Spicy Carrot and Fig Salad
I had never eaten a fresh fig until a few years ago, when a friend asked if we wanted any from her neighbour’s tree. “Yes!”, was the obvious answer! Fresh figs are a wonderfully tasty fruit, especially...
View ArticleSaturday Snippets: 17.September.2016
I spent a few days on Vancouver Island this past week for a site visit, nicely breaking up the usual work week. I always take the first ferry to Nanaimo and, during this time of year, I’m almost...
View ArticleMini Apple-Blackberry Pies
This is the first week that it is really starting to feel like autumn! The leaves are just starting to change, and the markets are filling up with the local Okanogan apples. When I see the fruit bins...
View ArticleSaturday Snippets: 24.September.2016
And, in a blink of an eye, we’ve officially entered autumn. Otherwise known as Pumpkin season, or Halloween season (yup, candy has been on sale for the last few weeks), or Finally-Turn-On-Your-Oven...
View ArticleMonthly Word: October 2016
The first day of October isn’t until tomorrow, but it will land on a Saturday, and I usually post a Saturday Snippets then. So instead of two posts in one day, this one is coming a day early 🙂 My month...
View ArticleSaturday Snippets: 01.October.2016
It’s the first day of October, and with it brings change. A change of season and a change to our work-life balance. While the unknown can feel scary at times, this change of season is good and exciting...
View ArticleEasy, 1-Bowl Banana Bread
To me, there are certain smells that go hand-in-hand with the start of autumn – wet leaves (yes, we live in Vancouver), anything related to apples and cinnamon, and banana bread. Sometimes I feel like...
View ArticleSaturday Snippets: 08.October.2016
It’s our Thanksgiving long weekend in Canada, and you know what that means? Turkey, stuffing and pie (if you’re Moira and Canadian). Or Yorkshire puddings, beef and pie (if you’re Jonty and British)....
View ArticleSeptember Photo Challenge
Happy Thanksgiving Monday (if you live in Canada)! September has come to and end, and so has my September photo challenge. I thoroughly enjoyed my month of Buildings, more than I thought I would! I was...
View ArticleSaturday Snippets: 15.October.2016
We’re halfway through October and the first real storm has hit the West Coast. We’re expected to be hit hard with lots and lots of rain, and high winds. Here’s hoping the power stays on, because I’ve...
View ArticleOne-Pot Chicken Burrito Farro Bowl
This past weekend, three separate storms blew through the Pacific Northwest. We had lots of rain and lots of wind and there were generally times when we wanted to do nothing but hole up in the...
View ArticleSaturday Snippets: 22.October.2016
This week has absolutely flown by, yet somehow Monday feels so long ago! I guess that’s what happens when you’re building a van 😉 We’ve become well acquainted with the quickest route down to the marine...
View ArticleVictoria Day Trippin’
Last month I was travelling regularly for work, heading to the far-reaching corners of BC! Just kidding, not that far: a few days in Duncan and Victoria mid-month, then up to Powell River a few weeks...
View ArticleSaturday Snippets: 29.October.2016
The last weekend of October is here! Are you planning on heading out with your ghosts and goblins? I do believe it’s time for a bit of pumpkin carving around this place 🙂 We’ve had piles and piles of...
View ArticleMonthly Word: November 2016
The beginning of the month always seems to creep up on me, and this month is no different! My month of GRATITUDE has come to and end, it was a great prompt to keep me focused on how fortunate we are,...
View ArticleEasy, No-Knead Ciabatta Buns
I believe everyone should have one bread recipe in their back pocket that is fool-proof. And by fool-proof, I mean it would require deliberate sabotage to go wrong! Some types of bread rely on practice...
View ArticleSaturday Snippets: 05.November.2016
The first full weekend in November! Are you ready to Fall Back tonight? While it’s nice to get that extra hour of sleep in the morning, it’s always a bit of a shock to see the days get dark around 4pm...
View ArticleCarrot-Cranberry Snacking Cake
I know the words Healthy and Cake are often mutually exclusive. But in this case, I’m going out on a limb and stating, for the record, that I think this Carrot-Cranberry snacking cake is a wonderfully...
View ArticleOctober Photo Challenge
October has come to and end, and so have my October photo challenge. I thought I was going to struggle to find a full months worth of Gratitude photos, not because I wasn’t grateful for anything, but...
View ArticleSaturday Snippets: 12.November.2016
Today is our wedding anniversary! It’s hard to believe we’ve been married 6 years already, and together 15! I still loved how our wedding cake turned out (we were rock climbing up our cake, with a...
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