Category Archives: Samhain/Halloween

One summer during my teenage years while we were still hosting foreign students, I made a deal. If Rodney paid for the ingredients, I would prepare whatever he wanted. Now the level of cooking at the time amongst the students was open can of cooked vegetables, drain, combine with can of cooked spaghetti, heat. He […]

As the light from the morning sun begins to reduce the darkness on the first day of May,  people in times past, would gather near Norfolk, England and on the beacon hills along the Michael Leyline which runs southwest to the tip of Cornwall. They would wait until the first tiny sliver of the sun […]

I was called a tease on Facebook today for only showing the picture and not the recipe. Below you will find complete instructions and thank you to everyone who participated in the experiment. The dough needs three hours in the fridge so take that into consideration when choosing a start time. You will need: 2  […]

As I write this the full moon of October shines overhead, time to take a breather and explore my willingness to release things no longer needed. May you find time to do the same. This one is for the kids. In this day and age it is generally not advisable to give out handmade treats […]

Living in a cooler climate means that the growing season ends earlier in the year, so Thanksgiving Weekend is here now and while the entire meal is a celebration of the bounty of the harvest, I am going to focus on DESSERT!, Pumpkin Cheesecake with lots of little extras. Giving thanks changes the body. True […]

As we get closer to October ( and Thanksgiving if you are in Canada ) lovely thoughts of tasty pumpkins in a myriad of shapes and colours come to mind. There are many recipes out there for flavouring and roasting your pumpkin seeds but we are going to step around the entire process of scooping, […]