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Travel: Ucluelet Wild Pacific Trail
Ucluelet Wild Pacific Trail – just about 25 km south of Tofino, this trail is diverse, full of breathtaking views, and has some of the largest cedar trees on the island. Okay – let’s checkout the trail and our hike! Ucluelet Wild Pacific Trail First, checkout the map – it’s detailed, full of many paths, and has some great lookout points. One trail we wanted to do, yet picked another activity instead (well worth it – and I’ll share later) was the lighthouse loop, looks…
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Travel: Middle Beach Lodge
Middle Beach Lodge review – this resort, tucked off a dirt road on the coast of Tofino, British Columbia is the perfect place to rest, relax, and rejuvenate. From extraordinary views to a deep soaker tub, this is a great place to lay your head after a long day of hiking, surfing, or all out adventuring. Let’s check out some photos. Middle Beach Lodge When booking a place in Tofino we had a few must haves on our list. A king sized bed, a nice…
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Travel: National Pacific Rim Hike
National Pacific Rim hike – such beauty. This hike was about 7-8 kilometres and took us just over 2 hours, yet we stopped for a picnic and took our time. When we bought our park pass the park ranger told us one of the nicest hike was to combine trail 3, 4, and 5, walking back to our car on Wick Road. Great advice! We ate lunch just before trail 5 and added the road portion to the end of our trail. Okay, let’s check…
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Project: Plants 4.0
Plants 4.0 – check out how big some of our houseplants are getting! A while back I shared a project about plants and the little guy below was all stringy. Well, now, he’s bunched up and full of life. He recently got a spring cut, just to keep him healthy. Okay, let’s check out some of these houseplants – especially compared to the original post, the 2.0, and the 3.0 – plants rock! Plants 4.0 This guy on the left was a Christmas present to…
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Recipe: Red Lentil Flatbread
Red lentil flatbread! This recipe is adapted the vegan on board blog – with only 3 staple ingredients, then some added spices, I’m sure you have everything you need in your pantry to cook up! Let’s get cooking. Ingredients 1 cup of dry red lentils 1 1/2 cups of filtered water salt to taste spices of your choice 1 teaspoon of chili powder 1 teaspoon of cumin First, decide on your spices – for this batch I went with chili powder and cumin since we…
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Recipe: Mexican Street Corn Deviled Eggs
Mexican street corn deviled eggs! They’re a great little snack, perfect for Sunday night family dinners, and pack a punch with flavour. Earlier this week I shared that we have Mexican street corn as a fridge staple, hence the Mexican street corn avocado toast, and this recipe is another great way to use street corn. Okay, let’s get cooking! Ingredients 2 eggs, hard boiled 1 – 1/2 tablespoons of Hellmann’s mayo small dash of yellow mustard salt and pepper to taste 4 tablespoons of Mexican…
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Recipe: Mexican Street Corn Avocado Toast
Mexican street corn avocado toast – the perfect way to up your avocado toast game. Plus, it packs a punch, adds some heat, and adds some great acid. Let’s get cooking! Ingredients 4 slices of gluten free toast (I love these Kinnikinnick english muffins) 4 tablespoons of Mexican Street Corn (for us, it’s becoming a fridge staple) 2 large dollops of jalapeño guacamole or a large hass avocado salt and pepper to taste First, make you Mexican street corn if you don’t have any in…
