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Food For Thought
September 2016 - Toronto ON
Saturday is usually our play day, no plans, just whatever you want to do. We did make a quick grocery run and a stop at a Beer Store to check out their gluten beers.
John watched sports and worked out. I binged on My Kitchen Rules, our cable company decided to move my usual channel to another package that we don't and won't subscribe to so I found them online. Also our channel is a season behind, so I am watching the latest season. Bell, thumbing my nose at you!!
Saturday baked these no bake chocolate coconut cashew bars and this recipe immediately went into my recipe box.
Sunday was another lazy day.
Monday John golfed and I did some errands.
Tuesday we headed out for Toronto Islands and a long day of walking, over 19,000 steps.
Click here for details.
Gorgeous day gorgeous view as we step off the ferry.
Entrance to Clothing Optional Beach.
fisheye view of the amusement park.
Wednesday is John's weekly golf game and I did household chores before heading out to my a niece for a Harvest Wednesday dinner at the Gladstone Hotel. Click here for lots of food.
I walked to the Humber Loop as there is a disruption it the streetcar tracks so it was just easier. I waited over fifteen minutes and no streetcar came, so I walked up to the shopping mall and called a cab using a taxi app. When I got in the cab, my niece messaged me saying she was also being delayed by the streetcar (from the opposite direction).
We got there and checked in. The evening was hosted by the hotel chef and celebrity chef Bob Bulmer of Surreal Chef fame. We had plenty of food to sample, one of my favourite was this rice with chili oil miso.
Thursday I headed downtown to meet a friend for lunch.
Hockey fever is alive all around town. Banners decorate Union Station for the World Hockey Cup starting on Saturday.
We go to an Irish pub in her office building.
I snap some photos on my way home.
A 1989 Toronto Historical Board plaque, located here on the south side of Front Street West at the entrance to Isabella Valancy Crawford park, tells us about this poet.Isabella Valancy Crawford (25 December 1846 – 12 February 1887) was an Irish-born Canadian writer and poet. She was one of the first Canadians to make a living as a freelance writer.
Considered among our finest poets, Isabella Crawford was born in Ireland and came to Canada with her parents about 1858. After settling first in Paisley, Ontario, the family lived later in Lakefield and Peterborough. As a young woman Isabella became fascinated by backwoods life and Indian legends. Following her father's death, she and her mother moved to Toronto. There they subsisted on her meagre earnings from light verse and 'formula fiction' that appeared in Canadian and American newspapers. One privately-printed book of serious poetry, 'Old Spookeses Pass, Malcom's Katie and Other Poems' appeared before her untimely death at 57 John Street. Full recognition came later, however, with the publication of her collected poems, which were admired for their evocative images of the lush and sparkling wilderness.
'Darkness built its wigwam walls close around the camp'
Terry Fox statue in Metro Hall.
John and I then headed out to a walk Lost Breweries of Toronto hosted by Heritage Toronto. I didn't take a lot of photos as most of these breweries have been replaced by new buildings. Some have been repurposed.
We started out meeting at a rather dodgy corner Sherbourne and Queen.
The earliest breweries in Toronto arose from a need to provide the city's British soldiers and Canadian militia with their daily rations of beer. By the mid 1800s, however, brewing in the city had really begun to take off and the industry was beginning to help shape entire neighbourhoods, like Corktown in Toronto's east end.
We walked and stopped at several locations of various breweries and heard a lot of stories in the two hour walk.
We stopped at the location of the Korman Brewery which lead to an interesting story about the husband of one of the Kormans, Ambrose Small who disappeared.
Brewing in Corktown is also indirectly responsible for the city's first "free school." In 1846, the Common Schools Actwas passed, giving municipalities the ability to collect taxes for the purposes of providing public education. However, when municipalities proved reluctant to do so, it was a local brewer, Enoch Turner, who provided the funding to build a school on land donated by Little Trinity Anglican Church.
Little Trinity Church
Turner put up the funding to ensure that the poor, immigrant families that lived in the area surrounding his brewery could go to school and he continued to pay the operating cost of the school for the first three years of its operation. Today, Enoch Turner School still stands at 106 Trinity Street--as does the adjacent Little Trinity Anglican Church, the oldest surviving church in Toronto.
We were surprised to find a street called Old Brewery Lane tucked behind the Animal Shelter.
In 1849,Thomas Davies established the Don Brewery, which was built on the Don River and drew from it for brewing and malting.
One of the buildings has been turned into condos.
Davies operated the Don Brewery with his son, Thomas, Jr. until Davies died in 1869. At that time Thomas Davies Jr. was joined in running the business by his brother Robert Davies in 1871. Seven years later, Robert left the family business to found his own brewery, the Dominion Brewery down the road from the Don Brewery on Queen Street East in Corktown.
Davies provided housing for his employees across the street from the Dominion Brewery.
We then walked to the Distillery District and attended a beer sampling.
A fun beer label.
We did 14,553 steps or 6.2 miles.
Friday we headed downtown. TIFF is in full swing.
We went to lunch at Wurst on King St W at Bathurst. Wurst is a sausage beer hall
You line up and place your order and a server then brings it to your table.
We sat at the bar.
We ordered flights of cider 6 X 5 oz for $14. We had a great conversation with the owner/manager and learned about other ciders that they are importing.
We shared duck fat fries, because you have to, right? They came with two dipping sauces of your choice, we chose jalapeno cilantro which claimed to be spicy, nope, no at all and buttermilk ranch.
I had elk in a delicious bun. They currently have twenty five gluten free sausages on the menu. The bread is not gluten free.
John chose chorizo served currywurst style. I "borrowed" this photo from BlogTO as we forgot to get one.
A mural hidden down a lane as we head home.
DINNER
My freezers are stocked completely. I am not buying any meat until we can use up some of what we have. I also need to be better at labeling andshould will make (maybe) an inventory for my phone to track what we have. I am looking for a good app for managing this.
Saturday - Thai meatballs but I used beef instead of pork because that's what I had. Served with salad and pita. The dipping sauce was absolutely delicious!
Sunday - mystery meat I thought it looked like pork but it was chicken thighs so we had Spanish chicken thighs, a recipe I go to many times, I used up some corn on the cob that we had, the last carrot and made mashed potatoes.
Monday - I planned on Greek lamb meatballs in pita but couldn't get any gluten free pitas so came home and defrosted some lamb and made curry instead.
Tuesday - steak sandwiches with green peppers and onions.
Wednesday - I made Lamb Patties with Pita and Yogurt to use up the defrosted meat for John as I was out. This recipe is not going in my recipe box, it was good but the yogurt dip could be improved upon.
Thursday - out again so we came home and had cheese and crackers.
Friday - leftovers because I am determined to use what we have
Saturday is usually our play day, no plans, just whatever you want to do. We did make a quick grocery run and a stop at a Beer Store to check out their gluten beers.
John watched sports and worked out. I binged on My Kitchen Rules, our cable company decided to move my usual channel to another package that we don't and won't subscribe to so I found them online. Also our channel is a season behind, so I am watching the latest season. Bell, thumbing my nose at you!!
Saturday baked these no bake chocolate coconut cashew bars and this recipe immediately went into my recipe box.
Sunday was another lazy day.
Monday John golfed and I did some errands.
Tuesday we headed out for Toronto Islands and a long day of walking, over 19,000 steps.
Click here for details.
Gorgeous day gorgeous view as we step off the ferry.
fisheye view of the amusement park.
Wednesday is John's weekly golf game and I did household chores before heading out to my a niece for a Harvest Wednesday dinner at the Gladstone Hotel. Click here for lots of food.
I walked to the Humber Loop as there is a disruption it the streetcar tracks so it was just easier. I waited over fifteen minutes and no streetcar came, so I walked up to the shopping mall and called a cab using a taxi app. When I got in the cab, my niece messaged me saying she was also being delayed by the streetcar (from the opposite direction).
We got there and checked in. The evening was hosted by the hotel chef and celebrity chef Bob Bulmer of Surreal Chef fame. We had plenty of food to sample, one of my favourite was this rice with chili oil miso.
Hockey fever is alive all around town. Banners decorate Union Station for the World Hockey Cup starting on Saturday.
We go to an Irish pub in her office building.
I snap some photos on my way home.
A 1989 Toronto Historical Board plaque, located here on the south side of Front Street West at the entrance to Isabella Valancy Crawford park, tells us about this poet.Isabella Valancy Crawford (25 December 1846 – 12 February 1887) was an Irish-born Canadian writer and poet. She was one of the first Canadians to make a living as a freelance writer.
Considered among our finest poets, Isabella Crawford was born in Ireland and came to Canada with her parents about 1858. After settling first in Paisley, Ontario, the family lived later in Lakefield and Peterborough. As a young woman Isabella became fascinated by backwoods life and Indian legends. Following her father's death, she and her mother moved to Toronto. There they subsisted on her meagre earnings from light verse and 'formula fiction' that appeared in Canadian and American newspapers. One privately-printed book of serious poetry, 'Old Spookeses Pass, Malcom's Katie and Other Poems' appeared before her untimely death at 57 John Street. Full recognition came later, however, with the publication of her collected poems, which were admired for their evocative images of the lush and sparkling wilderness.
'Darkness built its wigwam walls close around the camp'
Terry Fox statue in Metro Hall.
We started out meeting at a rather dodgy corner Sherbourne and Queen.
The earliest breweries in Toronto arose from a need to provide the city's British soldiers and Canadian militia with their daily rations of beer. By the mid 1800s, however, brewing in the city had really begun to take off and the industry was beginning to help shape entire neighbourhoods, like Corktown in Toronto's east end.
We walked and stopped at several locations of various breweries and heard a lot of stories in the two hour walk.
We stopped at the location of the Korman Brewery which lead to an interesting story about the husband of one of the Kormans, Ambrose Small who disappeared.
Brewing in Corktown is also indirectly responsible for the city's first "free school." In 1846, the Common Schools Actwas passed, giving municipalities the ability to collect taxes for the purposes of providing public education. However, when municipalities proved reluctant to do so, it was a local brewer, Enoch Turner, who provided the funding to build a school on land donated by Little Trinity Anglican Church.
These photos are from a previous visit to this area.
School House
Little Trinity Church
Turner put up the funding to ensure that the poor, immigrant families that lived in the area surrounding his brewery could go to school and he continued to pay the operating cost of the school for the first three years of its operation. Today, Enoch Turner School still stands at 106 Trinity Street--as does the adjacent Little Trinity Anglican Church, the oldest surviving church in Toronto.
We were surprised to find a street called Old Brewery Lane tucked behind the Animal Shelter.
In 1849,Thomas Davies established the Don Brewery, which was built on the Don River and drew from it for brewing and malting.
One of the buildings has been turned into condos.
Davies operated the Don Brewery with his son, Thomas, Jr. until Davies died in 1869. At that time Thomas Davies Jr. was joined in running the business by his brother Robert Davies in 1871. Seven years later, Robert left the family business to found his own brewery, the Dominion Brewery down the road from the Don Brewery on Queen Street East in Corktown.
Davies provided housing for his employees across the street from the Dominion Brewery.
We then walked to the Distillery District and attended a beer sampling.
A fun beer label.
We did 14,553 steps or 6.2 miles.
Friday we headed downtown. TIFF is in full swing.
We went to lunch at Wurst on King St W at Bathurst. Wurst is a sausage beer hall
You line up and place your order and a server then brings it to your table.
We sat at the bar.
We ordered flights of cider 6 X 5 oz for $14. We had a great conversation with the owner/manager and learned about other ciders that they are importing.
We shared duck fat fries, because you have to, right? They came with two dipping sauces of your choice, we chose jalapeno cilantro which claimed to be spicy, nope, no at all and buttermilk ranch.
John chose chorizo served currywurst style. I "borrowed" this photo from BlogTO as we forgot to get one.
A mural hidden down a lane as we head home.
DINNER
My freezers are stocked completely. I am not buying any meat until we can use up some of what we have. I also need to be better at labeling and
Saturday - Thai meatballs but I used beef instead of pork because that's what I had. Served with salad and pita. The dipping sauce was absolutely delicious!
Sunday - mystery meat I thought it looked like pork but it was chicken thighs so we had Spanish chicken thighs, a recipe I go to many times, I used up some corn on the cob that we had, the last carrot and made mashed potatoes.
Monday - I planned on Greek lamb meatballs in pita but couldn't get any gluten free pitas so came home and defrosted some lamb and made curry instead.
Tuesday - steak sandwiches with green peppers and onions.
Wednesday - I made Lamb Patties with Pita and Yogurt to use up the defrosted meat for John as I was out. This recipe is not going in my recipe box, it was good but the yogurt dip could be improved upon.
Thursday - out again so we came home and had cheese and crackers.
Friday - leftovers because I am determined to use what we have
Beth hosts Weekend Cooking where you can post anything food related.
Island Hopping
September 2016 - Toronto ON
We are going to walk a lot today!!!
No, we're not in the Caribbean island hopping but rather right here in Toronto.
I took you on a walk around some of the islands last summer.
As "seniors" it cost us $10 for the return trip. The schedule is less frequent than when we were here in the summer so we opted to take the small ferry to Hanlon's Point as it came earlier.
To give you an idea, last summer we would have taken the ferry shown on the left of the map this time we went took the ferry on the right.
The ride is about fifteen minutes and as you can see from the legend there is plenty to do.
Toronto Islands are made up of three major islands – Centre, Ward’s and Algonquin – with paths, bridges and boardwalks that connect the islands. A quick walk or bike ride takes you to one of four sandy beaches – Centre Island Beach, Gibraltar Point Beach, Hanlan’s Point Beach and Ward’s Island Beach.
People waiting.
Anchors way! This is a small ferry with only one level. There were plenty of bikes and dogs on board.
John's amazing shot of a plane going in for a landing at the Billy Bishop airport. The airport is on the islands, you can see it towards the bottom right on the map. There is now a tunnel under the lake that you can use to reach the airport. I showed some photos a couple of weeks ago.
Later in the day the roof would be open at the Skydome, or to use its proper corporate name, The Rogers Centre.
That boat is called the Ned Hanlon.
Another plane coming in. This is looking towards the financial district downtown. You can see the icons for the Bank of Montreal, Scotiabank and CIBC, three of our big banks grouped on the left. PWC Pricewaterhousecoopers is also there on the left. The taller building on the far right has the RBC bank symbol, but it is not their head office.
Who is Hanlon? We had no idea until now.
The Babe in Toronto? When? Where? Why? To find the answers to these vexing questions, let's read this set of two historical plaques erected by Heritage Toronto in 2006. They are located here on the road curving off to the right at the Hanlan's Point ferry dock on Toronto Island.
Near this site, in Maple Leaf Park on September 5, 1914, the now legendary baseball player Babe Ruth hit his first home run as a professional. It was to be the only home run he ever hit in the minor leagues.
As a 19-year-old rookie, playing for the Providence Grays in the International League, he connected with a pitch from Ellis Johnson of the Toronto Maple Leafs, sending the ball over the fence in right field and scoring three runs. Pitching for the Grays, Ruth allowed only one hit, earning the title "southside phenom" from the Toronto Daily Star. The final score was Providence Grays 9, Toronto Maple Leafs 0.
Babe Ruth quickly moved up to the major leagues, and played his way to a phenomenal career. The Toronto team went on to win a total of eleven pennants before folding in 1967.
In 1897, Toronto's professional baseball club moved to the new Hanlan's Point Stadium - part of the larger Hanlan's Point Amusement Park on this site. Baseball and lacrosse joined other attractions here, including hotels, thrilling amusement rides, and such curiosities as a diving horse.
In 1910, the baseball team, now called the Toronto Maple Leafs, replaced its wooden stadium with a concrete, 18,000-seat structure named Maple Leaf Park. The team remained there for the next 15 years, winning pennants for adoring fans in 1912, 1917, and 1918.
In 1926, the club was moved to a more accessible, state-of-the-art stadium at the foot of Bathurst Street. The island stadium was eventually demolished and the site was redeveloped for the Toronto Island Airport.
Really quiet and yet we are so close to the city. It is a reprieve from the hustle and bustle without having to drive for hours.
Be very grateful that I didn't do any close ups of some of the bathers on the beach, otherwise you would need to wash your eyeballs with bleach!
Artscape Gibraltar Point opened in 1999. This four-season arts and cultural facility is housed in a former school surrounded by 46 acres of parkland. Over the years Artscape Gibraltar Point has hosted over 1,000 artists both local and international, who have taken advantage of the facility’s quiet and natural setting to focus on their practices and projects through short-term residencies and long-term studio rentals.
The Island Lighthouse is the oldest landmark in Toronto. From its site on Gibraltar Point, it has watched most of Toronto's history unfold. For over 150 years its light beam has been a welcome guide into the Harbour of Toronto for mariners.
At a very early date it was realized that a lighthouse on the peninsula (now Toronto Island) was essential to the safety of the vessels sailing Lake Ontario. In March, 1803, the following Act was passed: Section 7 - "and whereas it will be necessary and essential to the safety of vessels, boats, rafts and other craft passing from Lake Ontario into the River Niagara and passing by the island called Isle Forest and likewise into the port of York that there should be a lighthouse erected near each of the said last mentioned places.... One to be erected and build upon the.... and the other upon Gibraltar Point."
Like most other historical buildings, the lighthouse has had its days of tragedy, giving rise to tales of the macabre. January 2nd, 1815 was such a day. On this day the lighthouse keeper, Radan Muller, died in circumstances which left two forever unanswered questions - how did he die, and by whose hands?
Three successive water filtration plants were built on this site. The original plant, designed by engineer Allen Hazen and completed in 1912, was the first water purification facility in the City of Toronto. From 1914 to 1917, a larger plant was built to replace it. Both facilities played a critical role in the reduction of waterborne diseases, including typhoid fever, that killed hundreds of people in the 1880s and 1890s. The filtration plant was guarded during both World Wars to prevent possible sabotage of the city's water supply.
The original plant filtered lake water through layers of sand and gravel before piping it to the city through a tunnel under the Toronto harbour. A few of the 1917 buildings are still in use as part of the present water treatment facility, which was built from 1975 to 1977. Cold water from the plant helps regulate the temperature of city buildings connected to the Deep Lake Water Cooling System.
The Island Public/Natural Science School is a primary school located on Centre Island. It is operated by the Toronto District School Board.
As of 2013, the school has 179 students. 15% of the student population originates from Algonquin and Ward islands and about 85% of the students live in the city and take ferry transportation to school.
Visitors can rent bikes by the hour (standard, tandem and quad cycles) near the Pier to ride the many bike trails throughout the island.
Time for lunch, nothing special, wings and calamari.
Centreville Amusement Park is a children's amusement park located on Centre Island. The park was built in 1967 with a 1900 turn-of-the-century theme, and includes a miniature railway.
It was perfect because the park is closed and only opens on weekends into the fall depending on the weather.
An 1870s cast iron planter to commemorate Queen Victoria's birthday was originally located in front of St. Lawrence Market and is now featured in the centre of the park.
Being silly.
The Farm is open 365 days a year.
How adorable is she/he??
A roll in the hay?
Blatantly begging outside a restaurant patio.
As you leave Centre Island it becomes it is almost deserted for a while.
St. Andrew by the Lake
The dome is now open for the Blue Jays game.
The island also has a fire station and ambulance service.
Fire Station No. 33 Public Art Project
Artist: Gordon Peteran
This artwork is dedicated to the Ward’s Island Community and to the citizens of the City of Toronto by Mayor Barbara Hall.
The City of Toronto Fire Department is proud of its ongoing tradition of community outreach. As a means of recognizing this commitment Toronto City Council, through its Public Art Commission and Property and Planning Development Departments, sponsored a competition, undertaken in 1994, to incorporate public art into its construction of Fire Station No. 33.
Gordon Peteran’s Fire and Water symbolically depicts the timeless battle waged between the two elements. Familiar cultural images and human faces arranged around the clock remind us that we, too, are a part of this continuing drama.
The ferry arriving to pick us up.
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As a 19-year-old rookie, playing for the Providence Grays in the International League, he connected with a pitch from Ellis Johnson of the Toronto Maple Leafs, sending the ball over the fence in right field and scoring three runs. Pitching for the Grays, Ruth allowed only one hit, earning the title "southside phenom" from the Toronto Daily Star. The final score was Providence Grays 9, Toronto Maple Leafs 0.
Babe Ruth quickly moved up to the major leagues, and played his way to a phenomenal career. The Toronto team went on to win a total of eleven pennants before folding in 1967.
In 1897, Toronto's professional baseball club moved to the new Hanlan's Point Stadium - part of the larger Hanlan's Point Amusement Park on this site. Baseball and lacrosse joined other attractions here, including hotels, thrilling amusement rides, and such curiosities as a diving horse.
In 1910, the baseball team, now called the Toronto Maple Leafs, replaced its wooden stadium with a concrete, 18,000-seat structure named Maple Leaf Park. The team remained there for the next 15 years, winning pennants for adoring fans in 1912, 1917, and 1918.
In 1926, the club was moved to a more accessible, state-of-the-art stadium at the foot of Bathurst Street. The island stadium was eventually demolished and the site was redeveloped for the Toronto Island Airport.
Really quiet and yet we are so close to the city. It is a reprieve from the hustle and bustle without having to drive for hours.
Entrance to the Clothing Optional Beach.
Be very grateful that I didn't do any close ups of some of the bathers on the beach, otherwise you would need to wash your eyeballs with bleach!
The Island Lighthouse is the oldest landmark in Toronto. From its site on Gibraltar Point, it has watched most of Toronto's history unfold. For over 150 years its light beam has been a welcome guide into the Harbour of Toronto for mariners.
At a very early date it was realized that a lighthouse on the peninsula (now Toronto Island) was essential to the safety of the vessels sailing Lake Ontario. In March, 1803, the following Act was passed: Section 7 - "and whereas it will be necessary and essential to the safety of vessels, boats, rafts and other craft passing from Lake Ontario into the River Niagara and passing by the island called Isle Forest and likewise into the port of York that there should be a lighthouse erected near each of the said last mentioned places.... One to be erected and build upon the.... and the other upon Gibraltar Point."
Like most other historical buildings, the lighthouse has had its days of tragedy, giving rise to tales of the macabre. January 2nd, 1815 was such a day. On this day the lighthouse keeper, Radan Muller, died in circumstances which left two forever unanswered questions - how did he die, and by whose hands?
The original plant filtered lake water through layers of sand and gravel before piping it to the city through a tunnel under the Toronto harbour. A few of the 1917 buildings are still in use as part of the present water treatment facility, which was built from 1975 to 1977. Cold water from the plant helps regulate the temperature of city buildings connected to the Deep Lake Water Cooling System.
The Island Public/Natural Science School is a primary school located on Centre Island. It is operated by the Toronto District School Board.
As of 2013, the school has 179 students. 15% of the student population originates from Algonquin and Ward islands and about 85% of the students live in the city and take ferry transportation to school.
Visitors can rent bikes by the hour (standard, tandem and quad cycles) near the Pier to ride the many bike trails throughout the island.
Time for lunch, nothing special, wings and calamari.
We decided to walk around Centre Island Amusement Park.
Centreville Amusement Park is a children's amusement park located on Centre Island. The park was built in 1967 with a 1900 turn-of-the-century theme, and includes a miniature railway.
It was perfect because the park is closed and only opens on weekends into the fall depending on the weather.
An 1870s cast iron planter to commemorate Queen Victoria's birthday was originally located in front of St. Lawrence Market and is now featured in the centre of the park.
The Farm is open 365 days a year.
A roll in the hay?
Blatantly begging outside a restaurant patio.
As you leave Centre Island it becomes it is almost deserted for a while.
St. Andrew by the Lake
The dome is now open for the Blue Jays game.
The island also has a fire station and ambulance service.
Fire Station No. 33 Public Art Project
Artist: Gordon Peteran
This artwork is dedicated to the Ward’s Island Community and to the citizens of the City of Toronto by Mayor Barbara Hall.
The City of Toronto Fire Department is proud of its ongoing tradition of community outreach. As a means of recognizing this commitment Toronto City Council, through its Public Art Commission and Property and Planning Development Departments, sponsored a competition, undertaken in 1994, to incorporate public art into its construction of Fire Station No. 33.
Gordon Peteran’s Fire and Water symbolically depicts the timeless battle waged between the two elements. Familiar cultural images and human faces arranged around the clock remind us that we, too, are a part of this continuing drama.
The ferry arriving to pick us up.
Back in Toronto we still have to make a grocery stop and then catch the shuttle outside Union Station.
When we get home at 5:15 we check our pedometers! This is only the number steps while we were out as I don't carry my phone around the house with me. That's 8.27 miles.
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