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Peace soup
On deck tonight… Quebec pea soup (homemade chicken stock; smoked ham hock from those pig wizards at Portage Meats), garlicy goat labneh, roasted brussels, pickled shallots, and Amy’s amazing sourdough. Extra crap on table for effect. https://www.pbs.org/food/recipes/quebec-style-yellow-pea-soup Continue reading
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A cold beginning to February
The first few weeks of February were really freaking cold, with the daily highs hovering around the -20 degC mark and getting down below -30 at night. We mostly cocooned inside for weeks while listening to the ‘ole oil furnace… Continue reading
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homemade crackers
After buying some horrifically expensive olive oil crackers for Christmas, I decided to try making my own. We found this recipe from Ricardo Cuisine, though I left out the chili flakes to make them work with as many cheeses and… Continue reading
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snowshoes
We got some snowshoes. We wanted them for recreation. The snow is either too deep or too crusted over to use our cross country skis, so we thought snowshoes would be a good option. Turns out they’re valuable equipment for… Continue reading
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snow drifts
This winter is teaching us lots of good lessons about snow drifts. We are more attuned to wind speeds and directions. We are learning what differences in wind and temperature can mean. The wind blows so hard the snow turns… Continue reading
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big green
Yassssssss!! We figured out the John Deere tractor! Continue reading
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das move
Whelp we packed up all our shit and moved it to the middle of nowhere SK in a big-assed truck. Amazingly, I didn’t kill anyone. Continue reading
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