It’s officially spring in Toronto, but it’s been unseasonably cold and we’ve had a second coming of winter with 5-cm dumps of snow in April! Mixing up a filling and savoury spinach quiche with springlike ingredients helps me wait for the snow to melt and the fragrant hyacinths to bloom. At work, I teach people how […]
Author: Meinhilde
Tea Cakes and Honey Butter
These hot, yeasted tea cakes are perfectly matched to luscious honey butter. Eating them makes me feel like a pioneer woman or something! This recipe uses a yeasted batter, but it only needs to rise for one hour. You can easily whip up these tea cakes and have them ready at teatime; just serve them instead of […]
Travelling Utah with a Campervan: Moab
After staying at Arches National Park for three nights, my parents and I moved to a commercial RV campground in Moab, Utah. The campground was perfectly functional, but rather cramped and austere, with none of the lovely surrounds or space that we were granted at Devils Garden Campground. Staying a night in Moab, though, allowed […]
Toronto Eats: Birthday Dinner at Wvrst
For Karlos’ birthday, we went for hot dogs at Wvrst. Karlos is not a picky eater; he has tried everything from grasshoppers and zebra to snow pea shoots and okra. However, there are only a couple of foods that he won’t touch: eggplants, eggs, and until recently, sausages. He will still not eat regular hot dog wieners […]
Travelling Utah with a Campervan – Dead Horse Point State Park
My dad’s cousin rode her motorcycle throughout Utah and recommended we check out Dead Horse Point State Park. So while my parents and I were in Utah last May, we spent a day hiking in the state park. Dead Horse Point is located about 2000 feet above the winding Colorado River and is so named […]