If you’re like me, you often leave meal planning a little too close to last minute and end up making something that’s quick instead of what you wanted. There were times in my past lives where I would sit down – with both time and quiet on my side – to write out elaborate meal plans and coordinating shopping lists.…
Weekends mean catch up on things needing done and prepare for the coming week, time. That means bread baking and snack bar making, along with boring housework, laundry, etc. At least this summer we’ll be able to add caring for goats and chickens to the list, and that’ll be a lot more exciting! I originally posted our Peanut Butter Oatmeal…
When I started making our homemade tortillas, I didn’t have any lard in the house (post holiday pie baking wiped out my big tub), so olive oil it was, knowing they should be good, but maybe not as good as they could be. Still, they turned out wonderful, as has all the batches I’ve made since. We go through a…
My mother in law gifted me a countertop magnetized knife block and I’m not going to downplay it, I was so excited. I can be a total cooking geek for the right gadgets. I use most of my knife sets every day, and it’s a pain in the arse to open a drawer when you’ve got messy hands – stop…
We recently ran frighteningly low on honey, and my brain being, well, it’s usual scatter-brained brain, forgot to buy more on the last two trips to Grande Prairie. It was on the list; I did go down that aisle. Maybe something shiny distracted me. Anyway…. We use honey in our homemade bread, so we use a fair amount of the…