Last night I made my Nana Muriel’s Cottage Pudding for Xander for Valentine’s Day. I’ve made this once or twice over the years and he’s really loved it, so I dug out the recipe and made it again. It’s quite easy to make and is so tasty. It reminds me of Sunday dinners at my [...]
One of the hard parts of being on a diet (I hate using that word) is trying to keep variety in regards to food, at least for me. I tend to stick to the same things I know I like because I often don’t like cooking or trying new things. Mostly because I hate when [...]
For some reason I’ve been craving Reese’s Peanut Butter Cups lately. They aren’t even my favorite treat, although I do love the Reese’s Pieces. It can’t be explained, I just want it… a lot! We can’t get them here in the Netherlands though, and even if we could I should probably avoid them like the [...]
A while back I went out for dinner with a friend and we somehow got on the topic of milk. They couldn’t believe me when I told them that we get our milk in bags back in Canada.
They also couldn’t believe that we actually had a milk man who would come in the morning [...]
That’s a lot of meat for only four people but in our defense, we did have veggies too!
Last night Xander and I went down to Roosendaal to visit with our friends Penny & Yuri. A few weeks ago when I went to visit Penny for the day we walked by a restaurant that sparked my [...]
I just got back from dropping my mother off at the airport. I’m a bit down and I miss her already but I’ve learned over the years that if I let myself wallow I can sometimes not drag myself back out, so I try to keep myself occupied until it passes. When I got home [...]
It’s funny how the little things stand out to you. Yesterday Xander came home with a strawberry tart for my birthday with chocolate and whipped cream. He decorated it with candles and brought it in to me after dinner. It was so sweet, and yummy!
Normally, we don’t make such a big deal about birthdays. This [...]
Isn’t it typical that just when I am starting to think about trying to lose weight, I am being haunted by KFC? - It’s EVERYWHERE!
Yesterday I got up and checked my favorite celeb gossip site and saw a write-up about how Oprah has Americans everywhere running to KFC to use the printable coupon she’s offered [...]
I have a new lady power tool! That’s what I call kitchen appliances because my excitement over a new blender or crock pot is pretty much equal to the joy my husband shows for a new saw or drill.
It’s a slow cooker and I looooooove it! It’s the best thing that has ever happened to [...]
Saturday myself and Penny were off to the Christmas market in Cologne, Germany. We’d been looking forward to going for weeks on end so we were both totally stoked. I think we weren’t really prepared for what was waiting for us though.
We knew it was going to be busy, since it is getting closer to [...]
I have a bunch of stuff in my head but can’t really concentrate on one single thing. Welcome to my pity party…
I went to a party last weekend that had a lot of crying snot covered little kids in a small area. Having not purchased myself a plastic bubble yet, I got ANOTHER COLD. Yeah, [...]
My parents have been here now for a week and a half. I have three days left with them before we get up and put them on a plane… not something I am looking forward to. I am looking forward to getting back to our old routine, as I’m sure my parents are… but the [...]
If you grew up in Canada, chances are you love Kraft Dinner, just like me.
If you are an expat in the Netherlands, you know it’s not easy to find here and when you do find it it’s expensive (but always worth the buy).
Recently, Albert Heijn has started carrying an assortment of imported items. Among these [...]
1. HDR Kinderdijk, 2. Winterdish-Boerenkoolstampot, 3. Heláás, 4. Famke Janssen, 5. Stroopwafel innards, 6. Marco Borsato Nachtmis, 7. Oliebollen in Rotterdam continued, 8. "I, Piórko, like Cheese!", 9. hard rain, 10. i can make stroopwafels, 11. St. Nicolas has arrived…, 12. Autumn Colors
Ok I’ve seen these mosiac meme’s around but the gal over at A [...]
Today Xander had to go in to the office for a few minutes. He is on a new project with the government in Dordrecht and the first day he was there he went to hunt and gather for lunch. He phoned me telling me that there was a quilt shop around the corner, and a [...]
You know that saying ‘Stick a fork in me, because I’m done’? Yeah, that was me yesterday afternoon.
We went to a BBQ at a friend’s place in Beneden Leeuwen, which is about an hours drive from here. It was a gathering of an expat group that I belong to online. The same one that we [...]
On Correr Es Mi Destino, fellow expat Zhu wrote about Stuff Canadians Like. She is sort of the opposite of me, having gone from Europe to Canada and having to get used to my country’s customs and weird ways. I have to admit, I like pretty much everything she listed.
It made me think of what [...]
This is a candy shop in the town of Pezenas in France, which is the village we stayed in while visiting my mother in law a few weeks ago. The shop was huge and full of tons of different kinds of candy. I didn’t go in any longer than what it took for me to [...]
If I didn’t know better I’d think there was a war taking place in Rotterdam these past few days. As we get closer to the New Year, more and more fireworks are being sold in the city, and more people are setting them off early. It starts in the early morning with the firecrackers and [...]
Last night Xander had a meeting in the evening so I was on my own for dinner. I sort of enjoy those nights because I can make something for myself that he doesn’t like. I decided I wanted Pink Mush With Blobs, which you may remember from the abuse I took from my friend Matt [...]
Tunnels of Blood (The Saga of Darren Shan)
by Darren Shan
