It’s the Great Pumpkin Seed Eater, Charlie
My partner loves roasted pumpkin seeds. Like, you have no idea. Last year, I forgot to get pumpkins, which meant no roasted seeds, and I never heard the end of it. This year, [Read more]
Food & Drink
Hello, is it tea you’re looking for?
Because, if it is, you're in for a treat today. Earlier this week, I was drinking my umpteenth London Fog with my colleague Lindsay at High Tea and I said something like "I [Read more]
Autumn in the ‘Peg, a photo essay
Autumn. It's such a lovely time of year, isn't it? Yes, we have mornings that arrive a little too crisp, giving us Winnipeggers that instant worry about early snow. (Step off [Read more]
Harry Potter Night VII: Mischief Managed
"I solemnly swear I am up to no good." And for seven fun evenings, our little Harry Potter Night ⚡️ club upheld that Marauders Map oath to whip up a silly bit o' magic [Read more]
Harry Potter Night VI: Fantastic Beast Feasts & Fancy Beers to Drink From
Look, we know this Harry Potter Night has gotten out of control. It's like we're this happy little trio that comes together to set the next date, then we narrow [Read more]
Manitoba roadies
Chuck and I absolutely love living the road trip life. We've tackled quite a bit of this magnificent country by car (west coast in 2010, east coast in 2014, Ontario in 2015), [Read more]
Harry Potter Night V: Stay gold boy who lived
Hello world! It's been a long time since I've been here. Between Brush Strokes has been sorely neglected over the last few months as I've been busy blogging elsewhere. I [Read more]
Energy bundles
They kind of look like timbits, but couldn't taste more different. Energy bundles are like squishy, chocolatey granola bars. They are no-bake and take less than 30 minutes to [Read more]
Ho! Ho! Ho! Yum.
This year was full of holiday baking firsts for me. First time making shortbread (so crumbly), first time dipping stuff in chocolate (why you gotta fall off the toothpicks, [Read more]
Recipe: Granola bars
My friend Andrea introduced me to this wonderful granola bar recipe. Whenever I make them, they go. And they go fast. You'll never try a tastier, chewier bar than this. My [Read more]
Harry Potter Night IV: A loony Hallowe’en
Just like the students of Hogwarts, our little HPN club took a break from magic during the summer holiday. With those warm summer days far behind us we were raring to get [Read more]
Uncorked in the valley
The Annapolis Valley is known to have some of the warmest weather and richest soils in eastern Canada. It's full of high tides, colourful farmland, and sweet, sweet wine, [Read more]
Seafood, sea breezes and sunshine
This was it. This was the experience we were looking forward to the most on our East Coast trip. The one we talked about non-stop with each other and anyone else who would [Read more]
Happily charmed by Halifax
It's a rainy and windy day today in the Maritimes due to Hurricane Arthur making his way up the Atlantic Coast, which makes it a great time to write a post. We've been [Read more]
Harry Potter Night III: The Chamber of Snacks has been Opened
Ok, so we are getting pret-tay darn good at this Harry Potter Night (HPN) thing. For the third instalment, we brought our A-game. I think we leave each party with our creative [Read more]
