These muffins are a great snack for the kids but are also great with afternoon coffee. Since we're doing Paleo for my son's eczema we are using the most 'pure' products we can afford like raw honey, organic eggs, gluten-free/soy-free chocolate chips and good quality coconut flour and oil.  The ingredients are eggs, bananas, coconut oil, honey, coconut flour, salt, baking soda, cinnamon, nutmeg, baking soda and chocolate chips.  Start by beating ...

My Soccer Mom friend told me about a place where you can feed baby goats. Loved the idea. Decided to do it. Jellystone Park is a themed campground that caters to overnight stays and day visits and the owner's daughter-in-law owns the goats. And the fun part - the campground is owned by a South African and we had a great time chatting, (reverting to our South African accents) and ...

Cullen's reading group has just finished reading "How To Eat Fried Worms" and since it coincided with the end of the semester, they got to watch the movie over 2 days.  The parents were asked to make the desserts featured in the back of the book and I chose this one.  It's starts with brownie mix, chocolate cookie (biscuit) crumbs, frosting (icing), gummy worms and any other dessert decoration.  First make up the ...

I love shortbread. My favourite is the Walker's brand which is a British company that specializes in shortbread. I decided I'd make a batch of my own but with a little 'extra' in the mix.  Shortbread ingredients are very basic. All you need is flour, cornstarch, sugar and butter.  I threw in these. Chocolate toffee bits.  Start by creaming the butter and 4 tablespoons of sugar in a blender or using a hand ...

Sometimes I'm so focused on capturing the landscape and the "big picture" that I overlook the closeups. Warren took these photos today. They are so lovely.  Thanks babe for reminding me to stop and look at the details of life. 

It's Teacher-Appreciation Week this week and since I am a member of the Baking Committee at the school, I was signed up to provide an appetizer for the staff. I had all the ingredients on hand so Balsamic & Honey Chicken Legs it is.  The ingredients are balsamic vinegar, honey, brown sugar, soy sauce (I used a substitute called coconut aminos), dried rosemary, garlic and chicken legs of course.  Mix all the ...

It snowed. Not enough in our area to go sledding. So we went to Evergreen.   Evergreen is surrounded by thousands of acres of land in the Rockies.   Cullen was dying to sled. We found this hill next to the frozen lake.   Cullen ventured to the top of the hill. He had on a thin pair of sweatpants, a t-shirt under his hoodie and his snow boots. No gloves, no hat, no waterproof clothing. ...