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Health and Vegetarian Diets

My Food Guide by Health Canada allows you to build your own Food Guide with foods that you like. The wide selection of foods from each of the four food … Continue reading

April 18, 2012 · 8 Comments

2 Broccoli and Cauliflower Recipes

The key to successful winter gardening is knowing the average date of the first killing frost in your region and planting winter vegetable crops early enough to reach their full … Continue reading

January 20, 2012 · 10 Comments

Grandma’s Christmas Goodies Tins

The exchange of Christmas Goodies Tins is a family tradition. As my great-grandmother and grandmother had done before them, my mother and her sisters made baked goodies, peanut brittle and … Continue reading

December 21, 2011 · 17 Comments

Blackberry Bars and Chewy Bars

Make this holiday season more personal by baking your own gorgeous gourmet gifts. They don’t take much time to make but are a wonderful way to express your affection. Homemade … Continue reading

December 19, 2011 · 7 Comments

Mocha Shortbread Cookies

Scottish shortbreads are of my favorite cookies. Good shortbread will literally melt when you take a bite. Mocha Shortbread Cookies are popular at Solstice/Christmas parties and great for small gift … Continue reading

December 8, 2011 · 15 Comments

Do You Grow Your Greens?

Germaine Greer once said: A garden is the best alternative therapy. A garden is a friend you can visit any time. I heartily agree.  Humans have a deep need to … Continue reading

June 2, 2011 · 43 Comments

Blue Camas Love Affair

Many years ago my friend and I took a new bend in the road on our  weekly woodland walk and happened upon a gorgeous sight — a sea of Blue … Continue reading

April 23, 2011 · 48 Comments
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