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Recipe: Smashed BBQ Potatoes
Smashed BBQ potatoes – yes, it’s time to fire up the barbeque and get cooking. I’ve never really been a barbeque person – don’t get me wrong, I love to eat most items that come off the grill, yet I haven’t ventured out to cooking with it. Well, one of my goals this summer is to fire up the propane a little more often. Let’s get cooking! Ingredients 2-3 pounds of mini potatoes about 3 tablespoons of canola oil tablespoon of steak spice teaspoon of…
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Recipe: Avocado Salsa
Avocado salsa – it’s like chunky guacamole. It’s fresh, delicious and creamy. Don’t you just love avocados? I do! Okay, let’s get cooking! Ingredients 3 avocados 1 roma tomato 1/4 of a red onion 2 tablespoons of cilantro 1 teaspoon of garlic 2 teaspoons of lime juice dash of hot sauce salt to taste First, slice your avocados. Use hass avocados if you have access to them – they’re big and rich. Slice the avocado in half and then score into cubes and use a…
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Project: Plants 2.0
Plants 2.0. That’s right – here’s a little update on our plant project blog post from last October. I’ll share some of the plants from last year and how they’re doing now and also share a couple of new plants that are loving life on the acreage. Plants This fire stick guy loved his greenhouse life with his red tips and all. Well, now, he loves the south facing windows and all the light the sun has to offer. Oh, and he loves it so…
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Recipe: Jalapeño Poppers
Jalapeño poppers! And they’re gluten free. We were at the Spice Merchant a few weeks ago and picked up some roasted garlic. I’d been planning on making these jalapeño poppers for a bit, but the garlic brought them to a whole new level. Spices are such wonderful flavour boosters. Okay, let’s get cooking! Ingredients 5 jalapeños 8oz of cream cheese 1/4 cup of shredded old cheddar 1 teaspoon of roasted garlic 3 drops of hot sauce dash of salt to taste 5 strips of gluten…
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Project: Scooby Doo the Boler After
Scooby Doo the Boler After – did you see the before?! I told you it was such an incredible transformation. From bright new windows, to new mould resistant hull liner, this 13 foot Boler is ready for some fun. I think we put in about 200 hours into this project and did a few extras that we hadn’t planned on – like taking down the ensolite and replacing it with quality marine grade hull liner. If you want the full scope of the project, you…
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Project: Scooby Doo the Boler Before
Scooby Doo the Boler Before – check out the state and condition of this 1977 fiberglass trailer. As most of you know we had two adorable pups – Bella and Lily. They’re part of the reason we turned to RVing since it’s a fun way to travel and take them along. In 2017 when we got our second Boler, our first Overhaul, and Lily was along for the ride. She came with us on 6 trailer hunting trips. She was a trooper. Scooby Doo was…
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Travel: 3 Days in Victoria
Yes, 3 days in Victoria! That’s honestly all you need. This city is less than 100,000 people and it’s easily walkable if the weather is nice. Looking for a place to say? Check out this place in the harbour. We visited Beacon Hill Park and saw so many plants, flowers, and birds – it was so much fun. Plus, a nice needed walk after our hike. Check out how colourful this peacock is – he came right up to us. I’ve heard they can be…
