Well, the weather here is officially the worst. I haven’t been outside in three days now… but on the plus side, my stir-craziness has me baking up a storm. Yesterday it was banana muffins and potato-crusted quiche. Today I’ve made another quiche and these pumpkin oatmeal bars–so I thought I’d take the opportunity to share the recipe with you!… Read More »
Archives for January 2019
My Best Tips for Beating the Winter Blues
It’s Minnesotan winter weeks like this one that make me wonder: why did I ever leave California? Or rather, why didn’t I move to the rainforest/the outback/the beach, instead of Minnesota?
Whether you struggle with Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD) or simply a mild case of the winter blues, post-Christmas winter is hard for everyone. No more holidays, back to work, and the weather is completely miserable. Shorter days and bad weather mean less time outdoors–and more time cooped up, looking up flights to warmer places!… Read More »
Mount Engadine Lodge: A Gluten-Free Foodie’s Review
Mount Engadine Lodge, where we stayed for our honeymoon, is famous for their restaurant. For guests, they serve four meals a day: breakfast, a packed lunch, afternoon tea, and a three-course dinner every night. Many non-guests travel over an hour from Calgary for Sunday brunch, tea, and dinner. So we expected the food to be good–we just didn’t know how they’d do with gluten-free food.
Overall? I’d give Mount Engadine 5/5 for the taste/quality of the food and 4/5 stars for gluten-free eaters. The food was fresh, local, and excellent–but we had two small mishaps during our stay. I’ll describe a normal day of meals, then explain the mishaps.… Read More »
Our Honeymoon at Mount Engadine Lodge
We spent last week at the cutest little lodge in Alberta, Canada for our honeymoon! Whilst I was a bad blogger and didn’t remember to take many interior pictures of the lodge–I thought I’d write a bit and share a few pictures since we enjoyed our stay so much.… Read More »
Dear Perfectionist Blogger, Let Yourself Be Messy
Dear Perfectionist Blogger,
At the end of 2018, I stopped trying to create the “perfect” blog. The blog with only beautiful, well-lit photos; content planned out weeks in advance; every post search engine optimized and refined to the T. Instead, I started writing spontaneous, imperfect posts more frequently.
It was a fantastic decision.… Read More »