Category Archives: Miscellany

Reader feedback!

Posted on January 12, 2011 by

Good day Parkerpages readers! I would like to take a little break from food posts today to get your feedback on how you are finding the blog!  I can’t believe that I’ve been writing Parkerpages for 18 months now (which, … Continue reading →

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Toronto eats: St. Lawrence Market

Posted on January 4, 2011 by

Another amazing foodie stop in Toronto is the St. Lawrence Market.  Located at Jarvis and Front Street to the east of Younge, this large old brick building used to be part of Toronto’s City Hall (and jail – for those, … Continue reading →

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Vancouver Christmas Market

Posted on December 13, 2010 by

We had a lovely afternoon a week or so ago at the Vancouver Christmas Market.  I’m not sure how “authentic” the German aspects of the market really are, but the food they had was pretty darn enjoyable!   Roast pork … Continue reading →

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Completely non-food related

Posted on October 10, 2010 by

My fun pic of some graffiti near the Vancouver Flea Market made the Vancouver is Awesome blog/website flickr pickr of the day:

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(Richmond) Summer NightMarket 2010

Posted on September 24, 2010 by

I normally post about restaurants, but, because this weekend will mark the closing days of the Summer Night Market in Richmond, I thought this was a good opportunity to recap all the awesome fun & food there is to be … Continue reading →

Posted in Chinese, Food, Food styles, Japanese, Miscellany, Vietnamese | 1 Comment

Happiness is…

Posted on July 11, 2010 by

… Making Anthony Bourdain’s french onion soup in my new Le Creuset casserole.

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As seen from my kitchen window

Posted on July 3, 2010 by

Red finches munching away at the bird feeder

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Vancouver 2010 Cupcake Challenge

Posted on June 23, 2010 by

When you get an invitation to an event with the words “cupcake” and “free” you know only good (and then crazy!) things can happen! Mijune, the creator of Follow me Foodie, worked with Nicole Marie Events, to bring together seven … Continue reading →

Posted in Desserts, Food, Miscellany | 4 Comments

Loofah Diaries – Part 3

Posted on June 20, 2010 by

It’s been a while since I posted about my little seedlings – sadly – they are very slow growing! Back in late April, I posted Part 1 and Part 2… Well, in mid-June, I finally had big enough seedlings to … Continue reading →

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Hats Off Day – El Mariachi, Cioffi’s & Fortuna Bakery

Posted on June 7, 2010 by

We are still relatively new to Vancouver, so when we start hearing about big events from lots of different sources (in this case, CBC radio, Sherman, and the super nice cleaning staff at my office all alerted us about Hats … Continue reading →

Posted in Food, Happy, Miscellany, Restaurants | 2 Comments