2023 Christmas Truck Parade Along Beach Drive in Oak Bay & Victoria

2019 Christmas Truck Convoy Parade

2019 Christmas Truck Light Convoy Parade
Along Beach Drive
Oak Bay and Victoria

Merry Christmas! Another great Christmas Truck Parade this year!

 

And parade route below: 

And Previous Christmas Truck Parades from

2015 to 2018 below:

2018 Christmas Truck Parade

Beach Drive

 

2017 Christmas Truck Parade

Beach Drive

2016 Christmas Truck Parade

Foul Bay and Oak Bay Avenue

2016 Christmas Truck Parade

Beach Drive

2015 Christmas Truck Parade

Beach Drive

2015 Christmas Truck Parade

Oak Bay Avenue

2018 Christmas Truck Parade Along Beach Drive in Oak Bay and Victoria

2018 Christmas Truck Parade
Along Beach Drive
Oak Bay and Victoria

Merry Christmas! Another great Christmas Truck Parade this year!

And route was below:

And previous years Christmas Truck Parade:

2017 Christmas Truck Parade

Beach Drive

2016 Christmas Truck Parade

Foul Bay and Oak Bay Avenue

2016 Christmas Truck Parade

Beach Drive

2015 Christmas Truck Parade

Beach Drive

2015 Christmas Truck Parade

Oak Bay Avenue

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Civet Forest Coffee Espresso Interview

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Civet Forest Espresso - World-Class Coffee, Animal-Free

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World-Class Coffee, Animal-Free 

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And go to the bottom of this page for their Youtube video!

 

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Quantum Multiverse of Cooking ..... or How I Learned to Bake a Croissant

Quantum Multiverse of Cooking

or .....

How I Learned to Bake a Croissant

Well, bake a croissant ..... might ..... be a stretch. I know how to defrost it and then bake it until brown.

BUT THAT COUNTS!!!!

And a very busy ..... Quantum Multiverse ..... of baking and cooking this weekend, so just the quick update with photos! LOL!

First BREAD! Decided to make a 2 lb. loaf of garlic cheese, and it mostly turned out. Not that garlic-ey, so need to put more garlic in. Not quite that cheesey, so need more Parmesan, and definitely won't do the 2 lb again. Bread machine STRUGGLED to keep up, and I had to add some water to make it a bit more consistent, part way through. Top part still looks a meteorite landed in my backyard ..... but I like crusty bread anyways!

Then, made the croissants from frozen, leaving overnight to puff up ..... but they didn't! So baked them anyways and they turned out perfectly!!! DELICIOUS! Just beginner's luck though! 

Then, leftovers ..... LOTS OF THEM! Grabbed the last few chicken breasts from the freezer, and oven roasted them all! About half were with Panko, the other half with cracker crumbs and lots of leftovers now!

Then a busy weekend down to the museum to see IMAX and the MAMMOTH! My favourite part of the museum! Wonder what THAT tasted like! LOL!

Quantum Slow Cook Irish Beef Stew on Freshly Baked Bread with Guinness as Secret Ingredient

Quantum Slow Cook Irish Beef Stew

on Freshly Baked Bread

with Guinness as Secret Ingredient

Raring to go on another chemistry experiment, even better than the last one (Coconut Ginger Dahl!)!

Comes in kit form from Mitchell's Soup Company and has recipe and everything! Click here to see full recipe!
 
So I just add all my ingredients below: sliced beef, seasonings of choice, mushrooms, carrots, onions, potatoes, garlic.

Ingredients: Sliced beef, seasonings, mushrooms, diced carrots, mushrooms, onions, garlic ..... and the Irish Beef Stew Kit!

Brown the beef

Put the entire kit ..... and caboodle in the slow cooker

Add the Browned Beef

Oh yes... baking bread at the same time!!!Timed out perfectly

Right from the bread maker! Best loaf yet!

Perfectly done! Next time - would add more herbs!

And then, about 30 minutes or so before serving, pour in the secret ingredient: 1/2 cup of Guinness!!!

And then serve WITH some Guinness too! All on a freshly sliced piece of bread! (And no.... I am not Irish!)

Dinner is served with lots of leftovers too!

Quantum Slow Cook Ginger Coconut Dahl on Broccoli Cheese Rice

Quantum Slow Cook Ginger Coconut Dahl
on Broccoli Cheese Rice

or

You Wook MAHVOLOUS, DAHL-ing!

So, stepping outside the box...even though I am more of an Icosahedron kind of guy!

Ingredients: 
• 4.25 cups of water
• Package contents (LOL! Yes, a package!) which include:

• Peas, Lentils, Veggie Flakes, Ginger, Coconut, Herbs & Spices, Garlic, Onion, Mustard, Wheat, Corn, Soy, but no MSG!

I also added diced tomatoes, lemon juice, mushrooms, green onions, butter and oil and let loose the slooooow coooooker for about 5 hours on HIGH!

Great aromas throughout and then finally, the reveal with the bubbling goodness for dinner! MMMmmmm....DELICIOUS! And lots of leftovers too! Served with red wine!

And....always believe in MAGIC!!!!

AND FOR DESSERT........

JUSTICE LEAGUE at IMAX!!

Quantum Slow Cook Pot Roast and the Uncertainty Bread Principle

Quantum Slow Cook Pot Roast

and the

Uncertainty Bread Principle

MORE QUANTUM POT ROAST! And another try at bread making, but with fresh yeast and special flour for bread making! The right tools in the ..... right hands! LOL!

Standard ingredients: pot roast, onions, garlic, mushrooms, potatoes, carrots, beef broth, red wine, all sorts of spices to suit your taste buds, etc. Easily found on The Google.

Quantum ingredients, but CERN not needed. But I am fairly sure they like pot roast too! Red wine for sure!

Just like when getting ready for winter, layering is important!

And prepped this all the night before, kept in the fridge and then just had to pop it into the tray and turn it on! First 1/3 of the time on LOW, then the last 2/3 on HIGH. Works like a charm!

And at the same time, started a 'New Adventures in Bread Making' as last time, it was a complete and utter disaster. This time, fresh yeast, fresh bread flour and a clean conscience! 

And was also trying to time it all, so below are the time lapse videos of ingredients, start, mid-way through and .. THE REVEAL!!!!!!

 AND THE BREAD TURNED OUT FABULOUS TOO!

Perfect timing too for dinner with some special home made smoked cheese from a new colleague!

DELICIOUS ON FRESHLY MADE BREAD!!!!

Add some fabulous red wine, freshly made and cut bread, smoked cheese, crunchy kale salad with fresh tomatoes, lemon poppy seed dressing, grated smoked cheese on top and it is a Top 10 Meal! EASY TOO! Oh, and of course, some World Class Crown Royal Rye Whiskey afterwards!!

 AND LEFTOVERS!

I HAVE LEFTOVERS FOR THIS WEEK!!!! 

残り物には福がある。 (Nokorimono ni wa fuku ga aru) Literally: Luck exists in the leftovers.
Meaning: There is luck in the last helping.