this is ridiculous. Just stand it up with a beer can chicken stand! I don't use a can with mine - instead I use a mason jar that i put water in. Works fine and the chicken browns evenly.

I was just offered a huge opportunity by my parents to move into their empty house with my boyfriend and live there rent free. The downside is it's right in the middle of the cure! So it looks like...

Curing in Edmonton. It's snowing and I'm ready to hibernate for winter!

I always use old cookbooks when I'm searching for recipes. I inherited a lot of my mom's collection when she purged her cookbook shelf (more like an entire bookcase). I frequently use: ...

The bed shown in the photo above is from Ikea. I'm thinking about it for my own bedroom. I've had an Ikea metal frame in the past and as long as you put it together well (ie: tighten all the bolts ...

I don't like this and I think it's because too many artists focus on the negative aspects of our society instead of focusing on the positives. The positive in this situation is being ...

it's called Kraft Dinner but I suspect that that's just a Canadian thing.

This year was my first crack at canning. I've made 4 types of jam so far: Apricot, Peach, Raspberry (sugar free), and Jalapeno. I have an enourmous zucchini from the family farm that ...

Canadian not Candian. Beautiful house! I love the new paint job. My only critisism would be that I wouldn't have painted the face brick on the front wall... It looks odd at the ...

A friend brought some Okanagan Peaches and Apricots with her on a visit and I made some basic Apricot and Peach jam (seperate, not together). They turned out very sweet so I'm going to do some Rasp...

When ever I get stressed out or upset, I try to step back and look at the big (or huge) picture to gain perspective on what is upsetting me. It usually means that I realise my life is quite ...

I'm eating garden swiss chard for lunch! It's so great. MMm

I have a peace lily on the table. Nothing amazing, but it looks pretty.

I prefer the dark orange sweet potatoes rather than the yellow ones. A cajun restaurant here fries them up with a bit of tempura batter on them and they come out lightly coated and crispy on the ou...

Um... I like unpacking. I also like putting away the groceries after shopping and folding laundry. I just like putting things away in their place. I hate packing. I am a terrib...

I'd consider living in one during the summer weekends. If I had a place on some water, I would put up an 8x8 hut. It is absolutely beautiful! What more do you need than a soft place to put your hea...

Set a date. I always try to set a date as a deadline to have a room cleaned up and de-cluttered. My boyfriend and I have been living in our house for almost 2 years and we still have one room...

Alberta has some of the strangest "world's largest" attractions. We have the world's largest pyrohy on a fork, malard duck, sausage, mushroom, cowboy boot, Ukrainian easter egg... the list g...

If I found a house in a neighbourhood with a HOA, I wouldn't buy it. How can someone decide to control how you live in your house when it's YOUR HOUSE?! This is ridiculous. All these s...

That "Contemporary Rug" for $60 is a rip off. Buy that rug brand new at IKEA for $40.