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Travel: Elk Island Hike
Elk Island hike – the weather was sunny, a bit cloudy, and we had just enough bug spray. Plus, the bison are such a treat to see! In June we hiked two trails, number 11 and number 12. Daphne loved both – she likes to wander, check out smells and her 30 foot leash keeps her close, yet gives her a bit of freedom, too. Elk Island Here we are, hiking away. Gators are necessary with how muddy it’s been – we had to hike…
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Recipe: Jalapeño Hamburger Hot Dogs
Jalapeño hamburger hot dogs! What? Yes. Why? Well, a few weeks ago I felt like hot dogs. So weird since that rarely happens. Now, I don’t eat red meat or pork, so I was on the hunt for Butterball turkey (and gluten free!) hot dogs. Do you think I had any luck? No. None. So, I grabbed some Butterball turkey bacon and some ground turkey and though, I can do this! Let’s get cooking. Ingredients 1 pound of ground turkey 1 egg 1/4 cup of…
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Recipe: July 4 Cookies
July 4 cookies. What? Yes, it’s July 4th! Time for fireworks, right? I remember how awesome the beginning of July was were I grew up – on a small border town in Northern Ontario. Fireworks on July 1 and then fireworks 3 days later. It was like yes, summer is here! Okay, let’s get baking. July 4 Cookies These are chocolate chip cookies and are the exact same as these Canada Day Cookies, except I add blue sprinkles to the red and white colours of…
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Recipe: Canada Day Cookies
Canada Day cookies! Happy July 1, 2020. Here is the best gluten free chocolate chip recipe bedazzled with white and red sprinkles. Okay, let’s get baking. Ingredients 2 cups of gluten free flour 1/2 teaspoon of salt 1 teaspoons of baking soda 1/2 cup of cream cheese 3/4 cup of salted butter 1 cup of brown sugar 1/2 cup of white sugar 2 egg yokes 1 tablespoon of vanilla about 1 cup of chocolate chips 10-15 chocolate melts 3 tablespoons of sprinkles First, sift the…
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Project: Deer Fence
Deer fence! What? Yes, we installed a 6.5 foot deer fence in May. It took us about 3 weeks from beginning to end (we worked about 4 full days, and then a couple of hours on odd evenings). Deer Fence Bryce had to brush cut more than 2000 feet of paths so we could get the fence in, and we gained a bit of land on the west side since the markers set back in 1970 were way, way off. Happy we got a land…
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Recipe: Street Corn Enchiladas
Street corn enchiladas, this adaptation came from me wanting street corn and Bryce wanting enchiladas a few weeks ago. Well, heck, let’s just combine them and here we are! I took the street corn recipe and mixed everything in a big bowl, then stuffed corn tortillas, added enchilada sauce and cheese and baked up. Okay, let’s get cooking! Ingredients 4 cobs of corn 1 large jalapeño 1/2 cup of cilantro and green onions 10 oz of crumbled cojita cheese (or feta) 3 garlic cloves 2…
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Recipe: Monster Cookie Bars
Monster cookie bars are flour free – none, at all. Not even gluten free flour, just no flour. They are chewy, gooey, and sweet. Okay, let’s get baking! Ingredients 1 cup of natural peanut butter 2 eggs 1/2 cup of brown sugar 2 tablespoons of agave 1 tablespoon of melted coconut oil 2 teaspoons of vanilla 1/2 teaspoon of baking soda about 1/4 teaspoon of salt 1/4 cup of oats, chocolate chips, and M&Ms reserve a few M&Ms and chocolate chips for the top First,…
