolouring due to runoff and sediment. I couldn’t find any reasonably priced plastic pot trays, but Dollarama had these 16” aluminum serving trays (with shallow rims) for $2 each.
Are these a reasonable solution? Or has anyone tried these and had horrible things happen? I’m surprised it’s been so challenging trying to find cheap solutions locally. Must a case of things disappearing as soon as they’re needed.
I apologize in advance for my complete lack of Beyblade knowledge. We have a 6yo birthday party to attend this weekend and he’s really into Beyblades. He would like either a Bronx River or Fort Hornet.
Is one of these better / cooler than the other? Is there another option I should consider? I d not know what he already has in his collection.
Thanks!
Get them if you can.
That is all..
Found this pack of knife cut noodles at a local Korean market. Reading the directions, I was worried the noodles would come out way overcooked, but they turned out perfectly!
There were quite a few ingredients to mix together, and thankfully Google Translate worked really well. Included mix-ins were tofu skin, kelp, and bean sprouts. I added bitter greens, bbq pork, and a marinated egg.
As often is the case with these Chinese products, this made a massive portion of noodles, but I wasn’t complaining because they were really delicious.
my son came home from kindergarten with a whole bunch of veg starts, so I ordered some 7 gal grow bags from Amazon.
is there a “best” mix to fill them? I’ve never used these before so any tips and tricks would be greatly appreciated!!
The course looks good on TV for the viewers, and the leaderboard is a classic PGA Championship - par is a good score and guys need to take advantage of birdie opportunities when they come up to make a move. Personally I didn’t think the pins were unfair today (Friday).
I love that it’s still anyone’s tournament going into the weekend.
But the pace of play and TV coverage has been brutal. They’re showing so few shots per minute of coverage. They could so easily mask the plodding pace by just showing more shots.
Found this cup of rapokki at a great little local Korean market. Instructions were to add the noodles, topokki, and soup base to the cup, add hot water, and microwave for 3 minutes.
The rice cakes came out nice and chewy, but the thin noodles weren’t anything special. The soup had a generous spice to it with a little hint of sweetness.
Added bbq pork, marinated egg, and broccoli.
Don’t see a lot of rapokki around here so this was a fun one to try.
I WANT A NIGEL IN MY LIFE!!
Went to see Devil Wears Prada 2 this evening with the missus and have to say, it was fantastic. Meryl Streep and Stanley Tucci stooooole the show as usual and Emily Blunt was insanely beautiful as always.
If you were a fan of the 1st film, you should like this one too.
The Shin x Jay Fai Tom Yum variant. I’ve seen this one get some stick so I didn’t have super high hopes, but it just tasted exactly as I would have expected - Shin with a bit of Tom Yum sourness.
I didn’t think it was amazing, didn’t think it was bad. If you‘re hoping for authentic Tom Yum, this isn’t it, but I found it decent enough. I won’t rush out to buy more, but I don’t usually buy Shin anyways.
Only added some green onion to the bowl, otherwise just enjoyed it as is.
This might be a long shot, but how much of the car space is bookable in advance on the Comox to Powell River ferry? If advance bookings are sold out on a sailing, what are the odds of getting on if you showed up to the terminal an hour early?