What's for dinner?

So my sister and I were having a nice chat over coffee the other day... as usual no matter what topic we start with we always end up talking about food. Eating it, cooking it, feeding it... buying it. We decided that we have developed a different kind of shopping addiction...GROCERIES! She had just recently cleaned out her fridge of old condiments/salad dressings/left over containers.... half eaten apples, etc.... anyways, her fridge is now squeeky clean...and empty. Which means it's time for a big shop! It would be extra fabulous if we had fine grocery stores like Whole Foods, Meindhearts or Urban Fare... with gorgeous stainless steele baskets, stunning floral arrangements, french pastries that you can smell from blocks away, and jazz classics softly playing in the background... hmm this is sounding more like a hotel lobby? Anyways for now we'll settle for Marketplace IGA, Super Value and of course London Drugs, we love LD!

It's a great time of year for grocery shopping! The stores are filled with extra special items for the holiday season, especially the hor dourves and desserts for entertaining. And...of course a 'Turkey Buck' for every $20 you spend.

Now lets talk a little bit about our supermarkets.

- Marketplace IGA is cosmetically quiet nice, with red, green, gold and wood accents to give it that old fashion market look.
- The ethnic aisle is also quite fabulous! It is separated in sections, Japan (sushi!), China (sweet and sour chicken!), Mexico (tacos!), Thai (pad thai!) Indonesia (nasi goreng, rendang!).... this is where I stop the most.
- 'Our Compliments' is the store brand, here is the featured recipe for today: http://www.compliments.ca/en/Recipes/Recipe.aspx?ID=11265.
- In the same complex of IGA is the 'you never know' Liquidation World. Need a new couch? hand towels? frozen pizza? they have it! My sisters and I have all found something unexpected here. We especially love brand name fahion items that are marked down to $5! This place is full of it all. Sometimes great, sometimes disgusting, but you never know...

Super Value is where I shop. It's only a couple blocks away....which I like to walk to when I can, and this is when I like to pretend that I'm only going for a couple of things, and I end up buying the heaviest items possible, like a giant pineapple, glass bottled milk, jumbo yams... and by the time I get home I have lost all circulations in my arms. Anyways....

- Super Value has more of a village feel, with blue, white and red, kind of a sail boat theme (ahoy mate!) which is quite cute.
- The meat department is always well priced, so this is one of my favorite sections. Boneless, skinless chicken thighs anyone?
- The store brand is 'no name', but it also caries 'President's Choice (worth switching supermarkets for). Here is the recipe for today: http://www.presidentschoice.ca/LCLOnline/recipes.jsp?recipeId=266&prepTimeId=100128&skillId=175&type=details

Another plus for Super Value is the fact that London Drugs is just around the corner! This is must stop for us! From their snack aisle, that always have chocolates and tuna on sale, to the fun seasonal department, you are bound to walk out of LD with something wonderful for your kitchen, living room, bathroom or bedroom!

Well I think that's all for now...
I think I'll give my sister a call and see what she's cooking for dinner. It's Sushi night for me, so I'm making my special tuna rolls... cause little Kaliya is coming for dinner and it's her favorite!

B is for...

Today is all about my one and only, Brett. One, because it's his birthday. Two, because he's the most wonderful husband and friend. And three, he is incredibly talented, and he inspires me everyday. Brett is part of the hip-hop group Wilderness Crew. Slowly but surely their music is being heard internationally. Starting from his hometown Roberts Creek all the way to my hometown, Kuta, Bali. Brett has never stop believing that his music will be heard and enjoyed by millions of fans. Like the lyrics of his next hit song "Big things to say...won't stop until they're listenin baby, down to L.A...won't stop until we get there baby..." On that note...have a great California trip Brett. Happy 28th Birthday! I love you. xo

Hockey & Hamburgers

Saturday night = Hockey night in Canada.
6 straight hours of hockey on CBC.... my husband couldn't be happier. With a bit of the sniffles, it doesn't seem so bad to be cuddled up on the couch with the familiar sound of the commentators and the puck being passed around on the fresh shiny ice....


for dinner I thought burgers would be perfect! I actually have been craving a good ol burger for a few days now... with a nice glass of coca cola too.


although I have little burger eating experience, I truly believe that my homemade sirloin gourmet burger is the best I have ever had! the side dish of yam fries dipped in spicy ketchup couldn't have been more perfect. We enjoyed our meal while watching the last bit of the hockey game, which our team, the Canucks won! I hesitate to really get overjoyed for this team, though I am new to the game (watching it) I am already finding that as soon as you get too excited over a win...the next game they would lose... sometime so badly that I am embarrassed for ever caring, but I think this particular game would've been a win win situation anyway for I had a wonderful saturday night with my husband!


oh....I realized a few hours later I had forgotten to serve my gourmet burgers with my nice glass of coke which is so irritating. Now I have a big bottle in my fridge that probably won't get opened for....


well I could have a sunday rum & coke tonight? if only Grandpa was visiting.


xo

Fall

It seems that the Autumn season brings on change... I know for me one of the biggest changes in my life happened in September. And I can't help but think that everytime I feel restless during this season...I think maybe because it's programmed in my mind that I should be getting ready for a change. But maybe it's just because the possibilities of summer are gone, no more days spent all day outside, no more daylight until ten in the evening...and the chill of winter is on the horizon. Skies turn grey, we wake in dark and and people turn inward, both physically and mentally. 

For now I am looking forward to the warm lamb curry that I smell cooking in the kitchen...

GOOGLE ME

I can't believe it! I am google worthy. It takes years of patience, endurance and hard work to get a status in the internet life.

It all started on this gloomy rainy Tuesday evening. I just finished a delicious tuna melt, and I decided to check my email accounts. 1st Hotmail - nil. 2nd Yahoo - BULK. Lovely. So I google around. I had heard about a working from home site from a tv show the other day that claims to have helped stay at home moms (I am not in this category) get income or people that would like to make extra money (my category). So I check things out. But....it wasn't that fun. Back to the main page of google. Oooh how about I type my name and see if there's anything about me (I'm acting like I've never done this before, well I haven't done it for at least a month) Then..... instead of "O RESULTS WERE FOUND" A result appeared. Yes a 1 out of 1 Result. Yes "Pink & Pop aRe The PeRfect Match" blog, based on real life occurances of Lora Wijana. Starring Lora Wijana and other people. WOW. It looked and read fabulously....

That brings me to why I am now blogging again. People out there might need me. The topics must go on....

Until next time , Good Night and Good Luck!