Listen to Your Mum
“Be careful not to overfill them. When they overflow you’ll lose almost all of the filling.” She warned, across the city, through the phone line. I wrote it down at the bottom of the recipe; do not...
View ArticleCookie Cutter Addiction
I seem to have developed a rather large collection of cookie cutters. Cookie cutters are a collection that kind of works for me, I think, being all cooking and baking interested and all. Some of my...
View ArticleSlow and Low
Trooper the Wonder Puppy is not very pleased to be in the cone-headed state he finds himself in. The poor little guy continually bonks into walls with his cone, and because his legs are so short, he...
View ArticleCookies and Crafts
It has been arts and crafts week in the funky kitchen house. I have been sewing up a storm! My laptop has a cute new laptop cozy to keep safe in for when we’re travelling to Ontario next week. This...
View ArticleHunkering Down with a Blanket
Do you ever get stuck? There are quite a few other things to do, but all that you can muster is hunkering down with a blanket and a book. Or maybe an episode of Doctor Who or two, but definitely still...
View ArticleRolled Oatmeal Christmas Cookies
Hello lovely readers, I’m looking to hear your opinions on this one: Have you ever been subject to the “it’s good, but it’s just not as good as my mom’s”? (Insert other name here: Grandma’s, cousin...
View ArticleAwesome Potluck Idea
Yes, the recipe that follows was something I brought to a brunch potluck (we had so much fun!) but first we need to talk about this awesome potluck idea: When we go to potlucks I’m always asking for...
View ArticleThis Business of Last Names
Wedding countdown: 101 sleeps! For as long as I can remember, I’ve imagined that if and when I got married I would change my last name. Call me old fashioned, or bending to the patriarchy, but I did....
View ArticleAn Update on Trooper the Wonder Puppy
Some gratuitous photos and what’s been going on with Mr. Trooper “Super Trooper” McCutington, because he hasn’t been up here lately: Sometimes he gets grumpy when we wake up in the morning, because he...
View ArticleIn the Smoking Section
It seems like a day made for a Vanilla Maple Cinnamon latte. It’s the cup that cheers. So what have you all been keeping busy with? I made some bacon! Want to see how? (Methodology from Cedar at Let’s...
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