thanksgiving 2004 I made potato salad and 5 people got food poisoning... since then my oldest son cannot eat mayonnaise... he literally eats everything else imaginable - just not mayonnaise... it did not affect my farmer husband the same way... this was not his first time contracting food poisoning from potato salad and I'm going... Continue Reading →
my grandparents owned and ran a restaurant in Three Hills, Alberta called 'The Coffee Break'... most of my memories come from when I was in elementary school and I'd go there after school and hang out... the best memories were watching my Grandma Reed make pie... she was so great at making a big pie... Continue Reading →
I feel undesired... not by the farmer... I feel sufficiently desired by him... just realizing that I'm at an age where the older men that used to creepily check me out no longer do... I'm too old now to make it fun for the creepers... and I'm not quite old enough to be a Cougar... Continue Reading →
disclaimer... this meal is not very healthy... unless you are a pro-athlete and burning insane amounts of calories per day you should not eat like this all the time... but it's harvest time... the time of year that farmer's finally make money and gain weight... (or this year just gain weight) and we get to... Continue Reading →
we combined red lentils the night I took this supper out... saskatchewan is a huge producer of red lentils and a side note is my daughter loves to eat them in the combine... in fact when she is out there riding with her dad she drinks a pepsi and eats lentils... I figure once less... Continue Reading →
my days are spent with mundane chores that I try to value and appreciate... making lunches, organizing plans for the day, making beds, cleaning bathrooms.... and then I get to cook... now I didn't always love it... but when you have to do something - you make a choice - love it or get through... Continue Reading →
when I took this meal my kid's were still at home on summer holidays... which means two things... I can make them work for me but I also have to put up with them... toss up... let us begin with the layered salad... in my mind it is the best salad to take out to... Continue Reading →
the first meal to the field is always a little 'hairy'... not sure when to cook things, when to pack them up... when to cry because I'm overwhelmed... the first meal plan was: Hot Corned Beef Sandwiches Tammy's Buns Garlic Roasted Potatoes Fresh Corn Casserole Macaroni Salad Saskatoon Berry Crumble Cake the other wrinkle thrown... Continue Reading →
i feed a farmer 