I found this recipe in one of my Taste of Home magazines and have been using the tip ever since. 

This meal is perfect for those busy nights when all you can muster up the energy for is pressing the buttons on the microw ... Read More »

When we bought the farm 10 years ago we were lucky to inherit a very old, extremely large apple tree .  This tree graced the front lawn and every fall brought forth an abundance of large juicy apples.  Our neighbours sent over apple pies and crisps and several dozen jars ... Read More »

Despite the continuing heat wave, I am planning the following for our week.

Monday - Chicken broccoli stuffing casserole.  Since I forgot to make our turkey dinner (see Sunday's little disaster) I am going to make a dish with the homemade stuffing that I has been piling up in the freezer.  This should be a nice substitute ... Read More »

I cannot live without the stuff.  They are quick, convenient, tasty and for some reason they can make the worst piece of "leather like" meat taste rather yummy.  On the nights when I had no idea what ... Read More »

My darling hubby got a kick out of this next job and in the midst of it yelled sternly "you better blog this one, I am recycling dirt!".  Our large backhoe makes the job of creating a new garden bed a cinch, within minutes we are left with huge piles of dirt beside the hole.  The cost of filing such a hole with potting soil would prove too costly so we mainly use well aged manure, compost (which I make myself) and soil that we removed from the raised bed.  In order to reuse the stuff that remains we have to take out the stones and rocks.  Enter my dearest hubby.  We (ok! he) uses a large metal screen that sits atop our wheelbarrow and proceeds to dump small amounts on top to sift as many rocks out as possible.  Once full we can add to the waiting bed and alternate between loads of compost ... Read More »

Even though I have the luxury of being a stay at home mom that does not have to rush to work, mornings still end up being chaotic.  I cannot imagine what a working mother or father with two young children go through t ... Read More »

 

I have been slowly incorporating more whole grains into our diet, I'm not talking a simple loaf of whole grain bread but more complex grains that need some sort of preparation like soaking them to maximize absorption.  Grains like millet, Quinoa, bulgur, wheat berries and ... Read More »

Monday - Chili form the freezer with bread machine whole grain rolls.  This is the last of the bulk chili from the freezer and wanted to clear it out to make some room for frozen lasagnas that I have every intention of making.  The rolls will be started on the dough ... Read More »

Thank goodness my husband is fine with my thrifty/neurotic ways, if he wasn't he would have ran screaming towards the hills long ago.

It was his birthday yesterday and I have been trying to come up with some sort of small gift to give him.&a ... Read More »

I was recently asked and honoured to do a guest post at a wonderful new site called "Happy to be at Home"  This blog is made up o ... Read More »