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castironguy They’re not nearly ready to harvest but after three years the plum tree in my front yard is coming along nicely and looks like we’re gonna have about 40 pieces of fruit.

Friday the 16th of August, 2024, in the late afternoon.

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Post Heritage Festival | 1 year ago

castironguy After the #heritagefestival ends there’s almost always leftover batter. They can’t sell it nor return it, but they do their best to get it to a good home. Whoever will take a huge quantity of batter late at night and on short notice. Whatever is left, a few lucky volunteers may get a bucket to take home. Of course this then means breaking down 25 litres of batter into freezer bags and storing it for the winter, but better than it landing in a trash pile. #volunteering perks

Monday the 5th of August, 2024, posted at bedtime.

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Our Front Yard | 1 year ago

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castironguy It’s #saskatoonberry season in our yard! #garden

Wednesday the 17th of July, 2024, deep after noon.

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Big Mama? | 1 year ago

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castironguy Our neighbourhood, as I’ve discovered over the last year, is severely lacking in #lunch #pizza slice joints. So you might imagine my excitement when I learned there is a brand new almost pizza-by-the-slice place a four minute drive from my house. I write almost because their slice is not a slice but a pizza shaped like a slice. Their smaller of their big slices is like four slices but cooked to order. So. For minute drive plus a ten minute wait to cook it is much better than the twenty minute drive to the next closest slice joint. Hey, this ain’t New York City folks. I thought I would be adventurous today and spent fourteen minutes (and less $ than a burrito just down the street!) procuring a Big Mama slice. Some day we’ll need an excuse to order their 54 inch’er but this trip was worth it for now.

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Tuesday the 9th of July, 2024, around lunch-ish.

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Backyard | 1¼ years ago

castironguy Mmm… hmmm.. random #strawberry

Sunday the 7th of July, 2024, before dinner.

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Backyard | 1¼ years ago

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castironguy The second #haskapberry haul of the season, which is good news cuz the Kid devoured that jar of jam I made with the first mini-haul a few weeks ago.

No, i’m not bleeding from the effort—they are a little leaky when they pop if you’re not super careful picking. I pulled off about 3 cups worth and they are super tasty. #garden #summer

Saturday the 6th of July, 2024, in the late afternoon.

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Disney Snacks | 1¼ years ago

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castironguy #disney2024 Mickey-shaped pretzels, a crazy-sweet candy apple, and of course no trip to the park is complete (for me at least) without a world famous smoked turkey leg.

Friday the 28th of June, 2024, deep after noon.

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Pym’s Test Kitchen | 1¼ years ago

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castironguy Lunch day one #disney2024 was themed in the adventure of the Marvel Cinematic Universe and so we ate oddly shaped and sized food direct from the mind of the Ant Man diner: Pym’s Test Kitchen.

Tuesday the 25th of June, 2024, around lunch-ish.

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Cheesecake Factory, Anaheim near Disneyland | 1¼ years ago

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Monday the 24th of June, 2024, during prime time.

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Kitchen | 1¼ years ago

castironguy I may have decided that eating a bowl of supremely sour #haskapberry was a little bit of a waste if we wouldn’t actually enjoy them, so instead I bought some pectin and made a single jar of #jam

Wednesday the 19th of June, 2024, before dinner.

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Backyard | 1¼ years ago

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castironguy It was at least a dozen years ago when I first planted a pair of #haskapberry bushes in the backyard #garden and in that time the productivity of the crops has varied widely. Often we miss the harvest entirely and the birds chomp down on these tart little berries. This year I spotted a few purple glorbs catching the afternoon sunlight and realized that there was a small bounty of berries ready to be picked. These are rare little fruits that I’m sure have some storied history and lineage dating back to how they found their way into my yard, and I know it has something to do with adaptive breeding at the University one province to the east, but beyond that they are rarely anything more for us than bird food. Not this year, I guess.

Monday the 17th of June, 2024, before dinner.

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Kitchen | 1¼ years ago

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castironguy #sourdough night

Wednesday the 5th of June, 2024, posted before bed.

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Backyard | 1¼ years ago

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castironguy It’s #bbq season. I’ve been grilling smokies all week but I think it’s official with the first hamburgers of the year.

Saturday the 25th of May, 2024, before dinner.

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Backyard | 1¼ years ago

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castironguy It’s that season again… when I can make #bbq for my lunch and enjoy the backyard.

Wednesday the 22nd of May, 2024, around lunch-ish.

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Our kitchen | 1¼ years ago

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castironguy For a change of scenery I opted to make a batch of #sourdough bagels this week instead of the usual loaves of bread. It didn’t hurt that in s batch of spices we got recently from one of those school fundraising things there was a pack of Everything Bagel seasoning. The house smells delicious!

Friday the 26th of April, 2024, in the mid-afternoon.

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That’s Amore Roma | 2 years ago

castironguy The drink everyone was drinking… the aperol spritz!

Saturday the 22nd of July, 2023, and up late.

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Hotel IQ Rome | 2 years ago

castironguy Three light limone birra for just three euros. What a refreshing break for the afternoon heat!

Saturday the 22nd of July, 2023, and up late.

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Paris | 2¼ years ago

castironguy Yes. Plain Doritos. Mind blown. #europe2023

Saturday the 8th of July, 2023, posted after lunch.

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Harrods Food Hall | 2¼ years ago

Wandering the food hall at Harrod’s on Knightsbridge and drooling over the treats and tasty tidbits!

Monday the 3rd of July, 2023, well after bedtime.

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7 Dials Market | 2¼ years ago

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castironguy #london is a curry town, and supper tonight didn’t disappoint #europe2023

Monday the 3rd of July, 2023, in the late afternoon.

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The High Tea Bus | 2¼ years ago

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castironguy Everyone takes a bus tour of #london but not everyone takes a bus tour that serves high tea and plays 80s music #europe2023

Monday the 3rd of July, 2023, in the late afternoon.

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My Garden | 2¼ years ago

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castironguy I plucked the radish crop out from the #garden in its entirety noting that about 30% of the plants resulted in #goodeats while the rest simply hadn’t matured. I’ll reseed and try for a second late-summer round. But tonight… we feast!

Friday the 30th of June, 2023, posted after lunch.

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Kind | 2¼ years ago

castironguy #icecream but actually #sorbet … I tried the #vegan peach iced tea sorbet tonight. yummers!

Thursday the 29th of June, 2023, during prime time.

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Breakfast | 2¼ years ago

castironguy Almost every week for the last decade we make family #breakfast on #saturday mornings. Usually that takes the form of my epic chocolate chip #pancakes with all the fixings. But routinely we switch it up and alternate in either waffles or — in the case of today— #french #crepes (which I learned to cook while #volunteering at the Heritage Festival. It all adds up to deliciousness no matter how you do the math

Saturday the 17th of June, 2023, in mid-morning.