What is teriyaki pulled jackfruit? Let's start with what IS Jackfruit? Jackfruit is actually from the same species as the fig family and is the largest tree borne fruit growing sometimes as large as 80 pounds in weight. It is…
What do you do with a beet the size of a softball? I received one in my SPUD order a couple of weeks ago and it has been sitting in my crisper ever since because I wasn’t quite sure what…
Some thoughts on healthy eating: Regardless of our eating style; whether we are an omnivore, vegetarian, vegan or just a plant-based eater, we are all susceptible to not eating a healthy diet. Junk food comes in all shapes and sizes…
Prior to moving to BC, my husband and I lived and traveled around Canada and the US in a large motorhome. It was a time we really enjoyed and because our motorhome was built in Amish country in Indiana, we…
There seems to be no end to the uninvited pests that arrive at the picnic by the busload. No matter how much we swat, fan, and even yell, those darn insects keep on coming back and multiplying. Not being a…
My husband quite likes the fact that I submit a post to SPUD every week because he knows he will get something new on the menu every week. I might not be as creative if I wasn’t sharing my recipes…
When the weather starts warming up, there's nothing kids like better than an ice pop. You just have to watch a swarm of them chase down an ice cream truck to see that. This summer, instead of falling prey to the computerized tinkling…
When it comes to food and diet, one of the most commonly asked questions has to be "how can I lose weight?" We know that fad diets don't work, and if we want to keep weight off for good we…
If you have ever had morels, you already know how delicious they are. Morels, a wild mushroom, are all hand picked and after a season of forest fires they can become very plentiful. However they remain difficult to find, hence…
Any food that we don’t finish, we store it in a container, pop it in the fridge, and warm it up the next day. That is any food but fish. Understandably so, because who actually wants to be a…