http://www.kbromley.com Life in Vancouver Sun, 24 Aug 2008 21:40:03 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en 6763The time had come. My hair was so long that it was starting to bother me and it took forever to wash. I never did anything with it but tie it back in a ponytail. It had no style. It deserved a better home. Since I had planned on cutting ... http://www.kbromley.com/2008/06/01/147/ 6403For those who are still left in the dark, Lionel and I are expecting our first child, a boy, in mid- to end-October. We're very excited! We had our ultrasound on May 23, 2008. Unfortunately we couldn't take a video -- we bought an HDTV camcorder for this purpose, but ... http://www.kbromley.com/2008/06/01/146/ 4876The first time I made a chocolate soufflé I used the Betty Crocker Bridal Edition cookbook that my Aunt Diane gave me. The soufflé was terrific, but very rich. It helped me to learn how a soufflé works and what I could do better! The original recipe was made with ... http://www.kbromley.com/2007/12/02/144/ Ok, so in other posts I have mentioned that I found some old photos that I had scanned years ago when my screen resolution was 800x600 and I thought 100dpi and a 300x400 picture was a good idea. The original scanning session, via parallel port, took forever, and it took ... http://www.kbromley.com/2007/09/22/143/ 4368So Lionel and I upgraded to the Nikon D80 camera a few weeks ago with Linda and Charles' help and we've really been enjoying it! I have some pictures of my greenhouse assembly to post, along with a big backlog of pictures from the Toshiba, but in the meantime I ... http://www.kbromley.com/2007/09/21/142/ I've finally added some old pictures I scanned while I was still in Newfoundland. I've adjusted all of them, but I just wanted to point out some examples below. BeforeAfterDescription 4339 4361 Repaired tears and folds. Could have done better, but I'm pleased with the results. 4343 4355 Adjusted colour and levels, removed mold and burns, ... http://www.kbromley.com/2007/09/19/141/ 4021 1/2 cup quinoa 1 cup low-sodium chicken broth 1 small sweet red pepper 4 stalks green onion 1/4 cup pine nuts 1/2 lemon 1 large handful of fresh parsley 8 or so fresh mint leaves extra virgin olive oil salt & pepper to taste Quinoa (keen-waa) isn't that popular in North America, but it's nice to try something different. Quinoa ... http://www.kbromley.com/2007/08/11/137/ 4009 1 whole tilapia 1/2 lemon fresh dill fresh parsley salt & pepper to taste 4012 You can use frozen tilapia for this recipe, or any other whole fish for that matter. The fish should not smell "fishy" and the eyes should be clear. Make sure it is gutted and de-scaled. Rinse out the inside of the ... http://www.kbromley.com/2007/08/11/139/ Since we're rally getting into cooking lately, and since my recipe section has been neglected for a significant period of time, I am making some slight changes to the food adventures category. Instead of just blogging about suppers I'm going to post a series of pictures on how to make ... http://www.kbromley.com/2007/08/11/136/ Lionel and I are really trying to improve our eating habits. We picked up the book The World's Healthiest Foods by George Mateljan as a guide and it's FANTASTIC. He has done his research and has a lot of information on the biochemical properties of the food, and references nutrition ... http://www.kbromley.com/2007/08/06/135/