Lego Spotlight: 918 Space Transport
918 Space Transport is a Classic Space set released in 1978. It was one of the very first sets of Lego Space.
Growing up in Ottawa my best friend down the street had it and I was very jealous because I didn’t have any larger sets, and this was one of the first large Space Lego sets, totaling 85 pieces.
It Is Possible to Assemble an Imperial Star Destroyer in Your Living Room
I bought this set almost two years ago off eBay but only recently got around to assembling it. I estimate it took about six hours total. It’s pretty cool but of course it’s not as big as it should be in relation to the other Star Wars Lego sets.
Lego Spotlight: Mobile Tracking Station, Non-US Version of 452
This set initially came out in 1979, but I didn’t actually acquire it until a couple of years ago during an eBay binge.
Recipe: Hash Brown Casserole
This is really easy to make, goes well with meat of your choice or salad for you vegetarians.
2 – 16 Oz Package of Frozen Hash Browns
2 cups sour cream
2 – 10 oz cans of mushroom soup
¼ cup of melted butter
¼ cup chopped green onion
2 cups grated cheddar cheese
Topping: ¼ cup Parmesan cheese
2 tbsp chopped parsley
Break up frozen potatoes. Mix with other ingredients. Put in buttered 9×12 casserole dish. Sprinkle the topping on top. Bake at 350 degrees for 1 ½ hour.
Lego Spotlight: 889 Radar Truck
I distinctly remember this being the second set I received, which was released in 1979. It takes no time at all to assemble and I remember taking it with me on family road trips to play with.
Lego Spotlight: LEGO 891 Two-Man Scooter, Non-US Version of 442
Being between jobs gives me more time for my hobbies and since I recently moved but haven’t had the time to really organize the new place until now, I thought I’d finally get around to doing a formal inventory of my Lego collection.
My Lego collection is the only thing I own that’s actually worth money, but I could never part with it. I still get Lego for Christmas every year (recently it’s been Star Wars Lego) and when I have income, I do hunt for older sets on eBay.
This is the first set I have got when I was four or five in the late 70s. I actually have two of this set, but have used one for spare parts for other broken sets.
Early Space Lego only had white and red astronauts. Over time, other colours were added starting with yellow and later, blue and black.
Recipe: Golden Mushroom Pork & Apples
2 cans (10 3/4 ounces each) Campbell’s® Condensed Golden
Mushroom Soup (Cream of Mushroom soup will work too)
1/2 cup water
1 tablespoon packed brown sugar
1 tablespoon Worcestershire sauce
1 teaspoon dried thyme leaves, crushed
8 boneless pork chops, 3/4-inch thick (about 2 pounds)
4 large Granny Smith apples, sliced
2 large onions, sliced (about 2 cups)
Stir the soup, water, brown sugar, Worcestershire and thyme in a 3 1/2-quart slow cooker. Add the pork, apples and onions.
Cover and cook on LOW for 8 to 9 hours or until the pork is cooked through, or on HIGH for 4 to 5 hours.
Serving Suggestion: Serve with a field greens salad tossed with toasted walnuts, blue cheese crumbles and red wine vinaigrette with
Texas toast or garlic bread. For dessert serve a fruit and yogurt parfait; layer strawberry yogurt with chunks of pineapple and green
seedless grapes, then sprinkle with granola.
Nutrition Information
Calories 277, Total Fat 9g, Saturated Fat 3g, Cholesterol 57mg, Sodium 603mg, Total Carbohydrate 26g, Dietary Fiber 4g, Protein
23g, Vitamin A 11%DV, Vitamin C 7%DV, Calcium 4%DV, Iron 7%DV
Yes, You Can Cha Cha to Lady Gaga
When I first started my ballroom dancing lessons last September, I’ve learned a lot more steps across six dances: waltz, tango, fox trot, rumba, swing and cha cha.
The latter has proven to be my favourite dance of late. It’s fast, it’s fun and it’s great for dancing to a lot of popular music. So when it came time to select a dance for my latest spotlight dance, it was a no brainer. I told Lindsay, one of my teachers, that a cha cha to Lady Gaga would be fun. I was half kidding, but only days later she and my other teacher Daniella conspired to develop a route to Bad Romance.
But here’s the kicker: I wouldn’t be dancing with just one partner – I would be dancing with two!
Dancing with two partners made rehearsals challenging, but I knew it would be routine to remember. It was tricky, but a lot of fun and it caught the audience by surprise too. My friends Jonathan and Izabella were there once more to cheer me on, as well as my friend Natalie and my friend David, who snapped some photos.
Recipe: Sweet-And-Sour Ribs
Tasty and easy to make in your slow cooker.
Brown sugar, packed 2 cups 500 mL
All-purpose flour 1/4 cup 60 mL
Water 1/3 cup 75 mL
White vinegar 1/2 cup 125 mL
Ketchup 2 tbsp. 30 mL
Soy sauce 2 tbsp. 30 mL
Garlic powder 1/4 tsp. 1 mL
Ground ginger 1/4 tsp. 1 mL
Pork side ribs, cut into 2 or 3 bone portions 3 lbs. 1.4 kg
Combine brown sugar and flour in medium saucepan. Add water. Stir. Add next 5 ingredients. Heat and stir on medium until boiling and thickened.
Layer ribs and brown sugar mixture in 5 to 7 quart (5 to 7 L) slow cooker.
Cook, covered, on Low for 10 to 12 hours or on High for 5 to 6 hours.
Serves 6.
1 serving: 720 Calories; 32.0 g Total Fat (14.2 g Mono, 2.9 g Poly, 11.7 g Sat); 128 mg Cholesterol;
77 g Carbohydrate; trace Fibre; 32 g Protein; 449 mg Sodium