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Ginger Sparklers: A Beloved Christmas Recipe

A reader asked if I would post my recipe for Ginger Sparklers and since they are my all-time favourite cookie, I had to oblige!!!

I was going to tack this onto another post, but decided…

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  • Christmas, Food
  • Jan, 03, 2026
  • 27 Comments

Top Five/Bottom Five: Fruit

This is another Top Five/Bottom Five I must have done on my old blog? I was sure I’d done it here, but can’t find it.

Time to fix that!

In general, I like most types…

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  • Food, Top Five/Bottom Five
  • Dec, 08, 2025
  • 45 Comments

Gratitude Guests: Kelly Neil on Nova Scotia, Cuisine, and Gratitude

Today feels extra special, friends. I get to introduce you all to a bona fide Nova Scotian! Please help me warmly welcome Kelly Neil!

Kelly is a talented food stylist, photographer, and columnist (she spent years…

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  • Food, Gratitude, Guest Post, Nova Scotia
  • Nov, 05, 2025
  • 29 Comments

Oops + So, Another Corn Question

So…there were NOT supposed to be two posts yesterday. My final recap of Birchie’s trip to Nova Scotia was scheduled for today. Well, I *thought* it was scheduled for today. Clearly I got my…

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  • Food, Habits, Personality Insights, Random
  • Sep, 30, 2025
  • 36 Comments

How Do You Eat Your Corn? Curious Minds Want to Know!

A few weeks ago, John and I sat down to a lunch of farm-fresh corn. It was the sweetest, crispest corn I’ve ever tasted.

Somewhere between my (literal) sighs of delight, John looked at me…

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  • Food, Habits, Random
  • Sep, 29, 2025
  • 30 Comments

Farewell, Crockpot. Hello…Instant Pot?

After many years of loyal service (it was a wedding shower gift from one of my uncles), my big crockpot has finally given up the ghost. It developed a giant hairline crack which means…

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  • Favourite Things, Food, Home, Random
  • Sep, 11, 2025
  • 49 Comments

Frugal Life: 10 Ways I Saved Money This Week

It’s been a while since I talked about thrifting and frugality, so here’s a quick rundown of some frugal “wins” from the last week.

1. Homemade chicken stock

Picture from my counter this morning.

Almost every time…

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  • Food, Frugality, Money, Thrifting
  • Aug, 24, 2025
  • 41 Comments
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