I’ve just become a fan of mixing PomWonderful with water. Or, even better, sparkling water.
POM Wonderful, LLC is a privately owned company and brand of pomegranate juice, advertised as one of the most powerful naturally-occurring antioxidants sources. It is sold in distinctive double bulb-shaped clear plastic bottles. Its taste has been described as similar to cranberry juice.
The company was founded by Stewart and Lynda Rae Resnick …, who first became interested in pomegranates after purchasing a farmland property that included 100 acres (0.4 km2) of pomegranate trees in 1987. For the first few years, the Resnicks simply sold their pomegranates, but eventually decided to begin producing and selling pomegranate juice as well. The company first released its pomegranate juice products beginning in 2002. …
Kate, upon walking up a mountain near Tapei, shares some Zen wisdom:
“With all the eating I’ve been doing, I should be at two with myself.”
… I feel the same way here at the multi-sport complex in Bangladesh. We are fed constantly. I often have 3 kitchen boys watching my every bite. “Foreigners” are fed special food at each meal.
The vegetarian restaurant at Pilgrim’s Book House. If you’re into trekking, climbing or spirituality, this is one of the best bookstores in the world.
I picked up a classic, Nepal Himalaya by H.W. Tilman (1952). Some reading to supplement my audio books. I’ll need it during my acclimatization days at altitude.
But, as a hiker, it’s fairly often that I find myself standing roadside with a backpack, trying to look harmless. Attempting to be empathetic with the people in each vehicle that passes me by. Likely I’d not stop for myself.
In Maui two brave ladies from Vancouver picked me up. I ended up spending most of the day with them, touring the island.
One of the ladies was doing travel research for an article to be published in the Edmonton Journal. We stopped first at Alii Kula Lavender Farm, not an attraction I would find or ever hear about if I was on my own. But actually it was very interesting. We even had lavender coffee at their restaurant.
The ladies led me to Ichiban Okazuya.
Although this place is a hole in the wall, without any indoor seating, this is my favorite Japanese take out place on Maui. During the lunch rush, you will see locals (usually office people) lined up outside for their plate lunches. …
Prices are insanely inexpensive for Hawaii, the food authentic and filling. It’s only open 5hrs/day, 5days/wk. We ate outdoors.
Next the ladies took me to several speciality shops (antiques, hand made dresses, local crafts) on Market Street, Wailuku. All were very interesting I’m shocked to admit.
Worse, I’d stayed at Banana Bungalow Hostel on Market Street for 4 days … and never noticed any of the 3 unique shops nor the nearby Ichiban Okazuya takeout. Some traveler I am …
A terrific day all thanks to hitchhiking. I’ve got to be more open-minded about hitching in future. And pick up more hitchhikers too.
Run down Wailuku town in Maui is way underrated. I’m very happy I stayed there for my second week. Very few suitcase tourists ever get there.
… It’s a day-long corporate teambuilding workshop that teaches participants about championship barbecue in a fun, relaxing atmosphere with plenty of room for socializing.
I think it’s the only event of its kind in the world. …
Coca-Cola Light Sango is a blood-orange flavoured variety of Coca-Cola Light/Diet Coke produced by The Coca-Cola Company, available in Belgium and later Luxembourg and France since mid-2006. It is the first variety of Coca-Cola to have been developed outside of the company’s Atlanta, Georgia, headquarters, primarily due to Belgium’s reputation as the world’s top consumer of Coke Light products per capita. Coke Sango’s production is also due, in part, to the success of previous citrus-flavoured varieties of Coke Light in Europe.
Coke Sango’s name is based on sang, the French word for blood, in reference to its blood orange flavouring.Coca-Cola Light Sango
This article appears in the latest edition of Calgary’s City Palate, and I’m pleased to share it here.
North American society has nearly killed its beloved hamburger.
The anti-fat movement, which shamed us into using extra lean ground beef, robbed the meat of most of its flavour. And worries about E coli contamination led to stringent regulation that pretty much requires today’s restaurants to cook the life out of their burgers. …
January 2009. Reviewers say the Proctor-Silex 31115 toaster oven provides excellent bang for the buck, with consistent performance and “surprising facility with frozen foods,” according to Real Simple editors. Other reviewers concur that the Proctor-Silex 31115 Toaster Oven excels at heating up frozen foods. Reviewers also find that this toaster oven has more features than many in its price class and compared to more expensive models like the Sanyo SK-VF7S (*est. $70). …
January 2009. Reviewers say the Proctor-Silex 31115 toaster oven provides excellent bang for the buck, with consistent performance and “surprising facility with frozen foods,” according to Real Simple editors. Other reviewers concur that the Proctor-Silex 31115 Toaster Oven excels at heating up frozen foods. Reviewers also find that this toaster oven has more features than many in its price class and compared to more expensive models like the Sanyo SK-VF7S (*est. $70). …
Rick McCharles 