FOOD

This blog is for anyone who wants to know me just a little bit better. "Favourites" are the little things in life that get revealed about a person over the process of time. Each post is categorized and contains "ruby's favourite things" No poetry, no creative writing went into this blog... just a list of what I like. This blog is a work in progress.

BREAKFAST

Cereal: Special K/strawberries, Quaker Harvest Crunch, Cheerios
Bagels: Cinnamon and raisin
Muffins: Fruit Explosion, Banana Nut
Bread: Rye, Multi-grain
Porridge: Cream of Wheat, Sunny Boy, Oatmeal with raisins
Jam: Raspberry, Apricot
Pancakes: potato, apple

LUNCH/DINNER
Salad: Caesar, 7-layer
Dressing: Ranch, Cucumber
Soup: Oma's Clup Soup, Mushroom, Tomato
Pizza: Hawaiian, Bacon&Tomato
Chips: Ruffles Ripple, Miss Vickies Original
Veggies; Kohlrabi, cucumbers, radishes, baked yams, potatoes

MEAT

Chicken: Hot Wings, Roasted Whole, Chicken Cacciatore, Curry Chicken
Beef: Lasagna, soft meat burritos
Lamb/Mutton: souvlaki, chops, roast leg
Pork: Black Forest ham, bacon
Seafood: Shrimp, smoked salmon, BBQed trout,


DESSERT

Fruit: Peach, Grapefruit, Bananas
Berries: Raspberries, Saskatoons, Strawberries
Nuts: Pecans, Cashews, Almonds
Cake: Cherry Cheesecake, Black Forest
Pastries: Oma's Rhubarb Cakes
Cookies: Oatmeal raisin
Dessert: Peach Cobbler, Apple Crisp
Pie: Apple, Saskatoon, Peach/Raspberry
Donuts: Apple/blueberry Fritters
Christmas baking: Oma's peppernuts, Jen's peppernuts, Bernice's lefse

BEVERAGES:

Juice: Orange, Grapefruit,V-8, Five-Alive
Milk:Skim
Caffeine: Mocha, Ice Tea, Hot Chocolate

Tea: Raspberry Zinger, Sleepytime, Ruby Mist
Pop: Ginger Ale
Sports Drinks: Propel (Berry), Gatorade(Grape)
Alcohol: (I liked strawberry margueritas before I banished alcohol from my consumption program)


Ruby's Food Dislikes: Onions, Chocolate, Beets, Olives, Pork Chops, Caraway Seeds...

NATURE

This blog is for anyone who wants to know me just a little bit better. "Favourites" are the little things in life that get revealed about a person over the process of time. Each post is categorized and contains "ruby's favourite things" No poetry, no creative writing went into this blog... just a list of what I like. This blog is a work in progress.


PLANTS

Wild Flower: Indian paintbrush, Dandelion, Fireweed
Domestic Flower: Yellow Rose
Bushes: Lilacs
Trees: Poplar

ANIMALS

Domestic: Border Collies, Golden Retrievers, Holstiens (dairy cattle), sheep
Wildlife: wolves, polar bears, monkeys

NATURE SPOTS

Beaches: Las Cuevas, Trinidad; "The Beach" Colpitts Ranches, Calgary
Parks: Nosehill Park, Calgary, AB; Oakville Gallery, Oakville, ON; Stanley Park, Calgary, AB
Retreats: Kingsfold Retreat Centre, Cochrane, AB.

Sites:

Kingsfold Retreat Centre: www.kingsfoldretreat.com
Oakville Gallery: www.oakvillegalleries.com/about-locations.htm
Colpitts Ranches: www.colpittsranches.com

ENTERTAINMENT

This blog is for anyone who wants to know me just a little bit better. "Favourites" are the little things in life that get revealed about a person over the process of time. Each post is categorized and contains "ruby's favourite things" No poetry, no creative writing went into this blog... just a list of what I like. This blog is a work in progress.


TV

Reality shows: Extreme Home Makeover-Home Edition,Overhaulin', Fear Factor
Comedy: Reba, Home Improvement, MASH, Red Green
Sports: NASCAR, MLB, SportCentre

MOVIES:

All time favourites: Sound of Music, You've Got Mail
Animal flicks: Air Bud, Beethoven, Milo and Otis
Animated: Mulan, The Lion King, Shrek(1&2)
Drama: Passion of the Christ,Phantom of the Opera, Beautiful Mind, Cast Away
Christmas: Miracle on 34 St., It's a Wonderful Life

Comedy: Red Green:Duct Tape Forever, Crocodile Dundee (1-3)

PEOPLE

Male Actors: Tom Hanks, Harrison Ford, Robin Williams
Female Actors: Whoopi Goldberg, Meg Ryan, Helen Hunt, Reba McEntire
Male vocalist:Bryan Adams, Garth Brooks, Paul Brandt, Chris De Burgh
Female vocalist: Reba McEntire
Directors: Mel Gibson, Ron Howard,George Lucas
Sports: Tony Stewart, Troy Glaus, Denny Hamlin, Jeff Gordon, Jimmie Johnson

MUSIC

Radio Stations: Jack FM (retro), The Eagle (more retro), Country 105
Musical groups: ABBA,Irish Rovers, Bon Jovi, Air Supply
Instruments: Classical guitar, Saxophone, Carillon

R&R/pop songs: Ruby Tuesday, Playing with the Boys, Best Was Yet to Come
Christmas tunes: 'Twas in the Moon of Wintertime. Feliz Navidad
Hymns: The Church's one Foundation, Great is thy Faithfulness