Our two weeks vacationing at cottages were split by a brief trip back to Toronto, where we spent a night hosting our out-of-town friends before they returned home. Using more of the rhubarb we brought back from Magnificent Hill, we made a quick syrup that evening, and enjoyed...
We’re spending two weeks at two cottages this summer, in the Haliburton region. Yesterday afternoon, we passed a wonderful afternoon at Magnificent Hill, meeting farm animals, collecting chicken eggs, picking raspberries, and enjoying the outdoors. With the bounty we harveste...
The passing of strawberry season marks the beginning of cherry season. At the farmer’s market this weekend, we picked up two baskets of sour cherries intending to turn them into jam. But the extremely hot weather deterred us from that canning project, and a last minute call f...