Hello Hive friends. It's not often that I make desserts. I don't really have a sweet tooth. Once every so often I do like a little sweet dessert. It's a bit of a pick me up, when you are trapped indoors,

Hello Hive friends. I know people that snub soup, but not me. Any time of the year and any type, is my go to comfort food. It's seems to fit the scene outside. The pillowy snow flakes have been falling

Hello Hive friends. My recipes today are mainly focused on two dishes inspired by my travels to two countries. The only two countries I have visited, south of the USA border, were Cuba and Mexico. My first

Hello Hive friends. We travelled to the other side of town today to get groceries for my partner's elderly parents. It's -15 C. When I get back from this trip. I need comfort food, which can be many different

Hello Hive friends. Today is New Year day in Montreal Canada. It doesn't really mean much to me. We were sleeping last night, long before midnight and for the first year in a few, we didn't have to work

Hello Hive friends. I cannot say, it's been a hectic holiday. We only have two family members in town, which are my partner's parents. We have no friends by choice. No obligations except to make sure my

Hello Hive friends. It's Wednesday here in Montreal. It's also Christmas eve's day. We will have to go soon to see my partner's parents. They're old and alone. His father would be okay with watching television

Hello hive friends. Here in North America, when people think of a breakfast food, they think of toast, eggs, bacon and pancakes and cereal. In this household we don't eat typical breakfast. We eat anything

Hello Hive friends. Here in Canada, we call this gourd, "squash". In some parts of the world,this is called "pumpkin", which is what we used to describe the big orange Halloween Jack

Hello Hive friends. This is my entry to this week's hive top chef by @qurator. This week's topic is Fried Rice. This is something that has become a little more intimidating for me, ever since I discovered

Hello Hive friends. Recently an empty business near by, has announced that they are opening an Ecuadorian restaurant. It is in the making right now. I am concerned. This location has been home to four

Today I am sharing a Wednesday walk with you hosted by @tattoodjay . This was last week when we received our first snow. It was quite wet and some of it melted as it hit the ground. I get filled with misery

Hello hive friends. Canadian and American thanksgiving have just past, but the festive season doesn't end here. There have been feasts and will be feasts celebrating Christmas, also Hanuka in the next

Hello Hive friends. It's not often that I find certain things in the supermarket. In Canada everything is imported so when I see one of my favourite greens, I must purchase it. Snow pea leaves are something

Hello Hive friends This soup was made with a few things in mind. With a challenge by @qurator hive top chef I am prompted to see what I can scratch up for five dollars. I went over 5 dollars so I won't

Hello Hive friends. It's not always that I indulge something deep fried. Today is a day to let it all go, as an attempt to dull my constant state of anxiety. This is something to remind me of the lemon

Hello Hive friends Pierogies, case you are unfamiliar, are popular dumplings in Poland, Ukraine and other eastern European countries. Some people may not even realize it, as they are found in every grocery

Hello Hive friends Recently my partner and I, quit our jobs to focus on helping his parents. There are other reasons why we left that I won't mention. His parents have many health problems. They can't

Hello folks in the Hive realm. For those that may remember me, I am still alive and okay. It's been quite sometime. Why? Well there isn't really one reason. I could say that I was simply tired and uninspired.

Hello Hive friends. I have not posted in a while so I will touch base with a wednesday walk by @tattoodjay. It is still Wednesday here in Montreal. In one hour it will be Thursday. I have been uninspired