"Gardens are a form of autobiography." ~ Sydney Eddison Rainbow Swiss chard is one of my favourite things from the garden. I've been tucking some away in the freezer and we're enjoying it regularly in salad these days. It makes a tasty, crunchy, and hearty salad: chopped chard, whatever other veggies are on hand (currently
"Autumn seemed to arrive suddenly that year. The morning of the first September was crisp and golden as an apple.” ~ J.K. Rowling, Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows Canning meatballs today. We don't eat a lot of meat but it is nice to have a few jars on the shelf for a quick winter
This post was first published at Story Circle Network’s One Woman’s Day blog. Once a year my husband goes on a salmon fishing trip with a few of his friends. It’s as much of a pleasure for me as it is for him. While he looks forward to fishing and fellowship, and anticipates the salmon,
In recent months I've become a fan of preparing batches of meals to freeze. It's so handy to be able to pull out a meal and throw it in the slow cooker in the morning knowing when I get home at the end of another busy day that dinner will be ready. I spent the