A Life in the Making

Even though Kevin and I have been married for 10 years, in many ways I still feel like we are figuring out what 'our' Christmas traditions are.  Maybe its that the kids are still so young, so we've not had much time to renegotiate what family means to our little family unit, or maybe its that we ...

Some things you may or may not like to know: -Ellis has started at a new nursery, in the mornings.  He loves it and so far we have fallen into a nice rhythm with it. The bonus is that the school actually has kids from our neighbourhood in it, so we may get to know some people. - I have decided t...

What is it about spring vegetables?  You see, my very favourite veggies in the world all live their short lives in the springtime: purple sprouting broccoli, broad beans and asparagus. growing up, we had an enormous asparagus patch.  My father has always been equally besotted with these sharp gr...

This bread is just delicious and perfect for the dark nights that are creeping into our lives.  Eaten plain or with butter or with cranberry jam it is the quintessential autumn not-too-sweet bread. Oatmeal Pumpkin Bread (with Cranberries and Pumpkin Seeds) Adapted from ARTISAN BREAD IN 5 MINUTES...