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WEEKEND REFLECTIONS

Starts with J

FAVOURITE

JUICE - pandan yuck!

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REFLECTIONS

JACKIE and JOHN Harbourfront

New River Gorge

September 2026 - sitting in my drafts!! Since 2019!!

October 2011 - New River Gorge West Virginia

Morning Reflections

 

My Recipe Box - Oven Corn on the Cob

 I can't believe I've never posted this!

Growing up my mother always boiled corn on the cob. My father never ate it, called it pig food as did John's!

I boiled it for years too until I found this way. and I love it.

Casey IL

Ingredients

4-6 ears ears corn, husks and silk removed

2-3 tablespoons (28-40g)  garlic butter or just plain butter - I use plain

1-2 teaspoons (5-10g) Creole seasoning - optional

salt and pepper to taste

Instructions

Preheat the oven to 425℉ (218 ℃).

In a small bowl, combine garlic butter and Creole seasoning. Set aside.

Place corn individually with foil, slather with garlic Creole seasoning butter, and wrap the corn with the foil. Repeat on the remaining ears of corn and place them on a baking sheet.

Bake for 20-25 minutes, turning the tray halfway through roasting. 

Remove and cool for a minute or two before serving. Brush with more garlic butter if desired.

2026 Chinatown Toronto

Morning Reflections

 

Signs

 Joining Tom at Signs2

August 2026 - Toronto ON

I am intrigued by this place.

 This door belongs to a private coffee omakase room linked to The Brick Room on Temperance Street. It features a Japanese-inspired "coffee omakase" experience named Ichigo Ichie (one time, one meeting). It operates on a reservation-only, single-course-at-a-time storytelling format with a strict zero-electronics policy.

Main Header (Chinese/Japanese Characters)一期一会 

(Ichigo Ichie – Meaning: Once in a lifetime encounter)

SOME DOORS AREN'T MEANT TO BE OPENED BY CHANCE
THIS ONE LISTENS BEFORE IT WELCOMES
INSIDE
THE AIR IS QUIET, THE LIGHT MOVES GENTLY.
AND WHAT'S PLACED IN FRONT OF YOU WAS CHOSEN—NOT SERVED
EVERY GLASS, EVERY TEMPERATURE, EVERY FLAVOUR,
MEANT JUST FOR THIS MOMENT, JUST THIS SEASON, JUST YOU.
ONCE MET, NEVER REPEATED.
WE DON'T TAKE WALK-INS.
NOT BECAUSE WE'RE EXCLUSIVE—BUT BECAUSE WE'RE PRESENT.
YOU WON'T FIND A MENU HERE.

JUST A STORY,
TOLD ONE COURSE AT A TIME.
WHEN THE TIME IS RIGHT, YOU'LL BE INVITED IN.