Rosemary Jelly
It was a truly productive weekend last weekend. I made two batches of jelly; rosemary jelly (which I’m sharing today) and lemon mint jelly.
Apricot Logs
One of my favourite treats from the bulk section of the grocery store are apricot logs. These are little tubes…
Belgian Waffle Cookies: Lukken
Like a richer, buttery-er, heftier version of a pizzelle, lukkens are a traditional Belgian waffle cookie usually made on a lukken press or lukken iron (Lukijyer).
Mostly Traditional Borscht
This soup comes to me by way of Miss N, the nanny we had working for us two summers ago.…
Picture Tuesday
Kale and I went on an adventure tonight. I wasn’t really in the mood to spend another night at home,…
Summer Days
Summer breeze, makes me feel fine, blowing through the jasmine in my mind.
Picture Tuesday
Ah, good things.
Cost of Keeping Chickens
I saw this graphic pop up on Facebook this morning, and thought I’d share it here: We get asked…
What I’m Into These Days
Mad Men: I’ve been getting really into Mad Men these days. We have Netflix and so I’ve been watching starting…
Urban Homesteader Problems
We have another broody chicken. I don’t think I’ve mentioned this yet, but about a month ago, Noodle became broody.…
Kale turns four
Today Kale is four. It is as hot today as it was the day he was born. It was just…
Safari: Lonsdale Quay
Way back when I first moved to Vancouver in 1994, I worked at a vitamin shop in North Vancouver and…