Apples bring inspiration each fall
Hello everyone! I’m back after a lengthy sabbatical. I have been feeling the urge to start recipe creating and writing again, so here I am. While our annual leaf looking expeditions have not yet started, it won’t be long before the fall colours are out in full display. September is the month local apples start to appear on trees […]
Cozy up on Christmas Eve with some fire-side treats
Now that the Christmas parade has made its successful return to beautiful downtown Creemore, the holiday season is now in full swing. I see the beautiful mittens hung on Mill Street and store windows decorated, so I hope that everyone enjoys their local shopping. I have been madly making gingerbread men, and lots of mini-mincemeat […]
Souvenir recipe from cooking school abroad
When we have some down time at the B&B, we try to get out and explore new places, both near and far. We had heard good things about Pebbles Family Restaurant located in Varney west of Flesherton on Highway 6. A very generous Mennonite buffet is served, and if you are looking for homestyle straight […]
Summer salad days
Summer seems to be flying by! I have been laid up for a while due to knee replacement surgery so you may not have seen me much around Creemore lately. I can now manage stumping around quite well and so have been slowly getting back into the swing of my usual activities, especially those food […]
Travel rekindles culinary spark
The Avalon kitchen and B&B have been closed for a while as we have been away on vacation for almost six weeks, since the beginning of April. We have never taken such a long time off before, but a holiday was long overdue and we enjoyed ourselves very much. We visited Malta first, and […]
Recipe guarantees a souper Valentine’s Day
It’s February again and Valentine’s Day is just around the corner. Not only that, the Family Day weekend follows right after. As per usual, there are many events going on in and around Creemore, including a number of delicious sounding community dinners, cook-offs, bake sales, and so on. Everyone needs extra fuel to keep warm […]
Enjoy a touch of spring heat while BBQ sizzles
As usual, spring is bringing everyone out into the warmer weather. Just reading through The Echo’s events listing shows so much going on – spring suppers, plant and garage sales, and an amazing number of book launches, readings and signing by so many talented local writers – you do not lack for interesting things to […]
Marking 10 years of sharing family favourites
I had just started thinking about dreaming up my annual Christmas recipe, when I had to stop myself. As I was rummaging through past recipes and stories, something popped out of the computer screen and hit me right between the eyes. I have now been writing my beloved Creemore Dish for 10 years! My first […]
Favourite pie recipe found snuggled up in a good book
I picked up my first batch of apples from Giffen’s about a week ago. Once the Honey Crisps are ripe, you definitely know you’ve moved into the fall season. While pumpkin pie is usually one of the dessert staples around this time of year, a cinnamony sweet slice of apple pie is still one of […]
Culinary thoughts turn to comfort foods
[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text] Thanksgiving weekend started off with a busy whirl of activities and ended with some quiet time at the B&B. Just the way Stephen and I both like it. Saturday was spent with our best friends celebrating one of their grandson’s second birthday (eldest daughter) and meeting another new grandson, only six weeks old (youngest […]