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Dec. 3, 2009 9:53 am 
Updated: Dec. 22, 2009 8:31 am
If you have not sent a gift due to personal issues please email me at dslade@qualityresortparksville.com.... Hope to have all issues settled Saturday... I will on infrequently kind of avoiding the cr@ppy things people may be saying. Honestly my absence has been totally beyond my control. Cheers… MORE
 
 
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Nov. 8, 2009 10:03 am 
Updated: Dec. 12, 2009 11:00 am
Hello Gift Exchange folks, just a reminder to try and get gifts on the road by November 14th. A couple of people have let me know that they have sent their gifts, but due to the distance gifts will take some time to get there. Any questions email at dslade@qualityresortparksvlle.com.Feel free to MORE
 
 
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Oct. 31, 2009 6:42 pm 
Updated: Nov. 8, 2009 10:51 am
Greetings Gift Exchange Folks;I'm posting this blog to hopefully clear up questions and for you all to post on so that your gifter can find your profiles. O.K. so I've had to do a bit of work to organize this but it has been a lot of fun comunicating with you all and everyone has posted such… MORE
 
 
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Sep. 28, 2009 8:11 pm 
Updated: Oct. 31, 2009 10:34 am
Wanted to upload some pics from last weekend, no not pictures of that get your minds out of the gutter. MORE
Major demolishing, that charming girl is my daughter. She works with hubby building houses.
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Boys just have to flex.
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What the other picture said
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Mr Good Hygiene.
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Aug. 31, 2009 7:32 am 
Updated: Sep. 21, 2009 10:26 pm
Wow it has been long time since I've blogged, but I am sure some remember that we are doing reno's on the cabin at Shawnigan lake. The cabin at Shawnigan Lake has been in my husband family since 1917. The cabin is lake front in a nice bay, we have a jetty, wharf and combo swim house/ extra… MORE
The cabin
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My darling husband
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Jun. 15, 2009 5:35 pm 
Updated: Aug. 14, 2009 9:01 am
Don Nicanor 2004 Blend, (cabernet, malbec, merlot)  still available. Big fat red from Argentina. Great value wine around $24 in B.C. On the nose spicy, pepper, licorice and black cherry notes. On the palate rich chocolate, black cassis and forest floor.  Fabulous red with a stylish… MORE
 
 
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Jun. 8, 2009 4:11 pm 
Updated: Jun. 10, 2009 7:36 pm
Admittedly my only information comes from the Wine and Spirits shop I manage, but crisp white and light reds are the usual summer wines people pick up for a barbecue. I do think my customers are reasonably normal and so can be taken as a general representation of wine consumers. Missing MORE
 
 
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May 19, 2009 9:56 am 
Updated: Aug. 27, 2009 9:10 pm
If the lap-tops in your kitchen look like a NASA control center when you are making Christmas dinner; you may be a AR-addict.If you take more pictures of your cooking than your children; you may be a AR-addict.If you have forgotten how to spell family pronouns; you may be a AR-addict.If you… MORE
 
 
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May 5, 2009 12:42 pm 
Updated: May 21, 2009 8:09 am
Exploded Brussel Sprouts Turn yucky brussel sprouts into a yummy dish.   Ingredients 2 pounds large brussel sprouts 2 tablespoons extra virgin olive oil 3 gloves of garlic, minced 1/2 cup (or more) white wine 3 tablespoons toasted pinenuts 3 tablespoons Parmesa MORE
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Apr. 19, 2009 10:57 am 
Updated: May 18, 2009 4:20 pm
Cream of Champagne SoupIngredients1 cup White Wine1 dozen MusselsSteam mussels in white wine; reserve wine, separate meat from shells and set aside.1/2 cup carrot sliced into ribbons, 1/2 cup waterPare long carrot ribbons with vegetable peeler, blanch in water for 3 and minutes drain reserving… MORE
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laughingmagpie
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Living In: Parksville, British Columbia, Canada
Member Since: Jul. 2008
Cooking Level: Expert
Cooking Interests: Italian, Mediterranean, Healthy, Gourmet
Hobbies: Boating, Reading Books, Music, Wine Tasting
 
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About Me 
Married mother of 4, ages 14 to 21, but sane none-the-less.
My favorite things to cook
I'm addicted to entertaining, I love throwing big family parties. I've cooked for up to 30 people and I'm jealous of letting anyone else bring anything.
My cooking triumphs
Basic Light Cheesecake recipe that easily adapts to many flavors. Cioppino with Rice Balls.
My cooking tragedies
I rarely write down a recipe and have lost many dishes to memory lapses, efforts to repeat have never poisoned but also never sated.
 
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