I slept for three hours last night. Total. I’m functioning on thismuch sleep and I can feel it’s weight bearing down on my mind and body. You know that feeling you have when you stay up all night long? Yeah, I did that a couple times when I was a stupid teenager, but now that […]
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After my last post, it occurred to me there were other things I do during my days that I didn’t mention. Did I mention I make all our own bread? Yeah, I somehow manage to bake bread from scratch one or two times a week. But you know how I can manage such a feat while also
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Seeing as the crisp fall weather has definitely made it’s way into our neck of the woods, it’s been a bit of a maelstrom of baking around here. There’s just something about cooler weather that makes me just want to wrap myself in layers of soft clothing, crank up the oven and just continuously bake every day. I don’t seem to
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We have two pear trees in our backyard. And two apple trees. This makes for a lot of fruit that is either falling on the ground ready to be eaten immediately or fruit that hangs precariously at eye level, teasing us with it’s ridiculously long ripening times. The pears are everywhere, I can’t keep up. The
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Sometimes the late summer bounty can be overwhelming. Take these plums. They come from a tree outside my kitchen (and living room) window. The tree must be 30 years old, at least and no one was around to prune it the last two years (before we moved in). Suffice it to say, the plums have a
Today’s post comes to us from Hélène of la Cuisine d’Hélène. Her beautiful blog used to be written from right here on Vancouver Island, but she now writes from the great city of Ottawa in Ontario. Hélène and I share many of the same passions such as eating seasonally and a love of farming, but we also love
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Today marks another guest post. This one comes to us from Laura of Gourmette NYC. Laura is a wordly traveller, adept at numerous languages, and makes a mean vinaigrette, according to her blog. New to the food blogging scene, Laura brings a knowledge of classic European foods as well as her own take on modern
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Being that I’m suddenly overwhelmed by freelance work at the moment, I thought it would be great timing for another awesome guest post. Today’s post is from Stephanie of Global Dish. Stephanie is a woman of many talents. From her “About page”: “Stephanie Arsenault is a writer/photographer/recipe developer based out of Calgary, Alberta. She specializes in
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Today we welcome Jaclyn from the beautiful blog, Food + Words. A fellow soulful writer like me, Jaclyn writes full stories and heartfelt feelings before every delicious recipe, giving you a glimpse into her life. What is food without a gathering around a table filled with small talk, deep conversations or complicated silences? Food is
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Although most of the technical season called “summer” did not arrive here in the Pacific Northwest this year, the cooler weather did not deter our favourite fruits and vegetables from growing just as well. They may have been a tad late (three weeks in some cases), but those of us who were in the know
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