Well the year is winding down and it is time to look back and remember all the days sunny or rainy, happy or sad. The girls are another year older and our oldest will be registered for Kindergarten in the coming months. The younger will be starting pre-school this year and so begins the yearly… Read more »
Lunch and a project
With winter coming on and the family needing to exercise but not wanting to be out in the pouring rain we decided to share on the purchase of an eliptical trainer. This is a very easy thing to do, you order it from costco.ca and it arrives at your door. Putting it together was a… Read more »
Joy of Cooking
I don’t remember when exactly I became interested in cooking but I have been asked many times by friends why I don’t cook for a living. My answer to that is that I do it for the love of it and want to keep it that way. I had considered taking some classes to learn… Read more »
Enchanting Chanterelles
It is the time of year for gathering mushrooms and for us this means Chanterelles. These mushrooms can be found on Gabriola along forested pathways and in mossy clearings among the trees and they are very easy to recognize. My favorite way to prepare and enjoy them is painted with olive oil, seasoned with mesquite… Read more »
Ancient Grains
Since we started ordering our groceries through Spud we have been trying to buy food grown as close to home as possible. The difficult part is ordering local breads and such due to the fact that nobody is growing grains on Vancouver Island…so I thought. Upon reading a local food magazine I discovered that a… Read more »
