Sunday Morning Coffee

Sunday mornings I usually take some time to read stories I may not have time for through the week. I plan to share some of my favourite links here so that you might catch up on them as well with a cup of Sunday morning coffee as well. How a Nova Scotia businessman has helped …

Best Coast Coffee Gallery- Broad Cove, Nova Scotia

Do you have a summer to-do list? I’m not talking about cleaning out the garage, or getting the house painted…like a FUN summer to-do list! My list is pretty simple…mostly local…but one of the things I really wanted to do this summer, was to make it down to the Best Coast Coffee Gallery in Broad …

Blueberry Lemon Buttermilk Cake

While I was at Bob and the Boys Farm Market this week, I picked up some beautiful blueberries and lemons. I just love the taste of lemon zest when it’s added to a blueberries in a recipe…so fresh…and…zesty. 😉 So what could be better than the two combined…in a cake…that you can eat for breakfast! …

Let’s go to the Market! Bob and the Boys Farm Market

I feel so lucky to live where I do. Seriously. Lucky. One of the best parts of living here in Lunenburg County is the abundance of Farm Markets. We have several weekly farm markets, in Bridgewater, Lunenburg and Liverpool, but we also have many seasonal markets like Bob and The Boys Farm Market. Bob and the Boys …

Sunday Morning Coffee

Sunday mornings I usually take some time to read stories I may not have time for through the week. I plan to share some of my favourite stories here so that you might catch up on them as you enjoy a Sunday morning coffee! Solterre Concept House…our girl’s weekend away. Coleen from Curtains are Open …

Let’s have a picnic! Graves Island Provincial Park- Chester, NS

It’s a tradition. Every July we have a family barbecue/picnic at Graves Island Provincial Park in Chester, to celebrate a couple July birthdays (mine and my youngest daughters) I think it may have started as a way for me to host a birthday party, without actually having to clean up the house….but it has turned into …

Strawberry Bread Recipe

Summer time is here and the fruits of the season are arriving! If you try to eat seasonally, then you know that some things are eagerly anticipated…like the arrival of fresh strawberries. Do you go strawberry picking? If you do go and end up wondering what to do with some of your berries, a little …

Strawberry Picking on the South Shore

There is nothing better than the taste of a fresh picked strawberry in the summer. Like, literally…nothing better. People wait all year for the first strawberry shortcake, berries and cream, or to start jam making. This is why eating seasonally is so optimal, but be warned, it can/will ruin you for eating strawberries any other …

Sunday Morning Coffee

Sunday mornings I usually take some time to read stories I may not have time for through the week. I plan to share some of my favourite stories here so that you might catch up on them as you enjoy a Sunday Morning Coffee! Halifax’s Mobile Food Market makes its debut in East Preston – …

Real Food Meal Plan

Oh, real life…why don’t you have to make things so difficult sometimes? It’s weeks like these that require a Real Food Meal Plan. If you need some meal inspiration here’s what I am making this week. Slow Cooker Honey and Garlic Chicken and Veggies Pork Chops with Baked Potatoes and Peas Chicken Club Pasta Salad …