Greatbigsea

Once again, THANKS!!!! I believe that a trip to Coombs is definitely in order, as my 3 yo is THRILLED with the idea of watching goats on a roof, and the thought that he could eat ice cream while doing this has almost put him over the edge It will make the whole trip worthwhile for him so thanks for the suggestions

Ummm, I will try not to......what is Coombs?? Forgive my ignorance, I am not from the Island....

Thanks, so much, I knew that you guys would help me out!! I am glad to hear about the grocery store, as we are staying in a cabin and will do quite alot of our cooking there. Perhaps the Sun brunch will be in order as well, and then we will burn off all of the calories with a rousing game of mini golf - sounds like a great day to me!! Any other suggestions are welcome........

Hello, Looking for some help in finding good places to eat in Parksville/Qualicum as we will be there for several days in Sept. We are travelling with a three year old, so nothing REALLY fancy, but are worried that we will be stuck with McD's and Timmy Ho's for four days - UGH!! I have done searches for Nanaimo, so feel prepared there, but cannot find anything much for Qualicum/Parksville. Any help would be much appreciated TIA, Barb

ummm, let me preface this by saying it was MANY years ago.... I had been dating my B/F (now Hubby) for some time and was finally making the three hour drive to meet his parents. We were leaving early in the morning, and I thought it would be nice to have some sustenance for the trip, so pulled out my hot pocket sandwich maker, feeling like a true gourmet, I might add. It was about 5am, and I buttered my fluffy white bread, readying my processed sheese for the grill. At that age, the idea of grilled cheese sandwiches was VERY appealing, even with Kraft singles. I got everything ready, with a thermos of cocoa for me, coffee for him and we hit the trail. I couldnt wait to dig into my breakfast, but wanting to be generous, I offered my honey the first one. As I merrily chewed on my cold, greasy sandwich, I realized there were strange noises coming from the drivers seat. I looked over and realized that he was having a hard time steering and chewing, which I thought was rather strange....until I realized that I had forgotten to take the plastic wrapper from his slice of cheese prior to putting it in the sandwich maker, so he was wrestling with a cold, greasy piece of plastic in the middle of his sandwich . Needless to say, I was MORTIFIED, and to this day I have to smile when I think of grilled cheese sandwiches...

Oooh Laska, thanks for posting the links....you look just as I imagined, although I was quite suprised by Ms. Congee - I expected her to be a bit... how shall I say... less simian . I will continue to search for a glimpse of you, and I will now have a reason to search through the expanse that is egullet, spending hours here that I should be spending elsewhere...and that suits me just fine .

As a relatively new member of the egullet community, (I have lurked for awhile) I have to say how much I have enjoyed the last blogs that I have followed!! It has been inspiring to say the least and I have learned a great deal of stuff that I didnt even know I didnt know ! The one thing that I am feeling I am missing in several of the blogs, however, are photos of the authors. I would love to have a visual of who the creators of these wonderful meals are. Howsabout it Laksa and Mrs. Congeeniality, can we pleeese see you?????

Ok, this thread is the one to pull me out of my lurkdom. While I too enjoy the "classic", ie White bread and Hellmans, I like to think that the one that I now seek out as my comfort food is a bit better for me. Take the water packed tuna, and mix it with a bunch of thawed peas (I thaw them by putting them in a colander and running hot water over them, and then cold water, as hot tuna is not my thing ) Make sure everything is well drained. Mix in curry powder and whatever other spices suit ya and then enough Hellmans to moisten, then put it on toasted bread with a slice of cheese. MMMMMMMM. Guess what I am having for lunch!!