140,000 btu Birds Eye Piquin Chili

The first message I receive from is an urgent request from my brother, Trist. Yep he is now back in Whistler. Crazy eh!?

His urgent request was for some 140,000 btu birds eye Piquin Chili spice‏. UH Cyd.. Going to need a 911 on this ASAP. His roommate who is a “Frenchy" demolished his computer and changed his keyboard to "le François” formidable eh? And Tristan, who is yep.... pretty dumb for a smart kid can’t figure it out. Ah ZUT!
Piquin Chili Peppers- are yep 140 000 on the heat unit scale this is the toot your whistle smoke coming out of your ears hot sweat cold sweat red eyes Come on baby light my fire drill spice. Why? Jesus I have no clue why some people like it THAT hot... like this is Way too hot. Like uh I like it hot. You like it hot? Im hot hes hot, she’s hot...... but no seriously this is HOT. At the bulk food store I go to this is the spice they keep up on the top TOP shelf. It is the hottest hot hot hot on the heat scale- and infact when you would like some the clerk actually has to go outside and pour it with a gas mask on. Piquin Chili Peppers as you see above are 140 000 on the heat scale is the TOP Gun fire. Compare this to a regular spice which we are all familiar with would be a chipotle pepper (smoked jalapeno) which is 15 000 on the heat scale. So you figure it out... what is wrong with some people.

Tristan would like to really show this frenchy room mate of his who is "Boss" or man of the house and dust a little bit of this fairy dust a little here and there over there for the odd scare. I suggested trist sprinkle it in frenchys underpants. Ha. I wouldn’t even have the guts to play with the stuff. Its pure fire powder. But you know I will do this for my brother only because knowing him- he will probably end up sabotaging himself anyways... hehehe and this is the funny part.



So today I am getting excited to cater to 20 wild Dutch People for a post wedding gathering this upcoming weekend. You know they say if ya aint Dutch, YA aint MUTCH. Well the bad news is that I am not Dutch.... but the good news is that I can play Dutch pretty sweet you know. I look Hot in wooden clogs you know. :) I have a great menu planned vibrant fresh fairly simple- its going to be so beautiful with all of the flavors, colors, textures meshed together- you know how I do- love. OVBIOUSLY it is based around the BBQ. Prime Rib ciabatta Submarine sandwiches! Honk honk! Yep you got it, oh baby you got it! - And then I have some great appetizers hors derves and salads. Dessert- well going with a safe guard here and that is FREEFallin free form fruit pies. I mean -free forming- Galette pies- with a nice bouquet of tarty fruit bundled up and ozzing out from inside. Tom Petty-cause im free... "Free falling"- free form pies ...like come on now who can’t fall for a fine looking juicy loosy pie! I did a quick tester this am just to be safe- more or so just to make sure my pastry was going to be ok. Unfortunately came home to realize half the pie was gone. Nice work pops.... but that’s ok. It means it’s a free fallin.... keeps em happy. (I live at home. this is also how my sorry toosh gets free room and board these days shhhh :))



I am going to share and reflect this past week I have had a word come to me a few times about restoration. Today it hit me also pretty hard- Restoration...restoration. RE STORE- FORGET THE FORMER THINGS... Behold for god is doing a NEW THING!

"Forget the former things;
do not dwell on the past.
See, I am doing a new thing!
Now it springs up; do you not perceive it?!" isaiah 43:18






So Today i was at my favorite Chinese food store in Hamilton picking up a few secret ingredients you know I tell ya there are so many "little" people. OK like there are so many effing little people!!!Excuse my language.) The isles are so small and the whole store is pretty much one way- like no left turns!!... YOU gotta know what you want and then get the heck out- wild loud crazy Asian market. I go to this store. Because it is FULL of treasures and ya never know sometimes what you will find! I get overwhelmed! But today I have to be honest.... and I was really getting saucy in this swarthy joint. It seemed every item I had to pick up- some little person had rooted over and rummaged- I would gaze my eyes on one piece of fish- and zap- next little person in line claims it- little do I know what they are saying- I don’t speak that language!.... I turn my back on my basket and next thing you know some little person snakes my baby bok Choy! Boy o boy.... I tell ya these little people... they are sharp and quick and sneaky.... I may be bigger, but I was easily taken advantage of today. And after the finally of some little person snatching my basket, I just left the joint a bit on a rampage. Those darn little people like little Asian ompa loompas I tell ya in that place. Now don’t get me wrong - god says he will do Big and mighty things with little people- big things come in small packages right?

(This would have been my fruit of choice to dodge ball at one of them on my exit out....)

So anyways lucky this joint is not too far from my place- in downtown Hamilton. I proclaimed I would go back when I have forgiven these little people as bad as I just wanted to step on them.

So ya maybe you can relate. Infact I know you can relate. I use my example today yep as these little people totally ruined my adventure and I tell ya it was a test. As bad as I just wanted to set up a booby trap for these little people and pick one up by the collar and plow them across the market.... (Forgive me sorry) I was some tall blonde white chick commin into there territory trying do you know do as they do, shop as they shop- be all cool Asian talk like I know what they are saying probably making fun of my hat or something... I was really a nobody in that place and that’s how these little people made me feel as they helped themselves to my treasure basket. pffff!


We have all felt rummaged over. Mis taken? - taken advantage of? Lost out? Missed opportunity- turn your back on a second and snatch... she’s gone- by golly! teased and unpleased? Used and abused.... like you know just as these little munchkins did to me today? Sneaky snatches. Could be situation a something you worked hard for but someone took your claim to fame- you tried to impress someone go the extra mile and they just left ya high and dry? ... You get it eh?
This is what I am talking about with trusting god that he is a god who restores- When we want revenge- just like my bro- I tell ya-- he should not be playing with that 140 000 birds eye Piquin Chili . Trust GOD for his truth that he WILL restore (way better then we think we could really)

"The LORD has sworn by his right hand
and by his mighty arm:
"Never AGAIN WILL I GIVE YOUR GRAIN AS FOOD TO YOUR ENEMIES
And never again will foreigners drink the new wine
For which YOU have toiled;

But those who HARVEST IT will EAT it
And praise the LORD,
And those who gather the grapes will drink it
In the courts of my sanctuary." Isaiah 62:8-9

Even sometimes I think in the working world- in our own Dream worlds we all climb mountains- we all have high pitched dreams and goals we strive for FOR ourselves. We all want that higher place. I know I sure want a higher place- and I don’t just thrive on it-- I strive ON it! I speak for myself and I know I have been manipulated to climb the wrong mountain in my life... uh.... a few times and have been beaten and abused by them "little people" along the way... but still went ahead and climbed her anyways. I found out because when I have gotten to the top of that mountain- you realize it’s not the right one!!! So you still have to go down and trust god that he is a god who WON’T Mislead or forsake you into the wrong mountain when we are under his direction and HIS authority for his will in our lives.

Life lesson. Kinda like when you get what YOU want? Then what??
(ps - Its not always about YOU....its not about ME! And i know i sometimes forget this quite a bit!)

Make sure your climbing Mount Everest? .... Only cause that’s how you know it’s the mountain of eternal life- “Like uh God is EVER GOING to get a rest? Like hello does Mt Ever rest, EVER rest? :) How high is that darn thing any how?

So yep. I just wanted to share some love about RESTORATION. God is a god who restores on a daily basis in extreme measures. His grace and his mercy is new everyday no matter what! The hard part is sometimes just the time to receive it- appropriate it and apply it. Could even be restoration from years of climbing the wrong mountain- And finally getting there.. And these darn locusts (see below)..... . Its an inside job I guess- how we develop identity, How we truthfully become equipped to know the call and purpose on our lives from sometimes going thru what we think we want- but in the end It does not rock the boat like ya thought it would. So I just wanted to share this word about restoration - and how GOD is a GOD who Says what he says he will do- Restore to us what the enemy ment for bad he will use for the good.

"the threshing floors will be filled with grain;
The vats will overflow with new wine and oil.

"I will repay you for the years the locusts have eaten—
The great locust and the young locust,
The other locusts and the locust swarm [f]—
My great army that I sent among you.

You will have plenty to eat, until you are full,
And you will praise the name of the LORD your God,
Who has worked wonders for you?
never again will my people be shamed" Joel 2:24-26

AND I finish off my short soul food with the restoration god brought me after my rage when I left this store- and sweetened up my sauciness. 5 KM down the road- tucked in a side street- I find an empty parking lot. New Asian food store. Quiet. The green sign caught my eye. GRACE food market. Poped in there- Found just what I needed- and more!


(I just had to get a picture with this happy fella hanging out by the rice... lol he felt really uncomfortable thats why i think its funny )


He re-stored to me the simplicity of a NEW-STORE- and inside I found so much more. God is a god who yep, he sure does RE-store.


(Hot pink eggs! I always wondered where flamingo eggs were available! I bet they are all girls :))


"Now to him who is able to do immeasurably more than all we ASK, THINK OR imagine.. EVEN our WILDEST wildest dreams! All according to his power that is at work within us! To him be the glory! Ephesians 3:20





lovelovelove :)