I have always loved Ryvita Whole Grain Rye Crispbread and recently I discovered that they have some great new varieties including one named Pumpkin Seeds and Oats. I’ve been enjoying these with herbed goat cheese for a nice light lunch.
Today, after reading a message on my backpacking recipes blog from oregonhiker, I decided to try them with [...]
Archive for the ‘Miscellaneous’ Category
a food discovery
Posted in Miscellaneous, tagged crackers, crispbread, food, food finds on May 4, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
banana protection
Posted in Miscellaneous, tagged banana, fruit, school lunches on March 20, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
Last fall I was in the Oakville Hiker’s Haven store and I found this great little product called a Banana Guard.
One thing I dislike is a bruised banana and my little boy is the same, so I thought this would be great for his school lunches. If you ever saw how that boy throws his [...]
maple sugaring
Posted in Miscellaneous, tagged maple syrup, sugar bush, sugaring on March 16, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
When I was a child I used to head down our road to Farmer Dan Weadick’s place. Farmer Dan had a beautiful sugar bush in back of the farm and he used to let me help check the pails and take off the sap. I haven’t done that since I was 14 and we moved [...]
my return… and the tomato salad
Posted in Miscellaneous, Recipes, tagged appetizer, basil, bocconcini, cookbook, food, hot peppers, tomato salad, tomatoes, vegetarian on March 15, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
It’s been months since I’ve blogged on craveable. Many things have been going on — everything from working on my next book to some medical issues.
I’ll be posting new ideas, recipes and wine finds over the coming months.
This isn’t a recipe but it is one of my favorite lunches. Sometimes I make it as a [...]
ineeka (little earth)
Posted in Miscellaneous, tagged backpacking, canoeing, food, grocery store finds, Ingredients, loose tea on September 26, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
Today I was at the post office picking up a shipment. Our local postal outlet is in a Shoppers Drug Mart and they have a great range of organic teas and coffee. As I was browsing the selection a silver tin caught my eye — tea made by a company called ineeka (little earth).
The company’s tagline [...]
