Disclosure notice: I was provided with free product by Castello cheese for the purpose of writing this post. All opinions stated within are my own. It’s really not a secret around here that I have a weakness for cheese. Any kind of cheese. Despite being lactose intolerant, I add it to everything. It just makes [...]
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Currant Cookies & Thanksgiving
This weekend is my absolute favourite holiday – Canadian Thanksgiving. It’s about giving thanks for the harvest, which is truly in it’s prime in October. I love it because it is the one holiday of the year in this country that isn’t wrapped up in commercialism. Oh it’s there alright, but it’s minimal compared to [...]
Blackberry Pear Galette with Honeyed Goat Cheese
Blackberries. They’re the berry that signifies the end of summer and the beginning of fall. The days are still hot but with a slight haze surrounding the sun that let’s you know you better slow down and savour those last few golden days while you can. They’re also the carefree berry. The one that you [...]
Heirloom Tomatoes, Chicken and Eggs
I spent a really fun day at Granville Island Market with my “food hubby” Sean last week. There’s more coming on that in a later post but, while I was there I bought a bag of beautiful heirloom tomatoes that cost me a fortune but I just couldn’t resist. You see, one of the sad [...]
Peach Blueberry Muffins
We are in the midst of one of the most beautiful Indian summers that I can remember. The days are still hot and dry but the leaves are starting to turn and the evenings have gotten downright cold. It’s the time of year that Vancouver produces the most incredible sunsets – there’s this fall haze [...]
The Simple Blueberry Pie
It’s time. Time for summer to drift away. I can see it happening – the mid-afternoon light is no longer harsh. It’s turned soft and watery and golden. It’s my favourite light to sit and watch – I don’t know why. It’s one of those things I find hard to explain except that it feels [...]
Cherry Vanilla Compote
Sometimes yogurt is just… well… boring. Come on, admit it. It’s healthy and does all these wonderful things for you and for whatever reason, my lactose intolerant body doesn’t mind small doses of it. But, it’s boring. It just is. Despite it’s wonderfulness and all, it needs a kick in the pants to make it [...]
Before & After: Cropping & Exposure with Mint Syrup
Last week’s photo was an easy start. It was pretty decent looking to begin with. So this week I thought I’d pick a photo that needed a bit more work. And the funny thing is, it took barely any longer to fix this one than last week’s. I have tons of mint so I decided [...]
Raspberry Jam – My First Canning Experience
Tucked away in the depths of my garden are 6 very healthy raspberry canes that produce an inordinate amount of fruit. They’re like the rabbits of the berry world. They would happily take over the entire yard if they were allowed (they’re most definitely not!). Basically what this means is, I wind up picking a [...]
Strawberry Goat Cheese Tart
Here’s the thing with Vancouver: it rains… almost all the time. They never show you that in the tourism brochures. But trust me, that’s the reality. But then, then one day, the clouds part and we get glorious sunshine streaming down on everything. And it’s green (from all that rain) and fresh and smells like the [...]
