Nostr notes by Foodie in Outaouais 🇨🇦

It was great pizza and they have a Wednesday rebate on the large. ...

2026-07-02T03:00:29Z

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It was great pizza and they have a Wednesday rebate on the large. #food #CanadaDay #Pizza #Outage

Electricity came back while we are out picking up pizza and ice. ...

2026-07-02T00:12:19Z

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Electricity came back while we are out picking up pizza and ice. I'll keep the ice handy.

Ok, still no electricity so we are getting pizza cos we are still ...

2026-07-01T23:44:19Z

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Ok, still no electricity so we are getting pizza cos we are still hungry. 🍕 🌧️

Still making Italian pork chops if electricity returns

2026-07-01T22:33:41Z

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Still making Italian pork chops if electricity returns

Luckily I just made ground beef so tacos it is for dinner ...

2026-07-01T22:04:54Z

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Luckily I just made ground beef so tacos it is for dinner

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2026-07-01T21:43:38Z

No electricity here in Gatineau north. 😣

I didn't catch any borealis but this was nice #clouds #night ...

2026-06-05T03:06:54Z

I didn't catch any borealis but this was nice #clouds #night #sky #borealis

Very nice! I made a Detroit style pizza tonight ...

2026-04-11T00:52:20Z

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Very nice! I made a Detroit style pizza tonight

My friends, I have tried putting the bottom pot in hot water and ...

2026-01-03T16:13:30Z

My friends, I have tried putting the bottom pot in hot water and ice in the top pot and NADA. Any ideas? Good ones. #help #food #pots

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2025-12-13T22:29:43Z

Canadian Tire now sells starch for shirts. #psa #Canada

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2025-12-09T04:48:40Z

I'll do a poll too - what do you put on a hot dog

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2025-10-16T04:00:27Z

I bought bologna and no one has eaten any. #food #weirdos

Does this roll out include any system by which quality control ...

2025-08-20T20:26:34Z

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Does this roll out include any system by which quality control happens so it's just, here, use this tool?

I got the Starfrit silicone mitts and I don't burn myself ...

2025-08-19T15:41:09Z

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I got the Starfrit silicone mitts and I don't burn myself anymore. They are not made in Canada though.

I love Montreal but why is it dirty? When I say this, many ...

2025-08-13T19:48:38Z

I love Montreal but why is it dirty? When I say this, many Montrealers get defensive but I have a visited a lot of big cities and Boston, Chicago, Washington DC, Vancouver, Seattle, San Fran are all cleaner than Montreal. Toronto might be similar. Do major cities have cleaning programs Montreal does not have? #bigCitities #city #Montreal

The worse of the rain is over Gatineau Park. #ottawa #gatineau ...

2025-08-12T22:25:42Z

The worse of the rain is over Gatineau Park. #ottawa #gatineau #NCR #rain

More idiocy ...

2025-08-12T10:54:55Z

More idiocy https://www.cbc.ca/news/world/vaccine-funding-pulled-mrna-1.7601981

Exactly. We have twenty years of RDIMs and GCDocs where the ...

2025-08-11T20:56:25Z

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Exactly. We have twenty years of RDIMs and GCDocs where the previous versions and abandoned versions can be found yet many do not even look!

Some of my colleagues do very weird and illogical things. There ...

2025-08-11T20:35:39Z

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Some of my colleagues do very weird and illogical things. There is not explaining why.

I have friends vacationing in DC. Odd choice of vacation location ...

2025-08-11T18:38:43Z

I have friends vacationing in DC. Odd choice of vacation location if you ask me.

I find things generally less expensive.

2025-08-10T23:52:06Z

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I find things generally less expensive.

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2025-08-10T23:51:29Z

Got Canadian strawberries and cherries at Costco today.

So I need to retire to Montreal because it is a more affordable ...

2025-08-10T20:10:35Z

So I need to retire to Montreal because it is a more affordable city. I am being robbed blind here.

They know that crying will them what they want. They know that ...

2025-08-07T14:13:11Z

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They know that crying will them what they want. They know that pretending to be hurt will get mom's attention. They know that mom will play with them to get them to eat their dinner so they prolong that. Etc.

At my mom's and my 3 yo niece is a spoiled brat. The parents ...

2025-08-07T13:23:52Z

At my mom's and my 3 yo niece is a spoiled brat. The parents never say no because they think it will negatively affect her growth so the kid is a little terror who cries and manipulates her way to whatever she wants. This is putting a damper on my vacation. #children #need #parenting and #direction and #boundaries

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2025-07-28T21:41:25Z

Who is melting? Stay cool my friends. #heatWave #ottawa #gatineau

Flowers on the side of the road near Mackenzie Bridge in downtown ...

2025-07-25T02:49:54Z

Flowers on the side of the road near Mackenzie Bridge in downtown #Ottawa #flowers #bloomscrolling

Flowers at my in-laws #flowers #bloomscrolling ...

2025-07-24T01:51:02Z

Flowers at my in-laws #flowers #bloomscrolling

The Asian lily I bought yesterday has bloomed! It looks like the ...

2025-07-20T23:50:04Z

The Asian lily I bought yesterday has bloomed! It looks like the fake ones that I have seen on hair pin. #flower #bloomscrolling #lilies

I bought more flowers (perennials) to add more colours to the ...

2025-07-19T21:24:26Z

I bought more flowers (perennials) to add more colours to the flowerbed and fill in some gaps. I need to trim some of the bigger ones. #flowers #plants

I was very impressed by the vegetables by Dow's lake #ottawa ...

2025-07-16T02:56:55Z

I was very impressed by the vegetables by Dow's lake #ottawa #bloomscrolling #plants

My lavender is doing well too.

2025-07-13T03:17:54Z

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My lavender is doing well too.

My husband wants to hike up Luskville Falls. Hard no from me!

2025-07-06T16:56:10Z

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My husband wants to hike up Luskville Falls. Hard no from me!

I was very annoyed by this yesterday as well. Glad there were ...

2025-06-29T15:09:12Z

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I was very annoyed by this yesterday as well. Glad there were some Canadian strawberries.

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2025-06-22T23:28:50Z

Making white chicken chili for the week. You? #food #recipe

I want to like this but it's a bit too salty. #chocolate ...

2025-06-09T00:26:05Z

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I want to like this but it's a bit too salty. #chocolate #darkChocolate

It is always fun to go there! I get decision paralysis from all ...

2025-06-09T00:00:56Z

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It is always fun to go there! I get decision paralysis from all the choices!

I am still traumatized by the last summer with wildfires when we ...

2025-06-04T02:25:43Z

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I am still traumatized by the last summer with wildfires when we rarely went outside. Missed evenings at the beach (Meech lake)

Help! What do I do? Do I let it seed or do I chop it? It's a ...

2025-05-27T02:10:13Z

Help! What do I do? Do I let it seed or do I chop it? It's a rhubarb. #plants #gardening #rhubarb

There were two of them, yapping away and flying back and forth. I ...

2025-05-25T21:17:00Z

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There were two of them, yapping away and flying back and forth. I was there for the snapping turtle but there was only one small one.

I dunno what kind of bird this is but it was very lively around ...

2025-05-25T21:06:23Z

I dunno what kind of bird this is but it was very lively around this pond by Gatineau river. #outaouais #gatineauRiver #birds

Lindt dark chocolate with mixed seeds. Seeds are a mix of ...

2025-05-25T14:13:54Z

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Lindt dark chocolate with mixed seeds. Seeds are a mix of pumpkin, flax seeds and quinoa). It's good but too sweet. Caramel chunks are added for some reason.

The Mozart is very good but not in line with my search for ...

2025-05-24T02:10:13Z

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The Mozart is very good but not in line with my search for regular dark chocolate snack because it has some kind of marzipan filling. Good but not what I am looking for and too sweet.

Yeah. This is good. It's a bit fluffier than the Camino. Both ...

2025-05-16T01:17:55Z

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Yeah. This is good. It's a bit fluffier than the Camino. Both are 8-9/10.

Second one tried is the Camino. It's solid. Rich, strong ...

2025-05-15T02:14:42Z

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Second one tried is the Camino. It's solid. Rich, strong flavour, a bit of creaminess, not too sweet.

So far I have tried the Wawel and it is a bit too sweet. I know ...

2025-05-11T14:42:55Z

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So far I have tried the Wawel and it is a bit too sweet. I know it has caramel. I prefer plain dark chocolate or just with a bit of sea salt.

I got more dark chocolate: from France and Ottawa! #chocolate ...

2025-05-11T14:41:17Z

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I got more dark chocolate: from France and Ottawa! #chocolate #darkChocolate #food

I got some Polish and Austrian dark chocolate bars #food #ottawa ...

2025-05-10T02:18:49Z

I got some Polish and Austrian dark chocolate bars #food #ottawa #bywardMarket #chocolate #darkChocolate

what are you making? I also have an eggplant to use up.

2025-04-21T21:58:22Z

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what are you making? I also have an eggplant to use up.

my sister is coming tomorrow. I could clean up now or tomorrow ...

2025-04-18T17:00:20Z

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my sister is coming tomorrow. I could clean up now or tomorrow morning before she arrives. 🤣

Starter pack from Ottawa Valley Meats, a favourite for great ...

2025-04-12T13:36:34Z

Starter pack from Ottawa Valley Meats, a favourite for great quality meats. #canada #buyCanadian #buyLocal #supportLocal #ottawa

I love the coloured ones. I can match my outfits. 😬😊

2025-04-05T15:12:54Z

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I love the coloured ones. I can match my outfits. 😬😊

Here! They have good ones. https://canadastrong.ca/

2025-04-05T03:24:51Z

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Here! They have good ones. https://canadastrong.ca/

and plan to eat there. They make everything fresh daily. I curse ...

2025-03-21T13:43:06Z

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and plan to eat there. They make everything fresh daily. I curse him for not opening a cafe when he was in Ottawa!! 🤣

If you go to Yarmouth, check out my friend's coffee shop and ...

2025-03-21T02:16:58Z

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If you go to Yarmouth, check out my friend's coffee shop and galleria https://www.instagram.com/studio_yarmouth?igsh=MXhwZzBpcmx6dHpocQ==

C'était vendu comme ça aussi en Alberta. J'achète ...

2025-03-16T00:46:05Z

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C'était vendu comme ça aussi en Alberta. J'achète normalement celui en carré pour des plateaux de charcuterie.

Au #Québec, j'aime le fait qu'on peut toujours trouver ...

2025-03-16T00:24:30Z

Au #Québec, j'aime le fait qu'on peut toujours trouver du pâté #food #Tremblant

Mon mari franco ontarien dit "faire les emplettes" ...

2025-03-09T00:50:05Z

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Mon mari franco ontarien dit "faire les emplettes" 🤷🏻‍♀️

Quelle expression utilisez-vous mes amis francophones? Expliquez ...

2025-03-09T00:08:19Z

Quelle expression utilisez-vous mes amis francophones? Expliquez svp. #francais au #canada

Is this referring to the tariffs on the tariffs?

2025-03-06T16:58:04Z

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Is this referring to the tariffs on the tariffs?

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2025-03-04T18:17:01Z

Legault is mansplaining again #tariffs #canada #quebec

We need more European chocolate, period. Or less preservatives in ...

2025-03-04T18:04:17Z

We need more European chocolate, period. Or less preservatives in Canadian chocolate. #food #tarriffs #trade #Canada #chocolate https://www.reuters.com/business/retail-consumer/lindt-supply-chocolate-canada-europe-sidestep-tariff-hit-2025-03-04/

How are my Canadian friends here on Mastodon? I know we are ...

2025-03-04T03:45:40Z

How are my Canadian friends here on Mastodon? I know we are trying to stay away from hatred but things are bat shit crazy! #Canada

Rhe signs are up but the snow is still there ...

2025-02-23T23:52:49Z

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Rhe signs are up but the snow is still there

A friend said Kanata is all cleared up. 😡

2025-02-22T04:06:00Z

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A friend said Kanata is all cleared up. 😡

Anyone also noticing the snowbanks downtown #Ottawa are not being ...

2025-02-22T02:54:28Z

Anyone also noticing the snowbanks downtown #Ottawa are not being removed at all for a freaking week?

So until some snow is removed, it's a no win situation!

2025-02-17T13:25:29Z

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So until some snow is removed, it's a no win situation!

ah ha. Aye! ...

2025-02-17T13:21:28Z

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ah ha. Aye!

and city dwellers don't have alternate parking options? ...

2025-02-17T13:15:03Z

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and city dwellers don't have alternate parking options?

There is no where to park based on these pictures from my sister ...

2025-02-17T13:13:27Z

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There is no where to park based on these pictures from my sister in Hochelaga

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2025-02-17T13:07:44Z

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this is apparently Montreal ...

2025-02-17T13:07:04Z

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this is apparently Montreal https://www.facebook.com/share/r/157hhx2U4A/?mibextid=wwXIfr

Smoke meat sandwich or roast pork and vegetables for dinner? ...

2025-02-16T16:05:39Z

Smoke meat sandwich or roast pork and vegetables for dinner? Feels like roast kind of weather... #snow #food

I don't have a Cdn flag. It's always been complicated ...

2025-02-15T17:46:55Z

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I don't have a Cdn flag. It's always been complicated growing up in Quebec. It would have drawn eggs on our house. 🥴🫤

I am kind of slow sometimes but the tax rebate is much greater in ...

2025-02-11T13:36:03Z

I am kind of slow sometimes but the tax rebate is much greater in Ottawa than in Gatineau. I am coming today to stock up on #wine.

Ontario is quite conservative, esp outside the major centres (of ...

2025-01-29T21:35:41Z

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Ontario is quite conservative, esp outside the major centres (of downtown Ottawa and Toronto).

Thanks. Fairly easy: ...

2025-01-22T02:54:26Z

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Thanks. Fairly easy: https://www.madewithlau.com/recipes/char-siu-chicken-drumsticks

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2025-01-22T02:49:55Z

I dunno how to block words on mastodon

I made char siu drumsticks for dinner. I think the kids prefer ...

2025-01-22T02:47:18Z

I made char siu drumsticks for dinner. I think the kids prefer soy sauce chicken. #food #chicken #rice

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2025-01-21T04:11:21Z

What a day! Sad for friends south of the border.

This was probably an Ontario car. They don't have the ...

2025-01-19T03:47:33Z

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This was probably an Ontario car. They don't have the requirement and somehow allowed to drive in Quebec without winter tires. It endangers our lives.

Saw a car likely without snow tires swerving and driving itself ...

2025-01-19T02:33:50Z

Saw a car likely without snow tires swerving and driving itself into a ditch. #quebec #winter

This Korean style beef stew was so good #food #instantPot #stew ...

2025-01-15T23:46:01Z

This Korean style beef stew was so good #food #instantPot #stew #dinner #riceDish

ha ha. I had one yesterday too. ...

2025-01-12T21:18:17Z

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ha ha. I had one yesterday too.

I don't make it. It's like crack.

2025-01-11T16:07:30Z

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I don't make it. It's like crack.

"Statistics provided to CTV News Ottawa show OC Transpo ...

2025-01-11T14:49:31Z

"Statistics provided to CTV News Ottawa show OC Transpo cancelled 1,877 bus trips between Oct. 21 and Oct. 28, including over 250 bus trips a day on weekdays. "

https://ottawa.ctvnews.ca/oc-transpo-driving-people-away-from-public-transit-as-bus-trip-cancellations-continue-union-warns-1.7093501

#ottawa #octranspoed #octranspo #octranspoop

Thinking of finally getting a stand mixer. Is the green cheaper ...

2025-01-05T23:50:14Z

Thinking of finally getting a stand mixer. Is the green cheaper just because of the colour? The green is 350 watts and the red is 325 watts. #food #kitchen #kitchenAppliances

Shaking my head. 😣☹️

2025-01-05T00:24:46Z

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Shaking my head. 😣☹️

For our gathering yesterday, I had plenty of non alcoholic ...

2025-01-01T18:49:16Z

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For our gathering yesterday, I had plenty of non alcoholic options too on hand to help with those not drinking or who were dd.

Colourful skis at Mountain Equipment Co-op #ottawa #ski #canada ...

2024-12-28T22:25:11Z

Colourful skis at Mountain Equipment Co-op #ottawa #ski #canada

50MP?! Wow

2024-12-28T22:23:22Z

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50MP?! Wow

Me too! My parents drove by that exact spot every week when we ...

2024-12-28T22:22:53Z

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Me too! My parents drove by that exact spot every week when we were kids to go get Chinese groceries in Chinatown.

Nice! What is the new phone?

2024-12-28T20:22:10Z

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Nice! What is the new phone?

We have a situation #cars #winter #canada #boosterCables ...

2024-12-24T16:54:52Z

We have a situation #cars #winter #canada #boosterCables

This was pretty good. #beer #biere #quebec #montreal #canada ...

2024-12-24T03:28:08Z

This was pretty good. #beer #biere #quebec #montreal #canada #rousse

She was alone with masks. The Asian people I know have stopped ...

2024-12-14T16:38:52Z

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She was alone with masks. The Asian people I know have stopped masking. I think everyone was fed up. 🤷🏻‍♀️

Bad planning on my part... and I have leftovers so it will be ...

2024-12-01T02:02:37Z

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Bad planning on my part... and I have leftovers so it will be lunch tomorrow.

Chinese two nights in a row #food #chineseFood ...

2024-11-30T23:23:40Z

Chinese two nights in a row #food #chineseFood

Trying different things with the pizza dough. #food #pizza ...

2024-11-25T01:05:04Z

Trying different things with the pizza dough. #food #pizza #dinner

Nothing like a walk in nature to decompress after a very tough ...

2024-11-23T21:48:29Z

Nothing like a walk in nature to decompress after a very tough week at the office #outaouais #GatineauPark #ParcDeLaGatineau #Québec #Canada