Annual Strawberry Tradition

I like to create annual traditions with my son, our own personal traditions that don’t  come with a hallmark card, or mandatory gift giving, candy supplying, flower forwarding obligation – something that helps us mark time and seasons and our life…

It’s too hot – final day

Today, I ran out of creative ideas – so  I decided this was also a good time to start clearing out my freezer.  I am so good at not throwing away my leftovers – well, at least I often prolong…

It’s too hot day 4

Breakfast was easy – cereal and yogurt – lunch I made tuna sandwiches for my son and I just had hummus on mine.  So, not too bad – in 4 days I haven’t used my stove, and it’s been really…

It’s too hot – day 3

Unless  you have one of those outdoor heating elements on your bbq, don’t attempt to boil anything.  I was trying to boil perogies – we have found someone who makes amazing perogies  at our local farmers market and we love…

It’s too hot in the kitchen – how I’m trying to avoid using my stove/oven for a week.

Now that warmer days are here – my inspiration to cook major meals has wilted.  I was trying to figure out a way to completely avoid turning on my stove/oven this week – in an effort to save on energy…