Author: Well Intentioned, Accident Prone

Just living my life

Persian Delight

A trip a millennia back and forth to a culture full of tradition.

Take back your bed

Since my son was a baby, he always slept in his bed.  We made it a point to get him used to the idea or concept of sleeping in the same bed as us.  This is mainly for selfish reasons.  We would love for him to be with us, cuddle and hug the crap out…

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Sri Lanka Version 2.0

So it’s been a while but we finally decided to take the plunge and travel again, it’s been almost 9 months since Turkey, and although we went to nearby Muscat and dull Riyadh – we were in desperate need to go somewhere far again…. or far enough.  The cheapest and closest thing within the ‘exotic’…

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Jazar (Carrot) Halwa (Sweet/Dessert)

This warm carrot dessert has its variations in India (Gajar Halwa), but this version has distinctly Middle Eastern, specifically Iraqi, flavours. The hardest part of the whole thing is getting some of the ingredients, especially the sweet condensed milk (Nestle or Rainbow are the most common) and ghee, but head to your ethnic or Middle…

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Kids and Photos

I take a lot of pictures of my son – a lot.  In most cases they get filtered down to 10% of what I took worth keeping. But those 10% are not only worth keeping, worth framing and up-sizing (obviously I don’t do that for all) – point is taking good pictures of your little…

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5 “Gems” for the Couple Travellers

There are a crazy number of different individual personalities in the world, couple combinations are even greater in numbers.  People may get a long in “regular” sedentary routine life, but once they travel it can go either one of two ways, really well or horribly.  With that in mind, and considering you really do see…

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Switch up your daily photos

Forget the fancy photography course, the high end camera shots, the black and white dramatic pix – how about you try closer to home on the day to day pictures you take of family and friends.  Obviously it is up to the photographer and what they like, but try a couple of “tactics” that are…

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Gluten friendly almond muffins

Gluten free baked goods aren’t just great for those who are gluten intolerant.  They offer an easier to digest alternative that’s a nice break for your system even if you can take on flour.  Plus, alternatives like Almond flour give a nice subtle flavour missing from regular white flour. Time: About 60 minutes Serves: 15…

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