These cookies are adapted from the Silver Palate Cookbook – a staple cookbook in the kitchens of my mother, aunt and gran in the 1980s. I have always loved their “molasses cookies” but in the past few years I have …
Cannabis Cultivation (aka Growing Weed) Then and Now
With legalization finally here, and the stigma of using cannabis diminishing, I'm not incriminating myself to confess I've been growing my own for decades. Even though this ancient herbal medicine has been around in most cultures for millennia, the evolution …
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Just a couple of cupcakes!
Monday 25th February was National Cupcake Day. Well, it was for SPCAs and Humane Societies across Canada, who encourage the baking and selling of cupcakes as a way to raise money. As Qanik was fortunate to have one of his …
Happy Anniversary, to me.
It was a year ago to the day while consuming a couple tasty Steam Works IPAs in a Richmond Irish Pub en route to a family vacation in Mexico that I took the plunge and joined the Traced Elements family. …
A Six O’Clock Solution for Deer Meat…You’re Welcome.
After many years of trying to incorporate deer meat into quick last-minute dinner dishes – and failing – I am happy to report that I have a solution to those last-minute woes. The answer is a jar of Classico pasta …
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The Miracle of Seeds
Now that I've described how plants have sex (see last post on Plant Porn), it wouldn't be a sex education lesson without also stating the consequences of such activity. Yes, plants get pregnant as well! Seeds are described technically as …
Courting Wonder
On my desk right now is a gorgeous little collection of essays called Wonder and Other Survival Skills, put together by the editors of Orion magazine. On its cover, a young girl presses her hand against the surface of a …
Sprout away the winter blues: the marvel of microgreens
Where do you find joy in the winter? Not in a $10 box of pre-wilted lettuce from the grocery store. Rather, in upcycling that container into a micro-green-greenhouse. Nutrient-dense greenery! And joy! And you can do it in your pyjamas! …
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