We’re back in the city for a few days. It’s just enough time for Becca to pick some the raspberries from our jungle like, totally over grown, edible urban front yard. It’s also enough time to lead a La Leche League meeting, take the toddles and myself to the doctor for our dreadful wild parsnip […]
Baking with Littles
I’m a perfectionist, but far from perfect. I often over commit and am terribly ambitious. I’m working on it. However, baking with a band of little girls is a whole lot of fun and is not nearly as ambitious as it looks. And hey! If you’re going to trash the kitchen you might as well invite […]
Gluten Free Shortbread to Share
With the holidays sneaking up on us it’s time for me to start baking again. When we suddenly had to switch to an entirely gluten free diet I abandoned sweets for a while. It was enough to cook every meal from scratch and besides, I had to give away all my baking stuff. Now I’m […]
Harvesting, Hard Work, Thanksgiving and some Gluten Free Pumpkin Pie
The Canadian Food Experience Project: The Canadian Harvest in Ontario We’ve put our gardens to bed both here in the city and at the farm. We closed the farm up for the winter last weekend and it was a good time for reflection and thanksgiving. When we arrive back in the spring things will be […]
Eastern Ontario Rhubarb: Crisp in the County
I grew up in the city of Toronto. My mother was from Northern Ontario but really from the East Coast along with the rest of her family. Now we’re growing more and more on a farm in Prince Edward County. I’ve always had rhubarb in all the gardens I can remember and have discovered it […]