October 2010
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do you want what is yummy?

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Fresh peas!  They add so much colour to a meal and you can create a simple dinner plate with just peas & pasta.  I added butter, black pepper and little bit of parmesan cheese and had a perfect light dinner.  Yum!

October 31, 2020 / By / / Comments Off
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Sweet Red Pepper Jelly & Sweet Pickles!

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Today I started my new hobby — canning!  I am so excited to say that it was fun, pretty darn easy, and also going to be delicious!!!  First I made sweet red pepper jelly, especially for my Mom because I know she loves it so much.  I only made 3 1/2 pint jars but I […]

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Preservation: Yes You Can!

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Last weekend when we went to Canmore, we visited this cute bookstore that had a great cookbook section.  I stumbled across a great book all about Canning & Preserving.  It is called Canning For A New Generation.  This has been something I have been thinking about learning how to do for a long time now […]

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Thanksgiving Part 2: Calgary Edition

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Since we missed Thanksgiving with my family last weekend, we had to rectify that immediately and they hosted a dinner last night.  It was a such a beautiful sunny day, Byron and I decided to drive out to Canmore through the mountains to look at the shops and have a coffee. We hurried back to […]

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yummy things we made this weekend

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I made a delicious veggie lasagna, complete with artichokes & spinach. these are the most amazing little veggies ever.  mini summer squash.  roast em up all nice and they are just like butter in your mouth.  i hope i can track some more of these down before winter hits.  so yum. byron made me breakfast […]

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