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Recipe: Strawberry Avocado Salad
Strawberry avocado salad – the perfect summer or fall salad full of bright rich colours and flavours. Plus, the toasted almonds add in a nice nuttiness. Okay, let’s get cooking! Ingredients 5 cups of salad mix 8 strawberries 1/4 of a red onion 1 avocado 1/4 cup of slivered almonds 1/2 cup of crumbled feta poppyseed or balsamic dressing First, get out a cast iron pan and put it on medium heat. Add in the slivered almonds and toast them. Be sure you’re keeping an…
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Recipe: Passion Iced Tea
Passion iced tea – who said summer is almost over? Not here! Here it’s a bright and sunny day, the perfect day for some cold refreshing fruit tea. Let’s brew up a batch and enjoy the sun. Ingredients 1 whole lemon 4 bags of passion tea 16 oz of boiling water 1 litre of filtered cold water First, boil your water – I usually use filtered water to let the full flavour of the tea (or coffee, when I make it) come through. Remember a…
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Recipe: Peach Butter
Peach butter – it’s like peach jam but without pectin. A while back I made strawberry rhubarb butter and it was so good. If you love peaches, this butter is delicious, too. You can have it for breakfast or as an after dinner snack – it works both ways. Okay, let’s get cooking. Ingredients 2 cups of pealed and pitted peaches 2/5 cup of sugar 1 tablespoon of lemon juice 1 teaspoon of cinnamon salt to taste You can use frozen peaches if you like,…
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Recipe: Roasted Corn and Arugula Salad
Roasted corn and arugula salad is such a great peppery summer salad. The feta cheese adds some balance to the bite of the arugula; and the roasted corn adds some sweetness, too. Let’s get cooking this bright and fresh summer salad. Ingredients 2 ears of corn on the cob about 4 cups of arugula 1/2 cup of crumbled feta cheese your favourite dressing (poppyseed for me!) First, shuck your corn. Hey, for those of you who buy corn on the cob at the grocery store,…
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Project: Tipsy the Boler Before
Tipsy the Boler before – it’s hard to call this post a before since it’s actually more like an in-between. When we got Tipsy back in 2012 we travelled in her for the first time in 2014 and then spent that summer fixing her up for a 3 month road trip down to the California / Mexican border. This ‘before’ however, is the before her last overhaul. So, let’s take a look at some of these before photos. Tipsy the Boler Before See the grind…
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Photos: Daphne Turns Two
Daphne turns two – that’s right, our sweep pup Daphne is now more than 2 years old – so wild! She spent her first night at home with us in December 2019 and we have loved her ever since. Daph-Daph is full of sass, is particular about treats, and loves to run. She’s a nap-a-holic and gets two walks a day. Oh, and during these hot summer days she’s likes to hide indoors by the ac vents. Ah, just a little spoiled, yes. Okay –…
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Project: How to Sew Boler Trailer Cushion Covers
How to sew Boler trailer cushion covers – it’s easy! It just takes a lot of planning, patience and precision (well, sort of). First, head to your local fabric store and buy enough fabric for however many cushions you need to cover. I usually buy about 9 metres of fabric for all 9 cushions, if it’s 60+ wide. This sometimes leaves me tight margins, yet as a back-up, you can use a complimentary fabric for underneath the bunk, the banana cushion, or the two small…
