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Ginger ale two ways

Ahoy blog people! It’s Spring Break so I am home from the studio having lazy mornings in bed and driving kids to and from activities and playdates while trying to get some work done...

You say tomato, I say tomato 6

You say tomato, I say tomato

A word of warning to any pessimistic amateur gardeners out there – if you happen to plant a whole crap-tonne of tomatoes seeds, sometimes they all (and I mean ALL) germinate. This is the...

Pinky blue 17

Pinky blue

Holy smokes! Not sure if this actually deserves and entire blog post dedicated to it, but look at the colours of these berries and flowers. I do like a little turquoise on pink action....

Pretzels 5

Pretzels

“Meet the teacher day” means kids home in the middle of the week. It means other kids hanging out here too and lots of hungry people. For entertainment value and for a fool-proof stomach...

Ode to a celeriac 9

Ode to a celeriac

I picked up this gorgeous guy at the grocery store. Have you ever cooked with celeriac?  For such an ugly vegetable it quite honestly produces the most delicious aroma while cooking up in a...

Sunday Night Spag Bol 49

Sunday Night Spag Bol

There is nothing nicer than something bubbling away on top of the stove on a Sunday evening. When I was small, Sunday evenings were the pits. I would watch the Donnie and Marie Show...

Bread! 14

Bread!

For the first time in – I can’t even remember – years? I got up this morning and felt like making bread. I used to make bread a lot – around the time Lily...

Lil-billy 6

Lil-billy

Phil is making tuna pasta for dinner (woo!) and I am about to take on a chicken casserole ready for tomorrow night. Amelia is sitting at the kitchen table sewing tiny socks for a...

Lunch box shenanigans 40

Lunch box shenanigans

I am having trouble (already, so early in the year) coming up with lunch box goodies for a child who seems to eat very little of whatever we put in. Phil packs her a...