Breakfast For Supper (or Dinner)

You know those nights where inspiration is next to nil? When you are not even hungry but just have to feed your brood?  Well, in this house – and many others, so I’ve heard – the answer is BREAKFAST FOR SUPPER! This is always met with a hoot and an…

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My Favourite Way to Spend a Saturday

One of my most favourite places to spend a Saturday is in my kitchen, cooking up a feast for guests!  I love the whole entertaining process: from shopping for ingredients, to setting the table,  to preparing the food, and of course, to serving it along with good wine.  It’s even better…

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Another Apple Story…

I returned to my friend’s gorgeous apple orchard Le Verger des Dix-Terres to help him pick the last batch of apples. He had about a dozen or so trees to liberate. What a glorious day to do so! Just the right amount of heat, the sun kept peaking in and…

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Apples, Apples, Everywhere!

One last blast. Must get “rid” of these apples before the fruit flies invade my home! I’ve got the juice extracted to make a couple batches of jelly, a pot on already the stove cooking down to make apple butter, another about to go on to make a batch of…

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