Eating Out Loud

Top 10 Pie Baking Essentials for the Holidays

by Allen on August 25, 2010 Print This Post Email or Bookmark

There’s nothing better than a freshly baked pie at the holidays. I love being the designated pie baker and often give pies as gifts, but I always seem to be unprepared when it comes to transporting the pies across town.
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Zojirushi Makes Lunch Fun & Easy

by Allen on June 27, 2010 Print This Post Email or Bookmark

Finally, a wonderful foodie product designed for men (grrr, no pink KitchenAid mixer for me!) – the manly, steel grey Mr. Bento lunch jar system by Zojirushi serves up a thermos containing four food containers to keep food hot or cold for at least 6 hours.
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Opening Vancouver Massage Practice

It’s been some time since I last updated everyone on my journey into bodywork. I’m happy to announce that I graduated yesterday from the Vancouver School of Bodywork & Massage with my 700 hour program certificate. I’ve spent hundreds of…

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Top Five Ice Pop Molds for Summer Fun

Summer is quickly approaching (well, at least in my mind) and there’s nothing like a fruity, icy treat to beat the heat. Not only are these molds creatively designed, the ice pop molds are also affordable.

I’ve selected five popsicle molds…

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Difficulty Finding Smoked Paprika?

Am I the only one who can never find smoked paprika? I’ve tried my local grocery store, as well as a gourmet store without any luck. It’s not localized to Canada as I had a hard time as well in…

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Chopstick Selection for Chopstick Virgins

Chopsticks are simple in design yet offer a powerful tool for delivering food from plate to mouth. Better than a fork? Well, I don’t want to be viewed as a traitor … but I must admit, once you get the…

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Sesame-Broccoli Salad Recipe

This past week of school turned out to be much more mellow than expected. I had most of my nights free from studying so I was able to spend some much-needed time in the kitchen.

When classes started in February, I…

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To All the Kitchen Tools I’ve Loved …

Spring cleaning is coming soon to my household and I am prepared to make the tough decisions it requires. I willingly discard clothing but have a more difficult time letting go of kitchen objects, even if I rarely use them.

Joe…

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Addictive Raincoast Crisps

I am a crunchy snack fanatic so when I discovered Lesley Stowe’s Raincoast Crisps, I was in couch potato heaven. Don’t let the brown colored slices of dried bread fool you — they taste delicious and offer a firm, crisp…

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I miss you, Goober Grape!

Moving to Canada from the United States brought with it a sobering reality … not all of my favorite products are sold north of the border. Prime example — Goober Grape.

What’s a guy to do? Yes, I know what you’re…

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Vintage Soda Pop from Boylan Bottling Co.

I had forgotten about Boylan soda and just stumbled upon it while spending too much time (and money) on Amazon. A few years ago, I had ordered a case of this soda after seeing it’s pure cane sugar formula raved about…

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Massaging Out Loud

It’s time for me to make a confession. I’ve been absent from all things web and cooking related since the beginning of the year. I decided it was time for me to make a career change (to something which does…

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RIP: My Beloved Silpat

I knew my new year was off to a rocky start when I discovered my silpat baking mat had started to crumble around the edges, exposing its precious fiberglass filling.

However, it the 7 years in which I owned it, the…

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Mele Kalikimaka Holiday Martinis

I have fond memories of childhood family gatherings at the holidays filled with merriment and delicious drinks. It’s come to my attention that I haven’t focused on sharing drink recipes, so I’m trying to correct my bad behavior with this…

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Chewy Cranberry Date Cookies

I have a weakness for dates and I’m not sure why. My mother made a few things with dates but it was never a star ingredient. I always assume my body has some vitamin deficiency which dates must fulfill.

While shopping…

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