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Recipe: Stuffed Acorn Squash
It’s time for fall food and this stuffed acorn squash is the perfect little meal for a cold fall day. The sweetness of the squash balances out so well with the saltiness of the feta cheese and who doesn’t love avocado! This recipe is similar to my butternut squash salad – check that recipe out, too. Okay, let’s get cooking. Ingredients acorn squash 2 tablespoons of grape seed oil avocado white onion 1/2 cup of mixed nuts 1/3 cup of dried cranberries 2/3 cup of…
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Recipe: Pickled Beets and Carrots
Pickled beets and carrots – a bit of spice for your tastebuds. A co-worker gave me some fresh garden beets and carrots and I thought I’d try my hand at pickling them. The Spice Merchant has some very fragrant pickling spices so I thought, let’s do this! Okay, here we go. Ingredients 2 cups of white vinegar 1 tablespoon of pickling spice 3 cups of fresh carrots 3 cups of fresh beets First up, gather all of your ingredients and wash two mason jars. Let’s…
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Sewing: Week Forty One: Fall Flannel Blanket Cape
Fall flannel blanket cape is week forty one of the 52 weeks of sewing project. Although it’s snowy here in Northern Alberta, it’s still technically fall. Time to pull out the plaid and let the leaves turn colours. This project is easy and will take about 20 minutes max. Let’t get started! What You Need 1 double sheet or 2 yards of 50 inch wide fabric serger machine scissors matching thread iron ironing board fray check First, gather your fabric. I used a flannel plaid…
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Recipe: Gluten Free Pumpkin Pancakes
Gluten free pumpkin pancakes on this fine Saturday morning. The second day in our celebration of five fabulous fall recipes. So good! These pancakes are gluten free, easy to make, and healthy. Not only do they taste like fall, they make you feel cozy and loved. Try them today. Ingredients 1 cup of wheat free oat flour 1/2 of wheat free oats – not quick oats 1 1/2 teaspoons of baking powder 2 teaspoons of cinnamon 1/2 a teaspoon of nutmeg, all spice and salt…
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Recipe: Five Fabulous Fall Recipes
Five Fabulous Fall Recipes It’s that time of year again – fall. The season where the it’s warm by day and cool by night. The leaves fall and wearing rain boots is perfectly acceptable, even for an adult. You know what else comes with fall? Wonderful warm eats. Yes, food with pumpkin, cranberries and deep earthy flavours. Over the next week I’ll be sharing five of my newest fall recipes. Stay tuned for some breakfast eats, a meatless chili, a sweet treat, a hearty salad,…
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Photos: Michigan Hike
Michigan Hike It’s that time of year – time to hike. The fall colours are blooming and the weather is cool enough that you won’t over heat. It’s perfect. A few weeks ago we were travelling to Ontario for my brother’s wedding, which was so great, and we drove through the American way. We spent one night in North Dakota and the other night in Michigan. We woke up early after our second night and decided to go for a hike for a couple of…
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Tutorial: Large Cowl
With Halloween behind us and the leaves all on the ground, it’s time to bundle up and stay warm. This large cowl tutorial is the perfect accessory to transition from fall into winter. Remember the fat quarter scarf tutorial I posted back in late February? This large cowl is similar in size, yet made out of all the same fabric. What You Need medium weight fabric – 1 1/2 yards matching thread machine/serger First – you’ll need two pieces each measuring 65 inches x 20…
