Who knew I could feed myself from a front yard garden alone? Other than the flour, I grew everything for this dish in my small, urban yard; potatoes, garlic, chard, tomatoes and squash. I may have mentioned my front yard transformation last spring. With the ...
We all know the rhyme. Even my kids refuse to take them for lunch at school and I don’t blame them. It’s because of the curse that I refused to go near them throughout my entire teenage years. Quite possibly just a myth, we all got ...
Seems late for strawberries, but this year the weather went from hot to cool and rainy then back again. It may leave me with not being able to pack my long pants away but at least I have more time to visit ...
It's springtime, and even though I might have a bad back, I'm a die-hard gardener. Some of the most simple and rewarding treasures of a garden are the ones taken for granted. Possibly because they are so easy to grow they are often over-stepped. Take ...
Who knew? When I saw that reminder on Twitter, I couldn't help myself but to think that I may not have been celebrating enough lately. How about you? Life a little busy? Preoccupied with everything? I had a pineapple sitting, waiting for someone to enjoy it, so ...
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I was recently invited to attend a wedding celebration for good friends of ours. Ecstatic, we did the usual most people do to prepare; plan a gift, get a new outfit, a hair do... but you see I also had the pleasure of being asked to ...
There's a way to make oatmeal "healthier"? It took me a couple of days, but I realized that the rice cooker makes more than, well, rice. With the cold weather just about everyone's been having lately, there's been a lot of oatmeal filling the bowls around ...
Ever wonder what came of those preserved lemons? Or just what to do with them? Now that I'm detoxing and the only fruits allowed are lemons and bananas. I couldn't have been happier now that I've made them. One of the key ingredients ...
I had this realization at the grocery store the other day. It's something I've obviously not given enough thought. I mean, I know why people have food restrictions and I know that there are many reasons. There are people in my family are allergic ...
I love citrus. Yet, I was still hesitant to try preserving lemons. Would the salty sour ruin my citrus? That fresh lemon scent so perfect for summery drinks and puckery desserts was, making it tough to imagine the final flavour. I didn't care. It's citrus season, ...
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