Container Food Gardening Workshop

 

Hello friends!

Come join me on Sunday, May 25 from 10:30-11am at 3470 Turner St, Vancouver for an informative and hands-on workshop on how to grow food in any small space! You'll also have a chance to select and sow seeds to take home to get you started.

Register on Eventbrite today: https://shorturl.at/BalDk

 

Or keep reading to learn more!

Easy, Gluten Free Easter Bunny Cake (with Vegan Option)

 

 

Hello hello, friends! We are finally getting some sunshine here in the Pacific Northwest, just in time for Easter weekend. 

Perfect timing, also, to share a quick post on a really easy Gluten Free Easter bunny cake, with a vegan option. 

 I made this cake last weekend for a group of boys aged 2.5-6 and I wish I'd gotten a pic of how big their eyes got when I brought this cake out! They were super excited, and of course everyone had an opinion on which part of the bunny they wanted to eat 😄

Victory and Relief Gardens Event!

 

 

Hello friends! 

 

I'm excited to share that I'll be giving a talk about Victory Gardens and Relief Gardens at my local community centre. 

 

If you happen to be in the Burnaby, BC area, please check it out. 

See below for more details

 

Gluten Free Easter Treats and Baked Goods

I'm reposting this roundup from 2018 as spring is just over a month away, and I thought some of you might like to get a jump on baking! 

 

Easter is just around the corner, and I'm sharing a roundup of some of my favourite gluten free Easter treat recipes from the blog.

Some of these are traditional Easter foods, like my Gluten Free German Easter bread (a.k.a. Osterkranz), Gluten Free Hot Cross Buns, and Gluten Free Apple Dumplings, while others, like my lavender sugar cookies and vegan, GF parsnip cake, are a little less conventional but just as tasty!

I've also included one of my go-to Spring decoration tutorials that is incredibly cheap and easy (hint, it's a way to use up old tin cans, too).

Finding Moments of Joy in Unsettling Times

Be still, sad heart, and cease repining;
Behind the clouds is the sun still shining;
Thy fate is the common fate of all,
Into each life some rain must fall,
Some days must be dark and dreary.

-Henry Wadsworth Longfellow 

I just wanted to share this photo I took the other day because it reminded me of Longfellow's poem, The Rainy Day. As the dark cloud passed over us, it was actually snowing! And yet the sunset was streaming across the sky all around these big clouds.

It was such a lovely juxtaposition, and such a strong metaphor, because I know many of us are feeling like the world is an unsettling place these days.

Gluten Free Construction Cake

DIY Homemade Gluten Free Birthday Cake for Kids

Gluten free kids don't need to miss out on fun birthday cakes. My son's first birthday cake request ever was a couple of years ago for his fourth birthday. He wanted a construction cake, which turned out to be far easier to make than you might think. And while my kid has no problems with gluten and I could have bought him a regular cake for his birthday, I decided to make my own GF one instead. Because gosh darn it, sometimes I want a fun cake too!!

And with a cake as simple as this one, you don't need to be a pro to make it look good. 

These photos were quick snaps on my old cell phone, so I apologize for the quality. But I'm lucky to have gotten any shots at all since my son and nephew turned this cake into an ACTUAL construction zone before we could cut proper slices!! 

Blog updates in progress!

 

Image by Mathieu Stern on Unsplash

 

Hi folks! Please forgive any glitches that occur here in the next few days. I'm working to update the blog to make it more functional for you, my awesome readers! After 13 years, 550+ posts, and well over 3,300 comments, this little baby has become a behemoth. 

I'm working to fix the appearance, mobile viewing, broken links, update images, ads that aren't intrusive but allow me to make a few pennies from my work, and more. I'm hoping to begin adding recipes and articles again soon :)