Scratch Food with a Side of Geek Mom and Pop Culture.
I love spreadable herbed goat cheese… the kind that comes in the tiny little cylinder at the deli counter that costs you an arm and a leg. So expensive, but so yummy. It’s great on pesto pizzas with chicken and arugula. Perfectly delicious on its own spread on a sliced baguette. And… it’s stupid simple to…
Buying our first home in 2002 was an interesting experience. As first-time buyers, my hubs and I knew squat about buying a house, much less about buying and renovating an older home. A much older home. The object of our focus was a 100-year-old double-walled brick home in downtown Hamilton, converted to a barely-legal duplex with shared utilities, home-run electrical…
It seems like we skipped spring! Temps are supposed to be as high as 24 degrees here today–and we were sub-zero just last week. At this rate, it’s not going to be long before we’re sweltering and trying to stay cool–and feeling that pinch for air-conditioning costs in our wallets. So, from the foodie’s perspective,…
Some people believe that eating food prepared from scratch and having a full time job are mutually exclusive… or a recipe for exhaustion. It’s not true. I know this, because I’ve had that 9-5 job, a kid who required a lot of scratch food, and a commute. The secret, as anyone who has ever been in…
We’re in the coldest part of the year here in Southern Ontario, and I’ve been feeling the chill lately. I’m without a vehicle, and kidlet’s bus stop is about a kilometer away. The school transportation system says it’s their policy that a six year old should walk up to a mile to reach their bus…
I always say the best single thing you can do to save money (after making the commitment to cook regularly) is to buy a large freezer. A chest freezer is worth it’s weight and space in gold. But when most people talk about using a freezer to save money, they either think make-ahead meals, or…
If you’ve read my how-to on making vegetable stock, then you’ve probably got some idea how much stock I go through. I really, really like my version of vegetable stock (it’s far soup-erior to the store bought stuff, which usually tastes overwhelmingly of parsley), and I consider it to be the par of any good…
Lest you think that I’m some sort of backwards Luddite, I assure you that in this household we have an average of 2.3 computing devices per person, not including gaming consoles and smartphones. And even so, I’m in favour of limited screentime for kids and have butted heads with my son’s schools more than once…
I’ve been thinking about busting out my needles and yarn again… It’s been a while since I’ve done my crocheting. And some of these free patterns are totally adorable. Or maybe I’m just nesting. I am not sure. One thing is for sure, crocheting is something I can do, and all these other Christmas crafty…
I have been a really busy slacker lately. I’ve owed my friend Renee a posting and a giveaway for her awesome glassware. Custom personal glassware is really in right now, and I have cousins on my husbands side who have people beating down their doors for hand-painted stemware. It’s kind of like your personal use…