You know what I’ve learned in 21 years of cooking since leaving the (sigh) amazing flavours and tastes of home? That nothing ever truly delicious comes from middle ground. When I first began cooking, I would read a recipe that inspired me, and dutifully preheat the oven to 350 because that’s what pretty much every […]

My attempts at photographing food (something I love to do) has not been going according to plan. Funnily enough, it really doesn’t work to try and prepare a meal for 6 and take beautiful shots of the various stages at the same time. Invariably the shot is terrible, or something is burned. So when a […]

Cold weather calls for hearty food. And cleaning out the freezer. And maybe using up the partial bag of rice which haunts me every time I open the pantry? So, I defrosted that 1/4 bag of shrimp; diced the leftover ham; sliced the last (sniff) of our homemade sausage; and finished up the bit of […]

One of things you can do when you live on a farm is raise chickens. It’s actually a venture initiated by our kids; and it’s completely their business. They bought the chicks; they buy the feed, and now 14 weeks later, they collect eggs and the money they generate! The chickens are raised on pasture […]