dryfly.ca started as a website for sharing one of my DIY projects, a stitch and glue kayak. Since then I've added several more projects including a skin-on-frame kayak, cedar strip canoe, kayak paddles, canoe paddles, building a spey rod, and an antenna for receiving OTA HDTV. I also occasionally ramble on about politics, technology, bike racing, product reviews and last but not least, our kids.
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Archive for December, 2010
December 24, 2010 at 2:12 pm · Filed under Just Stuff
I did my last few chores before Christmas this morning, including getting food for our xmas eve dinner. I had to go to Kits and I decided that not only did I not want to deal with traffic and parking on a busy, rainy day, I also could use a bit of exercise. So I decided to put on the ol’ rain gear and ride my bike. It was great to get some (moderately) fresh air and I was glad to avoid the traffic. A lot of cars were honking at each other although I couldn’t see what the hell they were honking about. I suspect they were mostly cases of typical last-minute shoppers not dealing well with stress. Anyways, I had a good ride, I stayed dry and made it home sans stress. Niiiiiice.
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December 15, 2010 at 12:20 am · Filed under Just Stuff
This week has been a culinary treat so far. On Sunday night I had my first Dosa. I bought them from Noor-Mahal on Fraser Street: one lamb curry and one veg masala. They were tasty and filling. I see that the restaurant gets good reviews, which doesn’t surprise me. We were actually next door at Fraser Aquarium, buying a Pleconomus (algae eater), and they recommended the Noor.
Tonight was a double wammy with Mercy making some fine lasagna followed by me making my first ever ackee and salt fish, a Jamaican dish. I had to make it tonight because I had been soaking some salt cod for a couple of days and I thought I should cook it. The dish is super easy to make although it’s not cheap. The salt cod was something like $12 for 400g (albeit this is dehydrated and I only used about 200g for the dish)) and a can of ackee is $9! Oh well, as they say in Jamaica, …. Uhm. What the hell do I know, I’ve never been there.
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