Month: May 2024

• Lobster, Mussels & Instant Potato Bake

  

  This recipe is one of our own creations done on the fly one evening. We put together seafood we had on hand. Add butter, then more butter and top with instant potatoes and you have one tasty decadent dish! We’re definitely cooking this dish again. Ingredients1 package Instant Herb & Garlic Mashed Potatoes5- 6 ounces…

• Growing and Using Lilacs

  

  Is there a flowering shrub that brings back more childhood memories than the lilac?In our zone 3 area these generally begin to bloom in June with an amazing fragrance. Lilacs are not a difficult shrub to grow or maintain. The most difficult part would be to choose one from the hundreds of varieties that exist.…

• Pineapple Chicken

  

  A great tasting dish of simple ingredients. Pineapple is a great addition to any recipe including this chicken dish. This is especially true if you enjoy a North America Chinese dish. Ingredients2 skinless deboned chicken breasts cut in 1 inch cubes1 can crushed pineapple (398ml or 13.5 oz)3 Tbsp ketchup1 Tbsp cornstarch2 Tbsp water1 Tbsp…

• Spinning Alpaca Fibre

  

  With the fibre processed it is time to move onto spinning our alpaca fibre. As alpaca is soft and airy and has natural drape, I wanted to keep as much of those qualities. For this reason I will spin the fibre into woolen spun. Yarn is spun either worsted or woolen-spun. When spinning worsted you…

• Old Quebec City Food Tour & More!

  

  We highly recommend you take a food tour when you’re visiting Old Quebec City. This three hour tour will give you a small sample of some of the great food this area has too offer. We booked our Food Tour online via Viator, a tour company. Our tour guide was ‘Simon the Guide‘ who provided…

• Creamy Cilantro Sauce

  

  This creamy Cilantro sauce is a fresh addition to any salad or main dish. What is Cilantro?Cilantro refers to the leaves of the coriander plant. It is commonly eaten as a food or used as a spice. Cilantro is Spanish for Coriander used in many popular Mexican dishes. Ingredients 1/3 cup finely chopped Cilantro1/2 C…