"Squeeze The Day"
As Fall is now in full swing with all the vibrant colours of autumn my thoughts turn to cozy fires, scrumptious muffins, delectable cookies and succulent squares. Believe it or not, my thoughts also turn to Christmas baking. Why? When I was a child I …
As I was going through my fridge today making a salad for dinner I found some ingredients which needed to be used up. Mushrooms. I decided I wanted to do stuffed mushrooms but as my husband and myself tend to eat too many carbs …
One of the things I have always thought would be amazing to do would be to take a knife skills class or course. The one where they teach you how to chop and slice like a chef without cutting yourself. The other reason I …
As Spring arrives my thoughts turn to road trips and travel. With Covid still affecting touring, today I am going to reflect on a particular road trip heading into the interior of British Columbia. Our journey took us to a great gem in the Cariboo …
It is starting to look like Spring here on the West Coast of Canada and I love it! Seeing the green peek out on tree branches and the tulips, crocus and snowdrops start pushing themselves up out of the ground makes me smile. Those little signs …
As far back as I can remember my parents had a big garden and a greenhouse. My Mom would start planting tomato, cucumber, peppers and any other vegetable of choice in January or February as seedlings indoors. Over the years she tried various containers to …
Since I work outside the home I find weeknight meals can sometimes be rushed or when I go to make that “perfect” comfort food meal, I am missing one or more key ingredients. For me, I have found making a menu of things I want …
As I sit to write this blog post I wonder what kind of year 2021 will be for me. I wonder what kinds of things I will do, what new things I may learn, where I might go. My one wish for 2021 is that …
Ever notice that the things you perceive to hate…sometimes it is because you don’t know all there is to know? Take me and wine. For years I believed I hated wine. Why? I had a horrible taste of wine years ago which convinced me …
Frugal living is a hot topic right now and who can blame anyone. The cost of everything seems to be sky-rocketing. Where I live it is the height of blueberry picking season and yet they still charge $4-6 per pound in the stores. Now, I …