Garlic’s apparent beneficial properties range from improved digestion, reduced inflammation and warding off colds. These and many other medicinal attributes were discovered long ago in central Asia and were documented in a Sanskrit manuscript from 350 – 375 AD.

Market tables heavy with thousands of braided strands of garlic are a certain sign that fall is approaching in Provence. Large, fresh, peppery cloves – nothing like Nutmeg had ever bought at the grocery store in Alberta. Or so she thought before she discovered Jackie Chalmers the owner and cultivator of New Oxley Garlic based in Claresholm, Alberta.

Tags: Garlic, Garlic cloves, New Oxley Ranch, New Oxley Ranche, Travel Alberta

This entry was posted on Monday, January 27th, 2014 at 6:00 am and is filed under Condiment, Recipes. You can follow any responses to this entry through the RSS 2.0 feed. Both comments and pings are currently closed.

Nutmeg has finally convinced Ginger that snowshoeing is an acceptable form of exercise. AND if you take the snowshoes off before you reach the ski lodge your buddies will not even notice that you did not spend your day freezing on the chairlift and skating down the icy slopes.

For Ginger, it is all about being able to sleep-in and actually has nothing to do with the fitness component.

Tags: Banff National Park, Easy Baking, Easy Healthy Recipes, Pumpkin Muffins, Savoury Muffins

This entry was posted on Monday, January 20th, 2014 at 6:00 am and is filed under Muffins, Recipes. You can follow any responses to this entry through the RSS 2.0 feed. Both comments and pings are currently closed.

As Nutmeg looked out the window at the hotel, 8am in Dublin looked like midnight in Provence. Was it always this dark? Or were the low hanging rain clouds enhancing the depressing view?

David Cooke’s warm smile and hearty handshake quickly wiped away any gloomy thoughts that the tour group participants might have had. Cooke owner/operator of Dawn2Dusk Guided Photography Tours apologized several times for the weather on that October morning. The moist skies might have been beyond David’s control, but the rest of the guided trip ran like clockwork.

Tags: Dawn2Dusk, Dublin Tours, Ireland photography, Irish Travel, Touring Ireland

This entry was posted on Monday, January 13th, 2014 at 6:00 am and is filed under Ireland, Travel. You can follow any responses to this entry through the RSS 2.0 feed. Both comments and pings are currently closed.

The joys of easy entertaining:

• Simple food
• Great flavours
• Easy laughter
• And not too many dishes

Doesn’t that sound perfect?

If you want to enjoy your guests and not waste a whole day cooking, keep reading.

Tags: French Food, French Recipes, Lamb roast, Provencal Food, Provence Travel, Travel in France

This entry was posted on Monday, January 6th, 2014 at 6:00 am and is filed under Meats, Recipes. You can follow any responses to this entry through the RSS 2.0 feed. Both comments and pings are currently closed.