Bacon roses! Make these maple glazed bacon roses into an edible bacony bouquet!

Posted by For a bacon loving girlfriend's surprise engagement party (post here if you missed it), we were planing to use lots of flowers to decorate the house hosting the party... and then I had a thought.. why not bacon roses?  I had heard of them a while ago, usually cropping up around Valentine's day for those wanting something a little different for the bacon lovers in their life.  And seriously, the idea of having a bouquet of bacon roses... I definitely wanted to make them (and keep fingers crossed they turn out well)!!!

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High Voltage Café Edmonton, AB – Greek fusion style donairs

Posted by Rating Service 8/10, Food 7.75/10
I swear, we must have drove past this place millions of times… and nearly drove past it again on the night we decided to give their donairs a try. It looks likes a past from the past on the outside – a classic diner from the 60’s, 70’s? We’ve heard rumors that the owner is like Seinfeld’s Soup Nazi.. you better know what you want or no soup… well, no donair for you! We were glad to dispel that myth. Anyhoos, on to the food!

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Chicken peanut satay noodle bowl recipe

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With my friend’s food allergies, I rarely have a peanut, or any nuts in the pantry.  But one night, I had a deep craving for something savory. Something richly, deeply satisfyingly... nutty.  I didn’t feel like firing up the oven to bake up some peanut butter cookies – too much work! I wanted something quick but would serve as supper.  In comes the chicken peanut satay noodle bowl.

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Saratoga Edmonton, AB - quick simple lunches

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I had meant to wake up early to try Saratoga’s brekkies. I really did. I slept in, so ended up heading here for lunch instead. We had a nice time the last time we headed here for dinner (click here for dinner review), and I was hankering to try their bennies, so lunch it is!

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Spinelli's Bar Italia, Edmonton, AB – panini from little café inside southside Italian Centre Shop

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For a quick lunch with my cousin, we dropped into Spinelli's Bar Italia, a little café inside the southside Italian Centre Shop for a quick lunch of panini.  It was crazy busy on the weekend, with shoppers delighting in the huge range of Italian ingredients, deli meats, cakes and desserts on the grocery side, and plenty of people hovering around waiting for a table at the tinny café… and we joined them lol!

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