An Engaging Dinner
We went to Bouchon on Monday night for dinner! Definitely in my top five of meals I have consumed. Aside from my mussels and fries being a touch too salty, it was a fabulous dinner. Cheese course:...
View ArticleElection Night
This election is a nail biter. We were trying to watch Homeland with the TV on mute, but I couldn’t even concentrate on that. I’m trying to distract myself by blogging, but this too is proving to be...
View ArticleNew Tea
Steve brought me home a new kind of tea to try a few weeks ago. It got pushed out of sight and I kind of forgot about it until this morning. This tea, Runa, says that it has more antioxidants than...
View ArticleBarrel Aged Gin
I’ve got a new love and it’s been aged in a barrel. Am I the last person on Earth to hear of barrel aged gin? I didn’t even know you could put gin in a barrel. But, somebody is, and it is so right....
View ArticleExperiments With Oat Flour: Raisin Walnut Muffins
I did some baking last weekend and experimented with oat flour. I have a massive bag of steel cut oats and I am slowly working my way through them. Lately, I’ve taken an interest in using...
View ArticleGoat Milk
Sorry for the wee picture of my goat milk, but that’s all I could find on the internet! I’ve been drinking this brand of goat milk, Meyenberg, for the past couple of weeks and I love it. I’ve always...
View ArticleThe High Protein Pancake
I decided to try out the high protein pancake yesterday morning after seeing Anne eat them a few times. I was pretty skeptical; is it really a pancake if there’s no flour in it? I’ll leave the exact...
View ArticleA Day of Cooking: Challah Bread
When I was younger, my Dad and I used to try to find really complicated recipes and spend a few hours in the kitchen making a new dish. The one I remember most vividly was trying to make paella. It...
View ArticleVegan Banana/Date Muffins
Yesterday, I spent some of my day doing some food prep for the week. It’s nice to have some food pre-made so that dinner comes together faster. It’s also a nice treat to have something for breakfast...
View ArticleA Garden on the Prairie
I have always wanted a garden every since I was little. I planted carrots right into the rocky, sandy soil where I grew up and was delighted when I found spindly, bright carrots growing underneath...
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