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@Anna N, I truly hope this is a very short hospital visit! Also hope you have lots of good things to read and decent TV to watch and some good company to chat with now and then. And if you have roomies, I hope they are either very quiet or very entertaining. 🙂

Ha, I've been there, and pretty close to that time, also! I spent a couple months in Redcliff (just north-ish of The Hat) back when I was in my late teens. I was staying with a close friend and her family who had just moved there. I remember driving up and down that river valley area on the highway between the two communities - many, many times! Also, mentioning Great Big Sea, we stopped to visit Alan Doyle's hometown (Petty Harbour, Newfoundland) the last time we were out that way. It was a misty summer morning. I loved these cod and puffin chairs!

Same for Vancouver Island! 😄

Or screech? 😁

I cook wing segments in the CSO fairly often. I usually mix them with a bit of olive oil and salt/pepper and maybe some garlic or onion powder in a bowl, then put them on a rack and do Steam/Bake at 300 to 350F. I use the higher temps if I'm in a hurry. I use tongs to turn them after about 20 to 25 mins and then continue cooking until they look done. We like our chicken well done so that may be another 25 mins or so.

When I scroll down and click on the one below, it just takes me back to a link that says Discontinued, there's no link to buy unlike other appliances, so it doesn't seem encouraging. However, even if it's not discontinued I am happy to buy another for approx $150 Cdn, that's a great deal.

Just wondering if you ordered through Amazon or somewhere else? I can't imagine a better price than the Amazon Canada one, but I'd be interested to know! 🤣

Amazon Canada has the CSO on sale today for $153 CDN. It's a Prime Day deal or Deal of the day or some such, and good for another 19 hours. I ordered one, even though I still have an extra one in our storage room, as the price is so great!

A fabulous bargain! Last time I bought some, they were on sale for $5+, I'm sure. And the regular price is $6 or even $7 at some stores. What will you and @Kerry Beal do with all the blueberries? I have a bunch of blueberries in the freezer as of now but we seem unable to resist stopping by the various farms and markets and picking up more. I'm going to make these Blueberry Crumb Bars again, haven't made them since last autumn. They travel and keep pretty well (can be refrigerated, as I recall) and everyone loves them. Don't you guys make a version of these?

If I was serving Kerry some tea, I'd probably bring the milk in one of these: Milk can, approx 20 liters https://www.homesteadersupply.com/index.php?main_page=product_info&cPath=73_302&products_id=2420

Aw, this was such a lovely get-together, I bet your mom was thrilled. I will also say thank you and hope you can tell us a bit more about your visit and travels!

No fries with that? 😞

You and your hubby make a very impressive team! 🙂 PS I love the varied cocktails that you and Anna have!

I do this also (though I'm a broccoli girl so that's where my BBRBs usually come from. I can open almost all jars with one of those on the lid edge!

Hey, no problem. I can even bring extra! 🙂

Here in British Columbia, slugs are sometimes more readily available than snails (though we have lots of those also), so I think we lean that way. http://ibis.geog.ubc.ca/biodiversity/efauna/NatureNotesSlugs.html

There's a store in Vancouver (East West Market) that will sell you a plastic bag, but they look like this:

The store I usually shop at here in BC eliminated all plastic shopping bags at the till back in 2009. They do have some small plastic ones for meat packages that might leak and similar but only use them if a customer requests it or if it's obviously needed. You can purchase paper bags or small cardboard boxes if necessary and of course they have a range of reusable bags, some insulated. When they first eliminated plastic shopping bags, they gave out some free reusable bags to their customers to ease the transition. And I know they used to sell reusable produce bags, I should really see if they still do. That's my downfall for plastic - sometimes I reach for a plastic bag in the produce aisles without thinking. I did use some reusable ones for awhile but they fell apart after washing a few times, but I should do better so I will get more. Thanks to @Okanagancook for the reminder. But since I am often shopping for just the two of us, I don't always need any extra bags - a couple of baking potatoes, a few oranges or apples, a single mango or tomato can all easily be placed in the reusable shopping bags. At the Farmer's Markets and at my CSA, plastic bags are used less and less. For my CSA pickup, I have reusable bags and a great little cardboard box with handholds, plus a bowl with lid for salad greens. Several other stores here charge for plastic bags but I try to take reusable whenever I might be purchasing something that is baggable. Our town is set to vote for the implementation of a community-wide plastic bag ban similar to the nearby city of Victoria. It won't remove all plastic but it will help to reduce the amount going to landfills or ending up in the oceans.

Yes, that's a good point because the review points out that this is a bit awkward with the CrispLid:

I was just reading about it! It looks rather bulky and the hot element concerns me a bit. Not sure how much I would use it, but I would be interested in hearing more from anyone who does try one. 🙂 And I wonder how it compares to a standard air-fryer.

I need to buy some more produce bags. I had some that fell apart rather quickly. I'd be interested to know how yours hold up. What is the second brand you bought? Any preferences?

I find the same with cookbooks. I love reading most books on my e-reader, but with cookbooks, I definitely prefer an actual book. I really like to jump back and forth and that's a pain on an electronic device. And I want colour for the images so that limits me to smartphone, tablet or laptop and none of those are ideal either. Edited to add: I really still like having some Kindle cookbooks though, because I want the portability! But I wish my Kindle had colour and made it easier to browse around a cookbook's sections.

Ha, you will be busy sorting and organizing! Looks like you already have a plan on the general organization though, I see stick-it notes on some cupboards/drawers. 🙂

Deb @ Smitten Kitchen linked to this one today. Do you love or hate Wedge Salads? I'm occasionally on the love train, as long as they are made with great ingredients. A good one is very good, but a bad one is very, very bad. The author pokes some fun at her dad's taste, not just at his love for this 'vegetal doorstop.' 🙂 https://www.vice.com/en_us/article/vb93km/actually-wedge-salads-are-an-abomination I also loved reading the dad’s reply. https://www.vice.com/en_us/article/mb89w4/in-defense-of-wedge-salads-from-the-father-of-the-writer-who-denigrated-them