It seems fitting that World Food Day (a day to raise awareness about eradicating world hunger) should fall just two days after our Canadian Thanksgiving. We have finished celebrating the abundance we have been blessed with, and now we turn our attention to the less fortunate. In our own communities and around the world, there are many who do not […]
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My mom and I met for lunch today. It’s not something we normally do. Not that I don’t see her often. It’s just that when we’re together, it’s likely that she is at my place to either help with the kids so I can clean, or to help clean, or to help with the kids so Hubby […]
“So, what are GMO’s anyway?” It’s a question that I here often. And I never know quite what to say. If I launch into the scientific explanation, their eyes quickly glaze over; if I approach it from a more personal perspective, “I feel that for my family… ” it gives the impression that it’s not that important. After attempting […]
I have had a request to explain how I freeze my tomatoes and I thought I would share it with you all, in case you were wondering what to do with your abundant crop, or that bushel you picked up from the farmer’s market. I never have enough tomatoes ripe at one time to make a large […]
Wonderful friends of ours arrived last night and are staying with us for the next ten days or so. They have three lovely boys the same age as our three oldest, and the kids are getting along quite well considering it has been three years since they were last here. In the three years […]
Zucchini is something I have in abundance right now in the garden. Almost daily, we are picking slender green zucchini from the three plants we have. At least once a week, especially when we haven’t been poking around for a couple of days, we find a giant, hidden under the foliage, awaiting to be uncovered […]
Schobel Supp in low-German, or bean soup, is a food closely connected to childhood memories in my grandma’s kitchen, stirring a pot on the stove, or measuring out ingredients into a bowl. My grandma always had a collection of aprons hanging along side her fridge, and she would always let me choose which one I […]
Several weeks ago I had the privilege of hosting my sister-in-law’s wedding shower. I hummed and hawed about the desserts I would serve, since about half of the guests were either gluten-free, grain-free, or dairy-free. In the end, I selected two delicious desserts that would be appreciated by all of the guests attending. This recipe is inspired by one of Laura Calder’s recipes, and […]
The heat of summer has been relentless this year. We are in the middle of a record-breaking stretch of hot, dry days, and my kitchen is even hotter than outdoors! There have been pots boiling on my stove for days now, blanching, cooking, and canning my way through the beauty of our summer harvest. While our little garden does […]
Our stove recently went on the blink, and my first reaction was that we would have to get a new one. After all, we had just replaced the fifteen year old original two years before; and the salesperson at the time told us that the average appliance now only lasts five to 7 years. The cost of […]
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