Hey all, hope everyone is enjoying their Saturdays! Any big plans for the Superbowl tomorrow? I’m not a huge football fan – but I do love any excuse to make some good eats. I think Ryan is gonna make some chicken wings and I’m gonna make a chili for the game tomorrow. I’m pretty sure the boy loves it because its the one day of the year I will actually sit down and watch a football game with him. 
Dinner last night was great – we made Buffalo Chicken Salad for dinner. We made a few changes to the recipes from here and here. I told Ryan it was involved hot sauce and Michael Smith – and the kid was SOLD – he adores Michael Smith and his crazy Canadian east-coaster ways. I mainly just think he’s freakishly tall – but still, his recipes = awesome, and very boy friendly.
Here are some picci’s:
Note the giant Blockbuster Video bowl with Scary Movie advertised on the side – yes, its THAT old.
After dinner, we did end up going to Boston Pizza for a couple hours I had a Bellini and a Peach Fuzzberry drink – both we’re yummy, and the bellini was surprisingly strong 
Ryan got two Scooners, 1 Keiths and 1 Rickards. I had never seen a scooner before I hit the Boston Pizza in Toronto – but they look like this…
I guess they are “manly”, because they are the closest to drinking from a keg that boys will get in a civilized restaurant. We also shared the spinach and artichoke dip, and some sweet potato fries as apps. They were yummy – but as I looked over the menu – they were honestly the only two remotely healthy appetizers on there. And I’m sure the spinach dip wasn’t that healthy anyways. I love the fact that you can make healthy appetizers at home, but it bothers me that that section of the menu usually gets completely forgotten when restaurants “healthify” their menu’s. Oh well – maybe times will change soon.
Today, we got up early and the boy asked if I wanted to hit one of the branches of the gym we belong too – that’s right downtown. Usually we drive to the one that’s about 5 minutes away – but I thought I’d give this one a go. It was actually kind of good because we got in a bit of a warm-up walking to and from the C-Train station. I was actually really impressed with the gym, its on the top floor of a building and is all windows (which is great, since evidently this city is perpetually sunny). The cardio theatre here was WAYY better than the other club – more machines and felt way less cramped. I think I’ll probably start going to that one. The other one we’ve been going to is in the basement of a local mall – and I hate the fact that you can’t see outside. SUN is my friend. Anyways, I ran a quick 2.5 miles on the treadmill in about 27 minutes. Not my fastest ever – but I’m still trying to build back my endurance. I followed this with 20 minutes of weights focusing on my legs.
Currently, I think I may have lost my better half – his coworkers recruiting him into meeting them at work today and stealing the boardroom to play video games. Like how this is even allowed, I have no idea. I want to work for this company. Anyways, he left to go meet them at 1, its now after 4:30 and he hasn’t been seen or heard from – despite the fact he told me he was only gonna go for like an hour. Pfft – I didn’t believe that for a second. Boys + Video Games = 2nd home.
We are planning to go out for dinner later – so hopefully he shows up by then.
What do you usually order as an appetizer at pubs? What do you think is the healthiest choice?
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