Our gardening has been put on the back shelf this year as moving, renovating, land clearing, and adjusting have all been the priorities of the last several months. However, I couldn’t go for a whole year without planting anything, so we gathered some of the rocks we found around our property, and built […]
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There is a cool mist in the air this morning as there has been all week. It’s still warm outside, but hardly like it was in the midst of the prolific heat we had this summer. I am looking forward to cooler temperatures and light showers that come with early fall. Four weeks ago, I was dreading […]
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 […]
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 […]
Summer for our family always includes several visits to Mayne Island, one of the gulf islands situated along BC’s pacific southwestern coast. Part of the pleasure of spending time on the island is all of the fresh fish and crab we enjoy while we are there. In years past we have focused on our version […]
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