My Connecticut neighbour, Diane Keleher, gave me this recipe. It’s one of those ‘wife saver’ recipes that allow everyone to enjoy the morning. My Connecticut neighbour, Diane Keleher, gave me this recipe. It’s one of… Read More »CONNECTICUT CHRISTMAS CASSEROLE
I’ve always admired The Salvation Army. Then again, how could you not be fascinated by a movement that was launched by someone who started out in life as a pawn broker? The resolved are at… Read More »HERE’S TO THE SALLY ANN
Here’s one of my favourite ways to use up a bag of post-Christmas cranberries. 2 cups cranberries (enough to fill a pie plate to about a three berry depth – this pie depends upon having a… Read More »Cranberry Praline Pie
Couldn’t we all use a smile right about now? Here’s something that managed to make me feel just a little less bleak. The world over people wait to see what John Lewis and Partners, a… Read More »UNEXPECTED GUEST
Wrapping gifts – you either love it or loathe it. Here are some amazing tips to make it better, quicker and more economical. I especially love the tips on how to make your own quick and… Read More »WRAPPING GIFTS
If the warnings were to be believed, there was a confluence of atmospheric events enroute that would have us cowering in the basement … if the basement didn’t flood. To say we were ill-prepared was… Read More »DISASTER RELIEF
So … I usually make a double batch version of this cake. When I do the double batch – which is pretty much always – I use a commercial-size loaf pan. For a single batch,… Read More »RUM CAKE RECIPE(S)
Perhaps it’s only me, but I find it annoying programming the temperature each time I want to dunk a tea bag into a mug, but there you have it. Progress. Options. Advances. Or as I… Read More »TECHNOLOGY OVERREACH
I’ll make a cake. The cake will make up for any shortcomings. This cake is intergalactically famous. I’ve been making it for years. It’s a rum cake. I’m having friends in this weekend. Sunday brunch.… Read More »ENTERTAINING
Beginning back in 2010, the Association started running a special holiday tour that left from the Railway Museum of BC in Squamish and made its fictitious way north to Santa’s workshop. They called their festive… Read More »HOLIDAY TRADITIONS