Salt River
The Salt River runs through the town of Fort Smith, NWT. All is very green right now because recently, there has been a lot of rain. The Salt River is not salty, but is named for the nearby salt...
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Hello Rosie!
We recently had dinner at a lovely winery called Kismet.Really nice Indian food accompanied by Kismet's wines. These were great matches which is a bit of challenge with spicier foods as the wine can be...
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Hungry? Thirsty?
Recently I was going through my photos and found that quite a lot of them are pictures of foods or drinks. I enjoy eating, either at home or in a restaurant and my M is quite a good cook. We are also...
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Blueberries
I love blueberries, or as they are also known in French, bleuets. The early French and English explorers invented these words for their languages as they had never before encountered the intensely...
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Italian, Please
Although my cultural background is very strongly French-Canadian, I love to cook and eat Italian. A big favourite is mushroom pasta. I find it incredibly comforting and delicious, and together with a...
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Mushroom Pasta Recipe
This recipe is in metric, but I’ve done some imperial conversions that I hope work out. It’s really easy and you can play around with the amounts (more mushrooms!) to your taste. If you would like,...
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Saturday Market
Penticton has a thriving farmers’ market that operates in the downtown every Saturday from mid-April until the end of October. One of the flower stalls. M and I try do our weekly fruit and vegetable...
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When the Weather Outside Is Frightful …
… there’s lots of stuff inside that’s delightful! Hot chocolate, maybe with some liqueur? Warm croissants? Some Okanagan Sangiovese, rich and luscious? Whatever makes you feel cosy and comforted, now...
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A Good Bottle
A recent communique from the Canadian Centre on Substance Abuse and Addiction states that “no amount of alcohol” consumption is healthy and rather is linked to cancer. However, having taken the time...
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