I’m sitting here very early in the morning, hoping that none of the animals realize that I’m awake. The only light is that of the monitor, and dawn is more than an hour away. As the days shorten, these dark early mornings are a wonderful gift, giving me time to myself before the routine of…
Category: Recipes
Soft Sugar Cookies
Sometimes a cookie just needs to be a cookie. It should immediately satisfy, and make you want at least one more. These are not the chock-a-block full of nutrition ones that make sure you’re getting all your daily fibre & other requirements, because really, all you asked for was a cookie. These are the big,…
Basic Freezer Cookies (Blueberry & Pumpkin Seed Version)
These are excellent cookies to have on hand in your freezer. They are easy to make, and quick to bake. We used to make them every Christmas with nuts and cherries, and there is something so wonderful about their simplicity. So often during the holidays we work to create little masterpieces, so it is lovely…
Cod Cakes with Zesty Mayo
It used to be that if we wanted fish for dinner, we’d simply go out in our dory and catch some. We used to be happy with a couple of nice sized rockfish, thrilled if we got a snapper, and felt like we’d won the lottery if we brought in a good sized Lingcod. We…
French Apple Pie
We have six apple trees. Some are more suited to this climate than others. We usually get a good crops of Jonathans, Bramleys (my favourite) and Transparents. There’s a young standard McIntosh that gives us a few apples to eat right off the tree, and a Cox’s Orange Pippin that graces us with a few…
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