Canadian Lung Association 1961

These used to belong to my grandmother. I think its pretty impressive that they’ve lasted this long! 46 years old and still going strong!  These are Canadian Lung Association seals used for fund raising.  Click for full view.

McAfee Site Advisor

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View from My Roof.

I was up on the roof with my camera last night. The lights are from the Luminato Festival.  It officially ended on Sunday, but they’re still going.  I need to read up on nighttime photography though.  Its super grainy…Anyhoo,  check out the view!

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Quick Cracker Cake

This one is thanks to my mom. These never lasted long when she made them!
 
1 cup of semi sweet chocolate chips
½ cup peanut butter
1 ½ cup icing sugar
1 tablespoon butter
2 teaspoon instant coffee
1/3 cup boiling water
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
1 egg
3 cups of crumbled, unsalted soda crackers
Salt to taste

Melt chocolate chips in double boiler [...]

Very Tame Mallard

Isn’t he cute? He was so tame that he didn’t care that I was a foot away from him.

Egusi with Efo

Egusi is a melon seeds. Efo is spinach (as far as I can tell). My sister’s husband is Nigerian and cooks this all the time. I tried it for the first time today and it turned out yummy! You can find the recipe here: http://www.motherlandnigeria.com/recipes.html#egusi_efo
I also added some Bitter Leaf [...]

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