July 31 I am a fruit fiend at this time of the year. One of my favourite weekly rituals is to go the farmer’s market and choose the best-looking produce that I can find. Obviously, this includes a variety of fruit, straight from the Okanagan Valley. I tend to go for berries, which are beautiful, […]
January 9 I have had a revelation. If you add cocoa powder AND chunks of chocolate to baked goods, you can make anything double chocolate! This may sound ridiculous to all of you experienced bakers but it never occurred to me to add cocoa powder to things, even though I never forget to add chocolate […]
November 29 I discovered songza. It’s amazing. Have you ever wondered what it would sound like if your life had a soundtrack? I think that this is as close as it gets to that. You choose your playlists based on your moods, what you’re doing, the time of day and off it goes. Playing in […]
August 27 Last week, it was absolutely freezing here in Calgary. I have to be careful what I wish for, because last month when it was 30C outside and our apartment was sweltering, I caught myself looking forward for when things would finally cool down and I could be in our apartment without dying of […]