Alum Powder: Hard to Find
Whether you’re looking for alum powder to pickle vegetables or prepare art papers for marbling, it turns out that alum powder isn’t readily available in all major grocery stores in […]
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Furniture Shopping: Making Home, HOME
Every move marks new beginnings. New memories in your new home. New neighbourhood surroundings. New neighbour introductions. And, almost always, new furniture. New pieces to fit that tricky spot in […]
Nestle Coffee Crisp: Seeking the Elusive Chocolate Bar in Silicon Valley
Friends visiting from Canada gifted us with an abundance of Coffee Crisp candy bars. It was fantastic! I had an Ebenezer Scooge moment – counting my Coffee Crisp candy bars […]
French Macarons: Fabulous, Delicious and Stylish
In recent years, French macarons have taken the dessert world by storm with designer macarons dessert houses to pop-up macarons kiosks satisfying insatiable and sudden macaron cravings. It’s hard to […]
Fast Food: Not Your Usual Suspects
Fast food nowadays is synonymous with unhealthy, caloric, trans fat and quick takeout food. By definition, however, fast food is “food that can be prepared quickly and easily and is […]
Writing Post-dated Cheques, Writing Postdated Checks
Postdated cheques in Canada are processed differently from postdated checks in U.S.A. In Canada, postdated cheques should not be cashed before the date that is written on it. If it […]
Calendar of Technology Conferences
Time to plan a new calendar year and register for popular technology conferences to take advantage of early bird attendee specials. If tech conferences aren’t in your schedule, but business […]
Silicon Valley on Screen
After the financial crisis of 2008, Hollywood was adorned with Wall Street movies. Recently, the limelight is being cast on Silicon Valley. Movies and TV series about Silicon Valley startups […]
Department Store Hopping
Heading to the department store for holiday gift shopping is like a trip to the gym. You sweat trying to find a free parking spot in the sea of circling […]
Bring Your Photo ID to the Pharmacy
With the cold and cough season around the corner, be ready to show your photo ID when purchasing cough and cold medicine at pharmacies in Silicon Valley. In late 2011, […]
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