Wednesday, January 6, 2010

Jan 5 From Cosco to Vincent Lam - Ottawa


Warehouse/wholesale stores lack personality. They shine in the glitter of massive packaging designed to make you spend more with the promise of helping you “save in the end”. For lack of a better plan, I ended up in Cosco tonight aiming to buy their triangular multi-grain bread, a bag of almonds, peanut butter and maple syrup. The list grew as I walked down the bursting aisles… razor blades, limes and detergent appeared “magically” in my shopping cart… it was too late to have some “passport-size” photos taken upon departure… $6.99 for four… a great deal. It’s almost double at Shoppers Drugmart.

Recipe of the night, Lima bean salad.

Ingredients:
A bag of frozen Lima beans (rinsed and dried)
5 chopped cloves of garlic
Powder chili peppers
Cilantro to taste
Half a lemon
A cup of black olives
½ a cup of Olive oil
200 g of Bocconcini

Mix them in that order and enjoy!

My chosen book: Bloodletting & Miraculous Cures by Canadian Emergency Physician/Writer Vincent Lam.

Tip of the day: If you get a negative comment about a particular behaviour of yours, don’t over-react… make the necessary adjustments if feasible… and shine through the darkest clouds… that’s where the clearest water drops come from!

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