From the monthly archives:

March 2006

Beer review: Innis and Gunn Oak Aged Ale

March 27, 2006

Mmm…beer: Review of Innis and Gunn Oak Aged Ale
So, this is available in a few select restaurants and liquor stores (aka happy places). It seems to be quite a rare find, and oh man, it’s worth it.
Apparently it’s aged for a total of 77 days – 30 of those are in oak barrels used [...]

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Dog End Towel Holder

March 27, 2006

For all you dog lovers out there, now your puppy can hold a kitchen towel for you where he needs it most! Slam introduces the Dog-end towel holder that is easy to look after, doesn’t need a daily walk & wipes his own butt! Perhaps even better, it is made from recycled plastic, so if [...]

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Smoke-free … it’s about time!

March 26, 2006

Good news for Bow Valley residents and visitors alike! In Canmore, effective April 1, both the Rose & Crown and the Drake Inn pubs will become smoke-free!! Now, for those of you from Toronto and Vancouver, “big deal”, right? Well, these two pubs are a bit ahead of the curve in Alberta, [...]

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Quick n easy pizza

March 21, 2006

This is the easiest pizza ever, and best of all, the kids love it. Forget about the mess of using frozen or fresh pizza dough, let alone making your own. Just take a package of soft tortillas, add a bit of sauce and some toppings and voila….home made thin crust pizza! We put the sauce [...]

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Recipe: Potatoes mashed with caramelized onions

March 19, 2006

Each month, we look forward to the arrival of the LCBO’s Food & Drink Magazine. It’s always filled with great ideas for feeding the ever present crowd that invades our house every weekend. The first thing we decided to try was the mashed potatoes with caramelized onions. They are easy to make & can be [...]

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Cha Cha wine rack

March 16, 2006

Thanks to Jaime over at Random for pointing us towards the funky Cha Cha wine rack. The colourful plastic pieces can be put together in different shapes. They come in blue, clear, green & orange and are available from Wrapables for $21.95 per section.

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New Blog Launch

March 15, 2006

Blair Valley Media is happy to announce the launch of our new toy blog, The Jumping Bunny. This is our first blog that is outside the realm of blogger, so it has been an exciting learning experience.The Jumping Bunny is a essentially a toy review blog, but at times we may talk about all sorts [...]

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Puff Balls

March 15, 2006

Gary’s dad and his girlfriend came to visit last September from BC. They were driving around Canada and the U.S pulling their new trailer and we had dinner with them one night at the trailer park. Gary was catching up on family history (mostly cars!) and the kids were getting restless so we decided [...]

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10W30 Dark Ale Review

March 5, 2006

Visit The Garage for a full review of Neustadt Springs 10W30 Dark Ale.

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They’re Grrrreat!

March 5, 2006

The boys wanted Corn Flakes after hockey this morning and I suppose I wasn’t really surprised when I found the box empty! I thought we had another box down in the pantry, so I sent the boys on a mission and they came back with a new box of Frosted Flakes. I’m not sure where [...]

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