Figuring It Out! with Shanno & Carlita

Shanno & Carlita are falling through trap doors into new worlds this month as they explore Dungeons & Dragons. Always playing new roles in order to try new things, the girls figure out how to get rid of wasps and what to do with an extra kidney—all by Canadian candlelight. * * * Wine Selection! • Lake Breeze Pinot Gris Canadian Product! • Yummi Candles (get 'em at Canadian Tire!) Notes: • Quails' Gate Chasselas-Pinot Gris-Pinot Blanc (Great with lobster!) • Boyd's Lobster Shop* • Ship & Anchor Pub* • Search Facebook for: "Ship & Anchor Dungeons & Dragons with Eric" (1st Monday of the month, email shipDandD@gmail.com to book your spot!) • Dungeons & Dragons (All things D&D) • Wizards of the Coast • The Sentry Box* (Great place to pick up any D&D resources you could ever want!) * Calgary Local Business!

The girls jump into the ring this month with semi-professional wrestling! Listen in as they debate the sport (or theatre) and also realize they may have aged gracefully into the readership of a beloved Canadian magazine.

We’re back! Well.. virtually at least. Since COVID the girls have been forced to try new things separately so here they are reporting back on how they are “figuring out” how to stay sane from 6 feet apart!

The girls dip their toes (literally) into the world of floating this month! Listen in as they attempt to float away their stresses and wipe away some sticky situations!

The leaves are falling while Shanno & Carlita recap some of the new things they figured out this summer. Carlita does a scrolling detox and Shanno get puppy therapy all while the girls figure out a new way of scootin’ around Calgary!

SHOW NOTESLinks:Don’t be fooled by Cuvée!!Here’s the Porridge Bread recipe Shanno used, but she is looking for fluffier ones!Dark Table in Calgary, AB!Pssst.. here’s the GROUPON!FIO’s fav cozy PubSkoahCarlita’s fav Skoah products so far:Hand WashFace LotionWine Selection:Cave Spring Gamay

SHOW NOTESLinks:Why flamingos stand on one leg!Let’s go fly a kite!Shanno’s spirit mascotCarlita’s spirit mascotThe 30 Day Yoga Journey Shanno completedCalgary’s Chinatown1 PotThese are the mushrooms we were talking aboutGraham AuctionsShanno’s pot set if you are wonderingCeiling fan directions (pun intended)Lee Valley was indeed founded in Canada!Wine Selection:Cono Sur Bicicleta Pinot Noir Rose

SHOW NOTESLinks:Messy Nessy BlogAmerican Playboy: The Hugh Hefner Story on Amazon Prime VideoThe story of the Christmas Pickle!Wine Selection:Blasted Church Cabernet Sauvignon

The girls can’t decide whether to be nerds or jocks this month! However there’s nothing nerdy about the new Calgary Central Library and Shanno & Carlita defend its honour. Then later on they learn how to defend themselves!

SHOW NOTESLinks:• Lukes Charcoal Ice Cream• Race• Carlee went here for breakfast after her run: OEB Breakfast Co. Yum!• 5K Race Shanno & Carlita ran together last year!• Panda’s at the Calgary Zoo• Cute panda video just for fun• Afternoon Tea at The Fairmont Palliser or at The Fairmont Banff Springs• Bison vs Buffalo!• Stephen Ave - Calgary, AB• St. Patrick’s Island - Calgary, AB• Prince’s Island Park - Calgary, AB

SHOW NOTESLINKS:• Article that gave Shanno's breakfast validation• Pinbar• Palgary Silverball Wizards Pinball League• Home and Away• Trail Sports• The Nordic Centre• Calgary bike lanes map• Hop In Brew• Lemongrass tutorialWINE SELECTION:• Quail's Gate | Rose

SHOW NOTESLINKS:Calgary Expo | Comics & EntertainmentDoctor Mario #cosplayisnotconsentHappy Belly KombuchaWINE SELECTION:Vineland Estates Winery | Cabernet Merlot

SHOW NOTESLINKS:Barre Body StudioCrush CampYoga with AdrienePalo Santo wood that Shanno burns in her "home yoga studio"Pinbar (PIN BALL BAR!)Lukes Drug MartRoutine deodorant (We tried "A Girl Named Sue" and "Johnny Cash")WINE SELECTION:Fitz' Kickback White

LINKSGlenbow MuseumExhibit: Higher States: Lawren Harris and His American ContemporariesOther artists we talked about: Raymond Jonson, Dr. Emil BisttramThe Black Gold Tapestry: Sandra SawatzkyCarlita's lemongrass deodorantShanno's old faithful deodorant WINE SELECTIONConviction | The Priest | Pinot Noir

LINKSThe Rocky Mountain Legacy TrailPark Distillery Restaurant + BarRocky Mountain Soap Co.Click here for the face scrub Shanno was talking about!Carlita's new favourite beer is the Village SqueezeBig Rock's new beer selectionWINE SELECTIONCusumano | Nero D'Avola | Terre Siciliane IGT

LINKS:https://jinya-ramenbar.com/ WINE SELECTION:Le Petit Berticot Cabernet Sauvignon 

LINKS:http://www.fithouse.ca/ Hot Toddy Recipe:Black teaLemon juiceHoneyCinnamon stickRum, Bourbon, whatever you like really ;) Potato Rosemary Bread Recipe1 1/2 pounds potatoes… about 3 good sized potatoes, the starchier ones are best like russet.2 tsp salt1/2 cup warm reserved potato water1 Tbsp yeast2 Tbsp olive oil 4 3/4 cups unbleached all purpose flour1 tsp ground pepper 1 -2 Tbs chopped fresh rosemary***Cut potatoes in 1/2 inch chunks (this is just so that you don’t have big pieces of potato skin in the bread) and boil in unsalted water till done.Drain the potatoes (saving 1/2 cup of potato water… the yeast really likes to grow in this water) and spread the potatoes out to dry on rack or cookie sheet. Must let dry 20 - 30 minutes.Let potato water cool to just warm. Stir yeast into potato water and let sit till foamy. Mash the potatoes. Add yeast mixture and oil. Mix well.Then add the flour, salt, pepper and rosemary. At first it will look really dry but as you continue to mix (or knead) it will get soft again, as though the moisture has to be worked out of the potatoes and into the flour. So knead or mix quit a while till soft. Let rise 20 - 30 minutes. Make loaves.* Let rise another 20 - 30 minutes. They don’t need to really double in size as they will continue to rise in the oven.Bake at 375 for 40 minutes or so. *This recipe makes two loaves. Form a ball first then flatten into a disk and roll the edge of the disk towards yourself. When you get to the last part of the roll, pull and stretch the edge toward yourself and dust it with flour. Finish the roll and rock it a little to taper the ends. This last part of the roll will not adhere well to the loaf and gives an asymmetrical kind of rough look. Shape is not really that important – it tastes the same no matter what it looks like :)P.S. Shanno got this recipe from her friend Wendy xx

This episodes wine: Cono Sur Bicicleta - Merlot