I'm not sure about you, but I was feeling a bit left out of the club! Since the start of the Coronavirus pandemic many people have either been laid off (hopefully just temporarily) or have had to close their businesses …
Author: gpmdesign
DIY – Maple Granola
The past few weeks, with the arrival of COVID-19 to our piece of the world, has caused me, as a normally un-anxious person, to become riddled with anxiety and a sense of foreboding, as I know is the case with …
Perfect for a cold day – Slow-Cooker Creamy Chicken With Biscuits
You know those days. The ones that are cold, wet and miserable and you walk the dog only to feel chilled to the bones. Or it's snowing so hard you just want to curl up in front of the fire …
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Another soup – Sweet Potato and Red Lentil!
As I sit here it is -5 (feeling like -10 and going to drop down to -13 later). So that calls for only one thing. A big bowl of something steaming and filling and nourishing for the soul. I've wanted …
Soup for (F)all seasons!
I just took the dog for a walk. It was chilly and windy. It was Fall in Pemberton. There's only one thing for those kind of days and that's a delicious, hearty bowl of soup with some fresh crusty bread, …
Peaches, from Peachland no less!
Recently we went on a bit of road trip, starting out by heading to the Canmore / Cochrane area and then heading down to Fernie and Nelson. Our last stop, while covering some 3,000 kms, before heading home was to …
Zucchini – again!
It seems to be that time of year again! So many people I know are offering up their excess zucchini's as they have too many and don't know what to do with them! So when my neighbour put out a …
Dirty Apron – Cooking School
For Christmas my OH surprised with an experience of a 4-hour hands on cooking class at the Dirty Apron in Vancouver. Not, he hastily added, because there is anything wrong with my cooking, but that it may give me tips …
Dinner made easy – Chicken Divan
So my OH has been away, galavanting off to the UK and Spain, leaving me with the dog, and the chores, for just over a week on my own. (Don't get me wrong - it's been great catching up with …
Banana Bread – another variation, with cream cheese frosting!
I'd seen this recipe months ago while, undoubtedly, searching for something entirely different on Pinterest. However, it caught my eye and was one of those cakes I could imagine baking up for team-mates at work or for a large get-together …
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