No, I am not retracting my comment on pumpkin spice everything. But what can I say? It’s that time of year. When you’re buying local produce in Niagara in (...)
Desire to learn I didn’t grow up cooking. While I have memories of my mother and her mother canning and cooking together, and my paternal grandmother’s kitchen (...)
I baked a cake I know it’s not necessarily a big deal to have baked a cake. Not normally, anyway. And especially when it’s not even a frosted masterpiece (or (...)
Meyer Lemon Season It’s that time of year again. Meyer lemons are everywhere. Pinterest, Instagram, Twitter… Oh, and in grocery stores. Thought to be a cross (...)
It’s been an up and down week. Our little girl needed dental work under general anaesthetic, which went incredibly smoothly, but was anxiety inducing in the (...)
I hesitate to put the label “healthy” on something like cookies I mean, they still have sugar and fat and wheat flour in them. But compared to conventional (...)
A new heritage 20 years ago, my soon to be husband and I found ourselves walking through the doors of a new (to us) church. Well, actually we walked through (...)
Shortbread should taste of nothing but the purest butter, the finest sugar and the softest, whitest flour! Um… if those are your feelings, you may want to stop (...)
There’s something about muffins. I’ll go months without making them. Then I’ll rediscover how quick and easy they are and how healthy they can be and I start (...)
Feeling Inspired The sun shone yesterday and it was “warm” enough to go out in a light jacket. Sure, it was only about 10C, but it was welcome. There was (...)
Strictly speaking, this is not a post from a cookbook. But it does come from a recipe by a cookbook author, which is close enough. And it’s delicious. Really (...)
Spring has sprung It’s that time again. The internet is going nuts over ramps. Apparently they’re delicious and In some areas they are rather controversial. (...)
I’m experimenting with posting directly from my iPod. If this works, you can expect more posts that come from flashes of inspiration and life in general. I’m (...)
I know that for some, the notion of a “soft gingersnap” is oxymoronic. Gingersnaps are meant to “snap.” To be crisp and firm. I’m a little more liberal in my (...)
I got pork chops out of the freezer the other day. I’m not a huge pork chop fan, so when I cook them I always doctor them up. Spice rubs are good. And (...)
I’ll stop apologising for the very intermittent blogging and just accept that this is where I am at right now. I’m happy to be sharing what I do, and that (...)
You may want to grab a cup of coffee and sit a while. I have lots to say today. :-) So Thanksgiving has come and gone in Canada. What a wonderful weekend. It (...)
My sister recently commented on all of the love that lemon and lime receive, while grapefruit never seems to get the lead in anything. That got me thinking. I (...)
Spring has sprung I think it’s safe to assume that winter has finally left (don’t look at me like that – we saw snow as recently as mid-April). Our crocuses (...)
Feelin’ hot hot hot Wow, has the heat arrived. And it’s unwelcome cousin, humidity. We had quite a storm the other night, complete with copious amounts of (...)
I can’t help myself. I am incapable of making my basic chocolate chip cookie recipe the same way twice. I’ve changed up the chips, added cocoa, used different (...)
It’s that time of year. When food blogs burst at the seams with recipes using all manner of citrus, especially Meyer lemons. I have my own uses for them (check (...)
A well stocked pantry is key I have a lot of spices and herbs (and a cupboard that needs a good tidying, apparently). From the common, like sage, paprika and (...)
