Spring is finally here. I think. One day feels like spring, the next not so much. Soon it will be time to experiment with the garden. Last years experiment didn’t turn out so well. A new year though, means a new opportunity to plant a little garden. Or a big garden. I say little every … Continue reading Now Pot those Plants
Mmmm, nothing like the smell of muffins fresh from the oven. We like banana muffins here. And by we, I mean the kids. I try other types but they never go over as well. Remember the muffins I told about last week? This particular recipe is a family secret and, since we’re practically family now, … Continue reading Everyone’s Banana Muffins
Kids say and do the funniest things. Like the time I found 15 containers of cedar leaves in the fridge, stockpiled for the winter, to make sure our family wouldn’t die of scurvy. Thoughtful of them. Every now and then, however, something comes out of their tiny mouths so profound that you’re still thinking about … Continue reading I Don’t Want to Be Cute
"One cannot think well, love well, sleep well, if one has not dined well." -Virginia Woolf Ok, I hear ya. You don’t have time to take an afternoon to make bread. Good food though, that’s important. How we fuel our bodies has a huge impact on how we function. I’m not a nutritionist but I … Continue reading You Gotta Eat
Let me tell you a little more about my middle child, A. She loves to cook. And oh how she loves to bake. This little chicky has been baking muffins from memory since she was 4 years old. Banana muffins. Hands down the absolute favorite in our house. My sweetest memories of her are blond … Continue reading Blonde Curls and Banana Peels
Soup. What isn't to love? It's one of the least expensive ways I feed my family. When I find great deals on discount produce, I make soup. Locally, I can get these amazing $1 produce bags. I am in love. If I’m lucky, I can get enough produce for the week for a couple bucks. … Continue reading Save Money, Make Soup
Seriously. It’s not funny anymore. Why are we blowing snow out of the driveway in the middle of April? We should be picking tulips, not making snowmen. Remember when I told you that the dreamer took the snow tires off? I’m not the only one. This weather is not normal. Please, please tell me this … Continue reading Always Winter but Never Christmas
Bread is the staff of life.— English ProverbCited as“The proverb was first recorded in 1638 in Penkethman, Artachthos” in Martin H. Manser, The Facts on File Dictionary of Proverbs (2007), 33. I love, love, love to experiment in the kitchen. Everything about cooking, about baking is science. It's all about denaturing proteins, chemical reactions, fermentation. … Continue reading The Science of Baking
I have a secret about the dreamer. Would you like to know it? As much as he would love to spend his days creating art, fishing and dreaming, he has a job. One that gives us a pay cheque that we use to take care of those pesky bills. I know, boring. By day he’s … Continue reading The Dreamer and the Dishwasher
Seriously. I’m sorry. I’m really, really sorry. You see, last Monday I changed out my winter tires for the all-weather’s. Apparently, according to pretty much everyone I talk to, that’s what brought second winter to Ontario. If you live in Ontario you know what I’m talking about. My children cried, I cried and then I … Continue reading I Didn’t Mean to Freeze the Summer
The Science of My Life 