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Category: Food and Drink
Now that’s an ice cream cake!
I don’t quite know what got into me but this year for Brian’s birthday I decided to make an ice cream cake. From scratch. As you can see from the photo, and we had the pleasure of tasting last night, this turned out to… Continue Reading “Now that’s an ice cream cake!”
Yammy goodness (and eating almost clean)
In 2011, for about ten months, I went on a lower-carb eating kick. Not no-carb, but I pretty much tossed out white grains, wheat flour, simple sugars and everything refined, chemicalized or non-naturally coloured. I kept all veggies, legumes, meat, and dairy in my… Continue Reading “Yammy goodness (and eating almost clean)”
Fermenting green beans (an experiment)
While camping in the Cariboo, my friend Kyla extolled the virtues of natural fermentation vs. pickling – and when I got home, there were five pounds of beans of pole beans in need of immediate picking. What better time to give fermentation a try?… Continue Reading “Fermenting green beans (an experiment)”
Apricots, ginger and honey – jam!
Although we were just in the interior, we were too far North for cheap fruit purchasing and I was too exhausted in the hot drive home to want to add 5 hours to go via Keremeos (where we buy for canning every year). Instead… Continue Reading “Apricots, ginger and honey – jam!”
What fava beans are good for.
One has to really like fava beans to grow them in their annual veggie garden…. despite being incredibly simple (watch out for the aphids!), they take up a lot of room for a yield that might get you three meals at best. Still, nothing… Continue Reading “What fava beans are good for.”
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