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Feature Friday: Nourish Bistro
We have found our go-to restaurant in Banff, and you need to know about it! My parents were actually first to find it, as they discovered it on their way to visit us back when we first moved here. We went on a trip to the mountains shortly after their visit, and have since been…
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Cake, Castles, and Concierges
When I get the chance, it’s always fun to thematically pair a game with its food. For this throwback Thursday, I’m looking back to about a year ago when we introduced some friends to some Prussian / Austrian themed games and ate an awesome apricot torte! Read on to for the full breakdown, and check…
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Single Serve Stuffed Cookie & Salt in the Sands
Sometimes ya just need a gigantic, ridiculously rich cookie, ya know? This was one of those nights. Jon and I had a bit of time in between my office work and teaching work, so it was time for a Two Player Tuesday! Read on to find out more about this delightful cookie and the classic…
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Stories & Seedy Cookies
We recently began a character campaign in Near and Far, which would be at least our 6th by my count! Near and Far holds a special place in my heart not only for it being such a great game, but also for being our very first kickstarter! I needed a quick and easy snack to…
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Feature Friday: Cafe Mosaics
Today we are featuring Cafe Mosaics, a fantastic place for tasty, plant-powered nourishment just about an hour north of us. Cafe Mosaic in downtown Edmonton describes themselves as a “cozy café… dedicated to serving a thoughtfully crafted vegetarian and vegan menu, featuring nourishing breakfasts, vibrant bowls, and hearty burgers —all made with locally sourced ingredients. I love…
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Fields, Fiefdoms, and Flaky Squares
Happy Throwback Thursday! It was a pastoral, middle ages kinda night where we introduced our friends to Feld & Rosenburg with Agricola & Castles of Burgundy (a couple of classics!). It was our first time playing them since we got their art hung up on the wall. In sorta keeping with the theme, I made…
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Brownies, Buttons, & Balrogs
Sometimes we don’t have big game nights, but just play the two of us! Actually, before we moved to Alberta and got such a great group of friends willing to game so often, it was usually just Jon and I gaming together. For many people out there, their best and sometimes only gaming buddy is…
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Dirt, Decarbonization, & Deciduous Decks
This past week at pray & play, we were getting together the day after Earth Day and the day before Arbor Day (apparently a US only holiday? who knew). So I thought we’d go thematic this week, and make Minimalist Baker’s Mango (clean) Energy Balls and Dirt Cake, and play some CO2: Second Chance &…
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Feature Friday: Blue Highway Games
Today’s Feature Friday is highlighting Blue Highway Games– what used to be our FLGS, aka Friendly Local Game Store. To be fair, we used to live in northern Seattle, and Blue Highway is located in Queen Anne. This was a good distance from us where it was close enough to be accessible, but far enough…
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“Cheese” & “Wine”😂
Time for another Throwback Thursday! I couldn’t pass up the opportunity to talk about a thematically paired evening we’ve all either done or thought about doing with these two games. Twice now we’ve invited friends over to play Fromage and Viticulture, drink (non-alcoholic) wine and eat (vegan) cheese. While I didn’t make anything homemade for…
