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cool the ganache, pour it over the brownie, and smooth out with a spatula. Peanut Butter Ice Cream 1 cup (250 mL) homogenized milk 1 cup (250 mL) whipping cream (35%) 1 vanilla bean, split and scraped 6 egg yolks, from large brown eggs 1/2 cup (125 mL) sugar 1/2 cup (125 mL) smooth peanut butter dash of tremoline sugar (optional) Begin by putting aside 2 medium-sized mixing bowls, one set with ice

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the best of me. Reminding me this is my come back race and this should be fun… remember when running was fun?Back to the grind, literally… Like the champ that he is, he re-focused my thoughts on days we could train together, whether it was going up the Grouse Grind on a Sunday evening or an early rise and shine jog, as we both have pressing schedules it is not as likely as we desired to be free at

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Unlimited Blogger Challenge Four Vancouver Bloggers. Four Different Adventures... Yesterday, with the help of four Vancouver bloggers, we launched a new summer contest that you can take part in. Here's how it went down:We selected four Vancouver bloggers with different perspectives on our city and tasked them to come up and have the best day our Mountain Activities could offer! The results were

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.  They promote the therapeutic benefits of bee keeping.We hosted an educational table with honey sampling stations and even brought over a couple frames of bees from our hives so our visitors could see them hard at work!As well, we held two hive tours where we took a group down to our new bee hives and had them follow along as we inspected them to see how they were doing.  It was a big hit and everyone

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countries, across five continents. Dedicated to nurture, promote and leverage its world-class community of artists in support of our natural world, AFC drives its mission through three key programs: Art & Environmental Education; Field Work & Research; and Artist Development. The Artists for Conservation Festival is AFC’s annual flagship initiative to showcase, support and further these programs

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Summer Starts Right Now! Summer activities begin at the Peak of Vancouver Grab your sunglasses, big appetites and snowshoes as Grouse Mountain is ready to kick off our summer season on Saturday May 21. It has been a record breaking winter but we will transition into full summer operation this Victoria Day long weekend with all our fabulous activities including the Eye of the Wind, lumberjack

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Renew Your Annual Local's Pass at 2013/14 Rates Renew your pass by May 31, 2014 to save The sun is shining and the Grouse Grind will open any day now (perhaps even by the long weekend), so you know what that means: it's time to renew your Grouse Mountain Annual Local's Pass! While our 2014/15 rates have increased slightly, you have until May 31, 2014 to renew your pass at 2013/14 prices.With our

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that it is time to begin bulking up for their winter dormancy. This time of year they enter a physiological state known as hyperphagia, which is really just a fancy term for pigging out.  They will eat an increasing amount of food as they very quickly put on body weight for the cold weather ahead.We've upped their daily food intake to match their increased consumption and they are now getting around

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An Unusual Visitor to our Refuge Recently, I was walking around the corner of the office and caught a flash of white and blue perched nearby.  My first thought was that it was an unusual Steller's Jay, as we have quite a few that hang out nearby.  Upon closer inspection, however, it turned out to be a brilliant blue and white budgie!Budgies, or Budgerigars, are common household pets - perhaps

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spotlight shining on Vancouver. The city’s favourite playground will be aglow with enthusiastic skiers carving their way down the mountain in wide, deliberate turns that will be easily visible from countless vantage points throughout the city. Grouse Mountain will enhance the visibility of the Torch Parade by extinguishing the lights on the Cut for the time it takes the train to make its way down. The

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