Food experiment, General Feb 10, 2009 The Waffle 2 Comments Scott had wanted to showcase his new Waring Pro Belgian Waffle Maker #WMK300A for some time.  He imported it directly from the US via TheKitchenStore.com and he was updating me as he was keeping an eye on its progress with the tracking number. The Waring Pro WMK300A  features extra-deep pockets to produce the thickest Belgian Waffles available! There is a 180-degree rotary feature that ensures even baking on the top and bottom and a superb control knob lets you pick a shade of brown between light and dark! There is even an audio Beep to indicate that the Waring Pro WMK300A is ready to bake, and another one when the waffle is finished baking! Marvelous. If you have hearing problems, there are also LED indicators in place to help making a perfect waffle. Every time. The beast had to be tested. A…

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Uncategorized Feb 8, 2009 The Waffle No Comments Tania was in town for a rare time, and she wanted someone to host a dinner in her honour.  And I was voluntold I had to do it, which I did happily. For the starter, I made a cream of broccoli and cheddar soup.   Broccoli, of course, onions, potatoes, herbs.  2 year old cheddar.  A bit of cream.  Very smooth, not too rich.  It is easier to get a nice green colour if you make sure your vegetable has plenty of leaves. The next course would involve a vodka sauce: Very simple – two cans of crushed tomatoes, 2 cups of 35% cream, herbs, onions, garlic, and 1 cup of vodka.  I intended to have only 1 cup of cream, but ended up adding more in the end.  Quite rich, quite smooth, quite tasty. I used the sauce to create some Penne…

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General Feb 4, 2009 The Waffle 3 Comments I had chili for lunch.  Third time this week (first for the Super Bowl at my friend Norm’s place, second at Brixton’s yesterday for their Consumer Appreciation Party), so I figured I would go for the chili hat-trick. Some time ago, I got a coupon for a can of Stagg Chili. Can’t remember how I got it, but I did buy a can, and it’s been sitting in my cupboard for a while.  But no longer. Stagg Foods was established in 1956 as Rocking K Foods. The company first manufactured its products in Sante Fe Springs, California, but then moved production to Hillsboro, Oregon. In 1980, the company’s name was changed to Stagg Foods. In October of 1996, Stagg Foods was acquired by Hormel, the creator of the real Spam – the luncheon meat that is. I never had a can of Stagg…

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Restaurant Dec 19, 2008 The Waffle 1 Comment I was off today, and decided to pick Melissa up for lunch.  She had an errand to run at the SAAQ – a Quebec driver’s licence, no less – just by picking that up she improves her driving about 40% over an Ontarian licence holder – and I thought lunch would be a nice reward for becoming a good driver. I enticed her into going to Scores in the Mont-Bleu area of the Hull sector in Gatineau.  It would be a change from St-Hubert, a definite Melissa favorite. Scores is a Montreal-based chain of restaurants, established in 1995, which has 38 locations in Quebec and 3 more in Ontario, with plans to open new locations in Ottawa and Oakville. It was bought in 2005 by PDM Royalties Income Fund, who also owns Pizza Delight, Mikes and Bâton Rouge.  (You can find my latest post on…

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