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  • Home Cooked Favorites From Near and Far
    • Home Cooked Favorites Odds and Ends
      • Basic Pie Pastry Recipe
      • BBQ Rub For Smoking
      • Tortola Rum Cake
    • Asian Home Cooked Favorites
      • Cantonese Beef Steak
      • Chicken and Mango Stir Fry
      • Chinese Beef and Broccoli with Oyster Sauce
      • Chinese Beef Curry
      • Chinese Chicken Curry
      • Chinese Hot and Spicy Chicken
      • Fresh Spring Rolls
      • Hot and Sour Soup
      • Indonesian Beef Rendang
      • Pork, Asparagus, and Red Peppers With Oyster Sauce and Noodles
      • Pork (or Chicken) Stuffed Pineapple
      • Singapore Rice Noodles
      • Spicy Ground Pork With Tofu
      • Spicy Pork Tenderloin With Pineapple
      • Spicy Pork Tenderloin With Udon Noodles
    • Canadian Home Cooked Favorites
      • Beef Bourguignon or Beef Stew
      • Bratwurst Casserole with Sauerkraut and Potatoes
      • Chicken Breasts With Cheese and Prosciutto
      • Deep Dish Turkey Pot Pie
      • Fresh Caesar Salad
      • Ham and Cheese Quiche Recipe
      • Hungarian Meatballs and Mushroom Gravy
      • Pork and Lima Bean Casserole
      • Pork Loin Roast With Potatoes, Onions, and Carrots
      • Quebecois Tourtiere Recipe
      • Shepherd’s Pie
      • Sole Filets a la Bretonne
      • Steak and Kidney Pie
      • Swedish Meatballs and Gravy
    • Italian Home Cooked Favorites
      • Baked Balsamic Chicken Parmesan
      • Baked Cheese Cannelloni In Meat Sauce
      • Chicken Breasts With Cheese and Prosciutto
      • Chicken and Shrimp Carbonara With Smoked Meat
      • Chicken Piccata – Chicken Breasts With Lemon and Capers
      • Chicken Puttanesca Recipe
      • Fresh Caesar Salad
      • Lasagna
      • Italian Meat Sauce
      • Italian Pastas
      • Italian Tomato Sauce
      • Mediterranean Chicken With Olives, Lemon, and Garlic
      • Pasta With Ground Lamb and Tomato Sauce
      • Ravioli with 3 Cheeses in Meat Sauce
      • Smoked Chicken Carbonara
      • Spezzatino di Manzo al Chianti (Beef Stew)
      • Veal Scaloppini in Green Pepper Sauce
    • Mediterranean Home Cooked Favorites
      • Lamb Meatballs in a Curry Sauce
      • Mediterranean Cod With Tomatoes, Olives, Capers, and Feta
      • Mediterranean Chicken With Olives, Lemon, and Garlic
      • Mediterranean Chicken With Tomatoes, Olives, Capers, and Feta
      • Moroccan Chicken With Lentils
      • Moroccan Ground Lamb with Chickpeas
      • Orzo With Fresh Basil and Parmesan
      • Orzo With Parmesan, Peas, and Tomatoes
      • Chicken Piccata – Chicken Breasts With Lemon and Capers
      • Veal Scaloppini with Saffron Cream and Mushroom Sauce
    • Mexican and Latin American Home Cooked Favorites
      • Albondigas Soup (Meatball Soup)
      • Black Beans and Rice
      • Chipotle In Adobo Sauce
      • Enchilada Sauce
      • Fish Tortillas
      • Guacamole Salsa
      • Mexican Beef Birria
      • Mexican Chicken Enchilada Casserole
      • Mexican Rice
      • Mexican Stuffed Green Peppers
      • Pork In Tomatillo Sauce (Yucatan Salsa Verde)
      • Pork Tortillas
      • Smoked Pork Burritos
      • Tamale Casserole With Masa
      • White Bean Chicken Enchilada
  • My Reviews of Netflix Foreign Movies and TV Series
    • My Reviews of Global Netflix Series – Belgian
    • My Reviews of Global Netflix Series – Danish
    • My Reviews of Global Netflix Series – Dutch
    • My Reviews of Global Netflix Series – Finnish
    • My Reviews of Global Netflix Series – French
    • My Reviews of Global Netflix Series – German
    • My Reviews of Global Netflix Series – Icelandic
    • My Reviews of Global Netflix Series – Norwegian
    • My Reviews of Global Netflix Series – Polish
    • My Reviews of Global Netflix Series – Russian
    • My Reviews of Global Netflix Series – Spanish
    • My Reviews of Global Netflix Series – Swedish
  • Travel Stories – Then and Now
    • Countries and Languages
    • Food and Recipes
    • Travel – Land, Air, and Sea
  • Travel Phrases For Using On Cruises or Resorts
    • Travel Phrases – Dutch
    • Travel Phrases – Finnish
    • Travel Phrases – German
    • Travel Phrases – Indonesian
    • Travel Phrases – Italian
    • Travel Phrases – Norwegian
    • Travel Phrases – Spanish
    • Travel Phrases – Swedish
    • Travel Phrases – Turkish

Category: Generic Blogs

October – And Winter Is Coming…

October 30, 2023 jamesbalicki

Autumn has arrived with a bang … and winter is coming. We’ve had some pretty cold weather with a couple…

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End of August All the Way to End of September

September 22, 2023 jamesbalicki

The weather has been up and down since the last update – super hot for a couple of days and…

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Beginning of March 2021 … Lion or Lamb …

March 1, 2021 jamesbalicki

This will be a short update … had an emergency at work that lasted over 5 hours to fix ……

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What A Difference A Dog Makes … I Can Wear My Shirts Now….

February 21, 2021 jamesbalicki

We are at the end of February … almost. Time to check back on New Year’s Resolutions and see how…

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Not Quite Hell Frozen Over … But Close …

February 15, 2021 jamesbalicki

The cold snap continues … not only here in Southern Ontario but all over Canada and the U.S. as well…

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Might Be An End In Sight … May Be Too Soon …

February 8, 2021 jamesbalicki

The ‘stay at home’ lockdown is set to be over later this week – on Thursday – and it looks…

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All Quiet On The Western Front …

February 1, 2021 jamesbalicki

I’m a little late with the update … work kept piling up and getting in the way last week ……

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A Return To Normalcy … Maybe …

January 21, 2021 jamesbalicki

We are almost at the 4-week mark of the lockdown in Ontario … and the end of the first week…

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And the Craziness Goes On …

January 14, 2021 jamesbalicki

The weather is finally spring like (although the second week of January) and a lot milder … but not a…

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A New Year … and New Craziness …

January 7, 2021 jamesbalicki

Well it’s here … the start of a new  year … and started off with a bang – literally –…

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It’s the End of the Year As We Know It … and I’m Fine With That

December 31, 2020 jamesbalicki

Well it’s finally here … the end of a horrendous year … Bye, Bye, 2020!! Hopefully 2021 will be much…

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‘Twas The Night Before Christmas … and Two Before Lockdown …

December 24, 2020 jamesbalicki

Well it’s finally arriving … as foretold … all of Ontario will be going into COVID lockdown 12:01 a.m. on…

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Second Week of December… Back To Work …

December 16, 2020 jamesbalicki

I’m a little late this week … I’m back to  work after taking the last two  weeks off – it’s…

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First Week of December… Virtual Wonderland …

December 8, 2020 jamesbalicki

Still on vacation … I am, anyways … learning foreign languages (added 1 new one – Czech), trying out new…

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Winter Is Still Here… Would Rather Be On A Beach …

December 1, 2020 jamesbalicki 1 Comment

Well,  I’m finally on vacation … not the one that I wanted, but it’s turned out pretty good so far…

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