In my "Achievements in 2019" post, I mentioned that I wanted to visit at least 15 new restaurants during the year. Well, here are the new restaurants and other eating venues we've tried year-to-date... Saigon Nites, 15111 North Hayden Road #110, Scottsdale, AZ. A straightforward restaurant focusing on Vietnamese noodle soups & other traditional dishes. Perfect place to grab a bowl … [Read more...]
Day One of Dr. Hayman’s 10-Day Detox Diet
After watching Dr. Michael Hayman's program about nutrition and blood sugar on PBS, Ed and I decided to try his 10-day detox diet. Although we've been more careful to include regular vegetarian and vegan meals into our routine over the past year, our prime motivation for doing a detox diet is because we are still both starch and sugar lovers. Moreover, I was diagnosed as being pre-diabetic … [Read more...]
5 Reasons to use an Induction Cooktop instead of the Propane Stove in Your RV
I honestly can't remember the last time we used our propane stove. It was either during a dinner party or while we were boon-docking. In either case, it has been at least a couple of years since we used gas to cook in the RV. Now we use an induction cooktop, which has so many advantages. You save money when you use a campground's electricity, rather than your propane. Adding an extra … [Read more...]
Slow Cooker (Crockpot) Chunky Borscht
Ed and I both love borscht. Ed's Dad made it regularly during his childhood. I became familiar with it while I worked as an air traffic controller in Castlegar - heart of the Doukhobor community in south-eastern British Columbia. It was a slow tower, so we'd take breaks away from the work site and one of my favorite breaks was to go into town for a lunch of borscht. Now that I've started … [Read more...]
Pho Fails at Saigon on Main in Penticton
I'm pretty passionate about Pho. It's my second favorite food (after Nasi Goreng) and a Friday night staple. We've ordered take-out from the Saigon for 10+ years and it was great until they hired a 2nd cook a few years ago. Then it became a crapshoot as to whether the meal would be excellent or less than mediocre. We continued to order on a 'take your chances' basis and lucked out maybe 50% … [Read more...]
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