Summer fruit cakes
They make great healthy sweet treats for the kids!
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Caledon’s Loyalist roots
Caledon’s landscape reminded early Scots settlers of their homeland, so they named the Township after it, romantically say our local histories. However, these also note that early settlers were not only Scots and Irish…but United Empire Loyalists!
Exploring the Eternal City in one day
My last visit to Rome was fleeting, as I spent most of my trip exploring Tuscany, but decided to stay three days in the Eternal City before flying home from Rome’s Fiumicino Airport.
Eveline Beatrice Alice Warren 1876-1909
A pen and ink drawing of Eveline Beatrice Alice Warren hung on their bedroom wall and my grandmother often told me fascinating tales of the cousin she called “Lena”.
Wine for the grill
Firing up the grill makes us think about new food and wine combinations. But cooking outdoors doesn’t mean we abandon our basic principles of matching, adjusting, and mirroring. They still apply; we’re just more flexible. Summertime is for relaxing!
Superfood…a new buzz word
…it has been shown to increase energy and stamina, alleviate menopause and PMS symptoms, and increase sexual libido.
Caramelized onion, sage & aged cheddar canapés
This is a great party appetizer, and filling and shells can be made a day before and kept separately, but you must fill shells and melt cheese just before serving!
Garden waterfalls
Water in motion has an indisputable allure. The splashing, gurgling sound provides a tranquility that is spiritually calming, and watching the falling water can happily occupy people for hours.
Home, tweet home: birdhouses & feeders
The birdhouse is designed to be an aesthetically pleasing haven, made to benefit bird health and cope with bad weather. There is a range of structures to serve these purposes.
Green house cleaning: forward thinking, with lessons from the past
Household cleaning products can contain dangerous ingredients including carcinogens, allergens, neurotoxins, central nervous system inhibitors and heavy metals.
“The Motts” at home
“The Motts” as radio fans know them, are Carol and Paul Mott who hosted a long-running talk show on the airwaves of a major downtown Toronto station.
