cultivating a sustainable life
Is it just me, or do the pages in your cookbooks with the recipes you use the most always end up looking like this? If you’ve been reading for awhile, you’ll know that I have a thing for Mollie Katzen’s recipes, and this copy of …
I recently took this book out of the library in my ongoing search for the perfect bap recipe. I have a real hunger for a connection with my ancestral roots, so a whole book of traditional Scottish recipes really appealed to me. I had a …
A good friend of mine (the one with the ruby slippers) has a pear tree in her backyard that she doesn’t particularly care for. Luckily for me, she hasn’t gotten around to chopping it down yet, so I get an annual box full to do …
What could be better on a lazy Saturday morning than zipping down to the local bakery and grabbing something yummy to go with your morning coffee? A big bag of Montreal style bagels still warm from the wood-fired oven is about as good as it …
This is a wonderful soup for the chilly days of fall. The squash gives it a gorgeous golden colour and cream cheese makes it wonderfully rich and silky. After taking their first bites tonight, the kids asked if we could have it for dinner every …
I came home from the farmer’s market yesterday with 20 pounds of Gala apples (insert Homer Simpson “Woo Hoo!” here). My dilemma is, I can’t decide whether I should make them into sauce, or try to store them for eating later on (we go through …
I bought myself a new toy this week with birthday money that my in-laws had given me months ago – I got a great deal on a Food Saver vacuum sealer that I couldn’t pass up. I’ve been debating the merits of these things for …
My husband and I met almost 13 years ago while going to school at the University of Victoria. Well, not really – we’re actually from the same hometown, but we didn’t really know each other there, despite having several of the same friends. He even …
I harvested these lovely Delicata squashes from the garden today in order to make a yummy sounding dish that my good friend Catriona came up with recently. To prepare the squash, I halved and seeded them, and then brushed them with a little olive …
I’m still dealing with tomatoes as they continue to ripen in dribs and drabs in our cool autumn weather. It’s supposed to be sunny and warm for the next week or so, and I’m hoping that the lack of rain will allow the rest of …