One night back in August, our good friend Devin came over for dinner and a few drinks. We were probably talking about the barn or some other happiness and he must have forgotten who he was talking to, as he said he’d really like to make some hard cider some day. Well, I am […]
project365: week forty two October 15th, 2011 – October 21st, 2011
October 15th, 2011 First spaghetti sauce of the season, using our very own tomatoes. October 16th, 2011 Penelope has some pickled chioggia beets from her aunt’s garden. October 17th, 2011 Watching the subway pull in to the station. This is shortly before realizing that we were underground. Oh! Poor underground two year old. October 18th, […]
Apples and Honey; An Inspired Apple Crisp
Almost a year ago I, along with a few other bloggers were contacted by the Ontario Ministry of Agriculture, Food and Rural Affairs to participate in some short Foodland Ontario videos featuring our blogs and small businesses. It was a pretty great experience, and one of the best things about it was being introduced to […]
project365: week forty one October 8th, 2011 – October 14th, 2011
October 8th, 2011 We have picked tile and paint and made very boring progress on the room that once was a functional bathroom and is rumoured to be one again. Some day. Sigh. October 9th, 2011 Happy Canadian Thanksgiving! We ate our from-scratch cranberry sauce and decided the ones with the spice were delicious but […]
Cubit’s Organics’ Roasted Carrots and Beets with Mint and Feta
The combination of sandy soil and full sun means that we are able to grow really nice root vegetables in our front yard here in Toronto. When we’re not growing for seed, we just grow all the different types and colours mixed up so what you pick is a surprise; A striped beet or a […]