Yearly Archives: 2016

This large container of “expired popcorn” takes up way too much space in the cupboard. I guess at more than nine years past its “best by” date, it’s about time that I used up the stuff anyways. I remember using it last year, so let’s give it one more try for todays […]

Everything’s better with butter… theoretically you may or may not agree, but deep down you know it’s true! What’s even better is that butter is so easy to make at home. Heavy cream is all you need to make easy homemade butter and if you’ve got a blender or food processor then […]

How to grocery shop.

We all have to grocery shop, at least once and awhile… unless you’ve taken to Google Express or one of the many other express shopping experiences that do the job for you. There are tricks that grocers and marketers use to try and get you to buy what they […]

Here’s an amazing recipe for 2 ingredient Nutella brownies – well, there’s actually a pinch of salt too – so technically they’re 3 ingredient Nutella brownies. They were fun to watch bake in the #easyreach toaster oven that was sent to us from Hamilton Beach (and they sent an identical oven to […]

There used to be a corner pub in town called McGhan’s, it was pretty much a dive for 364 days a year, but on St. Patricks Day that little place really came alive! People drove from miles around to be “Irish for a day” and the regulars showed up in full force to […]

How do you like your eggs? Do you prefer soft boiled eggs or hard boiled eggs? There are several things to consider when deciding how long to boil your eggs, and every minute counts. Many people like their boiled eggs at different states of doneness, the time that you boil your eggs changes […]