Keep Cool in the Summer!

What do you do when it is burning hot outside and you are trying to keep your kids and yourself cool? Simple! You make your own popsicles! All you really need is popsicle molds of whatever kind you like. You can even make your own out of small yogurt containers. You can use a variety … Read more

Strawberry, Rhubarb and Coconut Cake

This delicious summer cake is made extra good with fresh strawberries and rhubarb straight from the garden or the farmer’s market. Ingredients: 190 g (1 1/2 cup) flour 40 g (3/4 cup) sliced coconut, or shredded if you prefer 1 teaspoon baking powder 1 teaspoon vanilla sugar 1/4 teaspoon fine salt 225 g (1 cup) … Read more

Eating in the dark

We just had an amazing and very different dining experience. You might have heard of the concept of dining in a pitch black restaurant where the servers are blind or vision impaired. There are several of those restaurants around the world and we have one in Vancouver as well. We had been debating if we … Read more

Fresh Fruit Salad with Honey Roasted Oats

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Here’s a perfect dish you can make for brunch or dessert. We typically like to enjoy this dish on a lazy weekend as brunch while we sit in the living room and enjoy a nice hot cup of tea. Fresh Fruit Salad with honey roasted oats Serves 4 Ingredients Your choice of fresh fruits, this … Read more

Three Hot Chocolates for Christmas!

Mmmm, who doesn’t love a cup of steaming hot chocolate on a cold winters day? We enjoy hot chocolate quite frequently in the Christmas season and until spring arrives. There are many ways to make hot chocolate or some will call it hot cocoa (but we really don’t want to be calling it that), so … Read more