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Monthly Archives: May 2012
Raspberry Fluffer Shells…or Divine Chocolate Raspberry Madeleines
Leela turned one this weekend and a cake was in order! She’s still too little for requests so I decided to make something the adults could enjoy- Divine Chocolate Raspberry Madeleines with fresh berries, brandy and a chocolate glaze so … Continue reading
Posted in Recipes
Tagged birthday, birthday cake, brandy, cake, chocolate, dessert, food, madelaine, madeleine, one-year-old, raspberry, recipe
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Unsupervised garden
Tomorrow the kids and I leave for a month-long trip across the prairies. We are going to help cousin Jack learn how to be a big brother…and maybe help my sister with the new baby too. I hope the garden … Continue reading
Posted in Gardening and Outdoor Life, Life in General
Tagged basil, beets, broccoli, cabbage, carrots, garden, garlic, hollyhock, iris, leeks, lemon balm, melissa, mint, morning glory, onion, oregano, peas, poppy, raspberry, spring, strawberry, sunflower, tomatoes, yarrow
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Tuna Biscuits for a comfy cozy dinner
Why didn’t I think of this earlier? Biscuit sandwiches?…b-i-s-c-u-i-t s-a-n-d-w-i-c-h…a sandwich made from biscuit?….click, there we go- the light finally went on. So over the weekend our first attempt at biscuit sandwiches was a whole family event. Trevor made the … Continue reading
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Tagged biscuits, healthy, kids, tuna, tuna biscuits, tuna sandwiches, whole family, whole wheat flour, yummy
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Cafe Bru, a Treasure in the Tiger Hills
Annette and Bert Wytinck just couldn’t bear to see the old Icelandic church demolished. When the dilapidated Frikirkju chapel went up for tender, abandoned and run-down in 1996, they put in a bid and “signed the papers four days later.” They then moved the old building … Continue reading
Posted in travel
Tagged agri-tourism, bed and breakfast, breakfast, cafe, chicken, coffee, food, local business, lunch, Manitoba, restaurant, special, supper, tea, Tea House, tiger hills, tour groups, tourism
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Asparagus Linguini Primavera
‘Primavera’ is one of the most lyrical ways to say ‘spring’. The word alone conjures up images of splendidly pruned cherry trees bursting with delicate pink blossoms, Florentine villas surrounded by thick carpets of Iris and Lilly and heaps and … Continue reading
Ahhhhhh outdoor yoga begins!
Tonight- finally, we had our first outdoor yoga class. It felt so good. For me, yoga isn’t just about getting strong and flexible- it’s about being present. Really truthfully present and connecting (you might even say ‘getting grounded’). The easiest … Continue reading
Posted in Gardening and Outdoor Life, Life in General
Tagged bliss, inner peace, love, Nature, upward salute, yoga
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Crispy Kale Chips
Thursday night it was my turn to do program at sorority…Wait! Don’t go! Please give me a chance to explain… I know the word sorority comes with a luxury-liner sized chest of baggage, namely snotty rich kids networking their way … Continue reading
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Tagged Beta Sigma Phi, Crispy Kale, healthy, Kale, Kale Chips, program, Sorority, Superfood, Volunteer
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Horny Pine Cones
Today we came across the cutest plant I’ve ever seen. I had to tell Cally three times not to eat it- it looks an awful lot like a strawberry. In actual fact, it is a pine cone, an unfertilized one. … Continue reading
Posted in Gardening and Outdoor Life
Tagged conifers, fertilization, pine, pine cones, pinecones, pollination, sex, spring
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