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Made a batch of molasses spice cookies to take tomorrow.  Working in Manitowaning - a clinic that I have not worked at before.  So a whole bunch of new people to feed!

 

Dropped around to the hospital tonight to drop off a little something for the nurse who accompanied me into Sudbury with a very sick patient yesterday.  It was her first ambulance transfer (and stressful for her in that it didn't end well) and we spent the time gabbing about food and life and everything else.  While there this evening one of the other nurses excitedly told me that she had brought something for me - and pulled out this lovely piece of smoked rainbow.  We shall really enjoy this.  

 

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And make sure all your cherries and olives are pitted!   :-)

Yes. One of my wife's crowns is due to a "pitted" olive that wasn't.

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Smoked trout! Oh, what a lovely treat! I look forward to seeing what you do with it.

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When someone is acting, they say "break a leg" to encourage a good performance. I really am not sure about saying "break a tooth" to encourage a good food blog. Though perhaps the underlying sentiment is the same - you DON'T actually do the thing you are being told. 

 

All this is my long and tedious and confusing way of saying that maybe we should tell you to 'break a tooth' and then maybe you won't, next time, if you know what I mean.  :unsure:

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When someone is acting, they say "break a leg" to encourage a good performance. I really am not sure about saying "break a tooth" to encourage a good food blog. Though perhaps the underlying sentiment is the same - you DON'T actually do the thing you are being told. 

 

All this is my long and tedious and confusing way of saying that maybe we should tell you to 'break a tooth' and then maybe you won't, next time, if you know what I mean.  :unsure:

You are right - every food blog should start with someone wishing the blogger to 'break a tooth'!

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So today's breakfast will not win me any kudos from the health food crowd. But for those with a somewhat whimsical nature I give you:

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Pork and potato chip sandwich with a side of Asian pickled pears.

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Huh! I never thought of putting potato chips on a sandwich. Adds nice crunch, and a bit of salt, I imagine. Do you have to eat quickly to keep the chips from getting soggy?

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Huh! I never thought of putting potato chips on a sandwich. Adds nice crunch, and a bit of salt, I imagine. Do you have to eat quickly to keep the chips from getting soggy?

Love potato chip sandwiches. Bread butter potato chips. Need anything else? No they don't get soggy.

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Oh yeah.  YUM!  Chips on a sandwich!  Doritos, cheese and mayo.....Lay's, peanut butter and pickles.  Delicious!

Okay Shelby in the spirit of fun. Two cultures separated by a common language. Doritos are not potato chips. And peanut butter is bait for mousetraps. Just saying.....

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Love potato chip sandwiches. Bread butter potato chips. Need anything else? No they don't get soggy.

 

When I was a kid, I opened up Oreos, added a layer of potato chip crumbs and reassembled them - mini potato chip sandwiches!

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Okay Shelby in the spirit of fun. Two cultures separated by a common language. Doritos are not potato chips. And peanut butter is bait for mousetraps. Just saying.....

Well actually, I thought Ontarians referred to potato chips as potato crisps. Have I got the wrong part of Canada, or the wrong hemisphere? :-)

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Well actually, I thought Ontarians referred to potato chips as potato crisps. Have I got the wrong part of Canada, or the wrong hemisphere? :-)

Nah. We expat Brits call them crisps but we proud Canadian citizens go with the flow and call them chips.

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When I was a kid, I opened up Oreos, added a layer of potato chip crumbs and reassembled them - mini potato chip sandwiches!

I have to endorse your ingenuity but not necessarily your food choices!

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Only I could be totally awestruck by the sight of two cake layers! I learned that our oven is not level but since these layers are not meant for a wedding cake but a snack for the staff I'm not worried. They are the first step on the way to a Victoria sandwich/sponge. Pride comes before a fall and I am inordinately proud of myself! Listen for the crash.

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So spent the day in Manitowaning.  Here is a bit of history.  Love how they mention 'centre for education of native peoples'.  You can be sure when a church was involved in those days that education took a back seat to conversion.  

 

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There are a number of free range apple trees in Manitowaning that I have checked out in the fall when I need some apples.  

 

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Lunch today from the Queen General Store and Cafe.  

 

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And you know you are in a small town when the whole town shows up to watch the ambulance pick up your last patient of the day!

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No attempted escapes tonight - no lamb chops where hurled from the balcony in the making of this dinner.    

 

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Lovely little chops with veg steam broiled in the cuisinart steam oven with a miso, lime juice and walnut oil sauce.  

 

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Thank you for these pics.

 

what is that flat thing-y w the green 'sauce' and the 'swirl' of ?? mustard ?

That would be the top burger bun with the sweet pickle relish and mustard swirl upon it.  

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i would not mind a bit more about this :

 

veg steam broiled in the cuisinart steam oven with a miso, lime juice and walnut oil sauce

 

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The vegetables were cooked using the steam broil function at 450F for about 30 minutes. I was not impressed by the outcome. The vegetables brown but they do not crisp. (I'm betting weinoo will have a remedy. ) I googled for an interesting oil in which to roast the vegetables but came up instead with a "dressing". Didn't impress me either! But the name of the game is "test".

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That would be the top burger bun with the sweet pickle relish and mustard swirl upon it.  

 

I thought that the green relish was for hot dogs and that real Canadians used this (pic below) for burgers. Maybe with a bit of mayo. :raz:

 

My husband and I get a craving for this stuff every now and again and we have not been able to find it in the parts of the US where we live/visit/stay. Next time we go down, we'll either take a jar with us or I'll have to find a recipe! 

 

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Picture from the Bick's site:

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The vegetables were cooked using the steam broil function at 450F for about 30 minutes. I was not impressed by the outcome. The vegetables brown but they do not crisp. (I'm betting weinoo will have a remedy. ) I googled for an interesting oil in which to roast the vegetables but came up instead with a "dressing". Didn't impress me either! But the name of the game is "test".

 

Maybe that's because you are steaming them.  :smile:

 

Over to you, weinoo!  

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