For several years now, on Friday nights we have my sister-in-law, brother-in-law, and one of our neighbors over for games night. We’ll put the boys to bed, turn on some music and challenge our guests to Trivial Pursuit while Reef Dog, our extremely clever and persistent border collie, pesters our rivals in the hopes that […]
Author: Nicki
Passion fruit parfait with popped millet
Today I was experimenting with popping grains. I am a huge fan of popcorn and could eat it plain, salted, smothered in butter or kettle corn style. It’s heavenly however it’s served, and a great healthy snack before the smothering with various toppings. A few years ago I was reading this excellent book The Thrive […]
How to bake bread
I never used to bake…ever. A few times when I was a kid I had a go at it and deciding that the recipes were not good enough (mostly due to a blatant inadequacy of chocolate content), and that my early-teen-aged-non-bakerly knowledge was certainly ample to come up with something genius, I would stray quite […]
Shetland summer-Buckwheat almond crackers with pinto guacamole
In Shetland we have strange summers. The islands sit at 60 degrees North, the same parallel that runs through Alaska, the Northern Territories of Canada, the tip of Greenland, the Aland Islands of Finland, and lies North of Oslo, Norway. At midsummer, or simmer dim as it’s known here, the sun doesn’t fully set, leaving […]
Hello! And a happy healthy birthday cake.
Today is my birthday! Not only is it my birthday but it’s my youngest son’s first birthday too! At this time last year our new little person had come thundering into our lives. I don’t think a parent could possibly ask for a better birthday than that. I love birthdays. I love that each of […]