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Rediscovering the Kitchn

August 30, 2011

The first blog I really got into was The Kitchn. Unfortunately, over the past two or three months I unsubscribed to this blog and turned my back on creativity in the kitchen. Since I made that delicious Apple Crumble last week, I have rekindled my love of cooking. Part of this process is rediscovered one of [...]

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Apple Maple Crumble

August 23, 2011

This weekend I realized that it has been ages since I have blogged about what’s cooking around our house. Over the past couple of months I have not really been interested in cooking. It began to feel like a chore, taking up too much of my precious time. Last week I hit rock bottom. I [...]

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Home Canning and Sterilization

August 8, 2011

On the way home from Vancouver, Eric and I stopped over in Vernon at the Davison Orchard. If you are ever in Vernon, you must stop at this delightful place. They have a lovely shop full of delicious fruit. The fruit is all super fresh and grown on-site. Davison Orchard also has a bakery where [...]

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Weekend Update: The Enjoy Center

July 18, 2011

The Enjoy Center is a new business venture in St. Albert, Alberta which contains a number of innovative businesses. As a collective these business seek to “Create a unique, efficient, innovative and sustainable environment that encourages helpful and meaningful experiences for everyone”. At the Enjoy Center you will find the lengendary Hole’s Greenhouse, Beautiful Home [...]

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Kicking it Old School: Blueberry Pankcakes

July 7, 2011

Last Sunday I completed another challenge from Erin Bried’s book How to Sew a Button by making blueberry pancakes from scratch. (Interested in what else I plan on doing? Check out the first post in this series) I know it can be tempting to pull out old Aunt Jemima for breakfast on Sunday morning, especially [...]

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Lunch in a Jar

May 16, 2011

This weekend was busy but really good. I cut off my hair (pictures to come), babysat my favorite puppy and went to see Elton John in concert. Eric and I also spent more time in the yard (more on that later this week), and I finally bought fabric to make curtains for the bedroom. With [...]

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Five Ways to Stop Wasting Food

May 2, 2011

Last week was an eating disaster for me. I ate out for lunch everyday. I treated myself to candy and sweets a few too many times and ultimately wasted a lot of the healthy groceries that I bought with good intentions. When life gets busy this becomes a common pattern for me. This weekend I [...]

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Easy Cinnamon Buns

February 24, 2011

Before you read this recipe I am going to warn you that these cinnamon are so bad for you. They are so bad but they taste so good! They are best served warm and gooey straight out of the oven. Adapted From: Mennonite Girls can Cook Ingredients: Dough 4 1/4 cups flour 1/2 cup sugar [...]

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Book Review: Jamie’s Food Revolution

January 13, 2011

Title: Jamie’s Food Revolution Author: Jamie Oliver Year: 2009 Pages: 359 Since Eric and I received this cookbook for Christmas (thanks Ken!) we have made extensive use of it. The recipes are full of fresh, healthy, easy, fast and delicious recipes. I cannot say enough good stuff about this book! According to the book’s introduction [...]

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Breakfast Recipe Round-Up

January 6, 2011

Over the past few months I have started skipping breakfast in the morning. I know it is bad and when I start back at work later this week I am going to try and get back on the breakfast train. In preparation for back to work I am on the look out for delicious and [...]

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