Strickly Speaking

I have missed fall. It's been two years since I've experienced an Ontario fall. I love it. The cool weather. The changing leaves. Th...

I am obsessed with these cookies.  Yesterday I made a third batch in four days.  They're chock-full of grains and seeds and nuts...

In my ears The Oh Hellos  - Through the Deep, Dark Valley I've been listening to this album on repeat. Over and over and over again a...

am i the only one who saves recipes on their computer to try for a later date? seriously. i have folders upon folders all categorized into r...

today i ate the most delicious lunch. possibly ever. but certainly in a long, long time. it was a staff day at the house today {meetings, b...

how can you not find may the fourth to be hilariously awesome as star wars day? seriously. may the fourth be with you. i love it! except ...

...make pineapple coconut banana bread! oh yes. i'm feeling very bake-y these days what with the rain and cooler weather {oh hello...

yesterday was pancake tuesday! did you eat pancakes? we sure did. i made our favourite banana pancakes as well as trying out a new recipe...

pancakes. banana pancakes. so light. so fluffy. so good. we ran out of bread the other day and so for lunch I made these for the boys. this...

i made these scones for christmas morning breakfast. they.were.amazing. i am in love with them. you need to make them.  the origina...

it's surprising what you can and can't find here in terms of cooking/baking. to be honest, i can find most things i need  for bakin...

i saved the m&ms my mom sent me from canada especially for this. not gonna lie, it was total sugar overload. but so much fun! both...

is it just me or does anyone else consistently forget how to spell "cappuccino"? anyway, my friend kelly gave me this recipe and...

I've made more bread and baked goods during my 2+ months here in Uganda, than possibly in the entire time I lived in Guelph. I've ...

i have had this recipe saved on my computer for ages but have never made it. why? well, because it calls for milk powder and i never  h...

it's sunday again. sundays aren't really my favourite day of the week here. going to church isn't really that fun  or enjoyab...

there is so much to be thankful for; no headache when i woke up this morning. a new swing set for the boys! {do you like our tire...

so we had our first date night since moving to kampala. we went out for dinner and a movie. and i took a boda boda. at night. it was ...

it all started with some life ministry staff {stephen & grace} dropping in on thursday afternoon. they mentioned they would come by on ...

happy first monthiversary to us! to celebrate living in uganda for 1 month we {me and the boys} made rice krispie squares with {lots} ...