T-36 days until Chris and I leave for Tromsø, Norway, 350 kilometres above the Arctic Circle! 24 hour sunlight anyone? This is our honeymoon finally, but it’s also a chance for me to visit my friend Guro in her home country. Guro lived with me as an exchange student when we were both in high school…
Desire…
We saw a large bed of these gorgeous tulips along the walkway in Berczy Park behind the flatiron building downtown Toronto a couple weeks ago. Tulips have to be one of the most diverse and beautiful flowers on the planet. They are also one that has shaped the history of our culture. If you have never…
Power gardening
My spring continues to be a hectic one, which makes meeting essential gardening milestones a bit of a squeeze. But this week I managed to hit some targets by cramming in a few intensive sessions between other commitments. We’ve been very lucky to have a week of lovely weather, bookended by weekends of the same….
R & R
After two very very hectic weeks of work and work-related commitments, I’m enjoying the beloved porch at my family home on the farm, near Stratford, Ontario. I kind of have the day to myself; my Dad and husband are installing a new fence for the horses (pictured in part above) and they apparently don’t need…
Garden Freckles
Freckles lettuce My garden, or what’s been planted in it so far, is chugging right along. I’ve got lettuces, spinach, radishes, carrots, beets and some chard and kale in the ground in the backyard beds, but these are mixed in terms of success. The backyard beds get less sun than the front yard, so this…
Brewing Day, and what to do with spent grain
Chris has recently taken up brewing again. He used to do it back before I met him, but he stopped because of how much work it is, and especially when you’re bottling it. Now he’s able to brew and keg the beer, and since we have a keg fridge, it’s a lot less headache. Our…
Inspired by Korean food
I recently discovered the fabulously awesome Korean cooking website and YouTube channel of Maangchi. Maangchi (aka Emily Kim) is a friend of my friend Youngja, who I met through Chris when we first started dating. She lives in New York and apparently has a worldwide following. It’s not hard to see why either, her videos…
My favourite recipe app
There are no shortages out there of recipe apps, especially customized ones for a specific brand. I’ve tried a few of them, but my favourite is called Paprika. Paprika is available for the iPhone, iPad and Mac (sorry Windows users!). And it uses the cloud to sync across all your devices. Found a great recipe…
My new ride
I’m very excited to be starting off this spring with a new set of wheels! I looked online for something used, but I couldn’t quite find what I wanted. And in the end, Canadian Tire had exactly what I was looking for within a very reasonable price range: a multiple-speed cruiser-style bike that let’s me…
Hot off the presses!
I’m very excited to be one of the very first recipients of my pal Adria’s newest book, Ecoholic Body! Based on her popular column in NOW magazine, this is the third Canadian book in her series (she also has an Ecoholic US edition). The book will be available in stores across Canada on April 17….