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So, you and “Deb” have been dating for a bit now, but she hasn’t really met your buddies. You suggest a backyard BBQ – she can invite a couple girlfriends, you can invite a couple of the guys – and perhaps potential love connections will ensue.

Or not, but you still have to eat delicious food.

Impress everyone with your culinary expertise by serving up something different than your basic dogs and ‘burgs. Ask them to bring side dishes, desserts, and snacks, and fire up the grill with these four deviations from the norm:
Pad Thai Chicken Burgers
1/3 lb. ground chicken

Where: Danforth and Broadview
When: August 10th 6 p.m. – 12 a.m., August 11th 12 p.m. – 12 a.m., August 12th 12 p.m. – 8 p.m.
Pictures: 8 pictures

With the many events that happen in and around Toronto, this weekend hosts one of the biggest. It is the Taste of the Danforth running from Friday Aug, 10-12. For many years now, my family and I have gone down to enjoy the tastes, sounds, entertainment and shopping that this area of Toronto features. One year I even went down and met my friend and her friend and we wandered around together while my son and boyfriend played the many carnival games.

I do. I really do. I get a rush of excitement, my cheeks flush, and my heart beats fast when I step towards my rows of glorious produce.

By 'garden', I mean one kind: the kind filled with vegetables. (Except for my lovely sunflowers (that's one on the left!)... Otherwise I tend to kill them all.)

So when 'Bobby' and I are hanging out at my place, do I mention the 'other love' of my life? Never. We need not cause unwanted jealously. But realistically, 'Bobby' doesn't have my heart like my artichokes and jalapenos do.

August is the time of year when your garden over produces. I mean, this morning I picked seven thousand peppers, eighty-two tomatoes, and zucchini as long as my tibia.

The weekend getaway is the tell-tale sign of that relationship getting taken to the next level. Escaping the hustle and bustle of the GTA and trekking southward to slow-moving Niagara-on-the-Lake is a perfect weekend jaunt without having to go very far.

Known for it’s award winning wineries and beauty, Niagara-on-the-Lake is the perfect destination to explore with your beau.

Another successful Caribana weekend just passed and Krist Papas was able to get the scoop!

Title: Portraits of Caribana 2007
Pics: 19
Location: Exhibition Place