Leeks are my new favorite vegetable! I am a little embarrassed to learn that leeks are in the onion family. I remember a million years ago for a junior high project, I was drawing a scene and had to draw…

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We are Barb and Justin, and you'll see a lot of our rescue dachshunds, Mia and Louie hanging out around here too. We are (mostly local) adventurers who love fitness, food, and living life. We are based in the Okanangan, and this blog is a collection of our favorite things. Learn More...
Leeks are my new favorite vegetable! I am a little embarrassed to learn that leeks are in the onion family. I remember a million years ago for a junior high project, I was drawing a scene and had to draw…
Here’s a fun holiday cookie recipe, double chocolate peppermint cookies! I love baking these. Super easy to make, and the candy cane adds a nice crunch and texture to these cookies. I made these for the first time last year…
Here’s a digest of the wines we’ve been tasting recently! It’s been an effort (an easy one) to branch out and try more wines outside of BC. We completed WSET Level 1 recently and are in the process of studying…
Recipes ·
Borscht is one of our favorite soups of all time. We love beets, we love soup. It’s a perfect match! I’ve gotten a few requests for this recipe, so here it is for everyone to enjoy! Lately, we’ve been leaving…
We finally made it happen! We registered and took the Wine and Spirit Education Trust (WSET) Level 1 class. We’ve been drinking and enjoying wine for years, and finally wanted to get some formal education around wine. We’ve picked up…
I have always loved gin. We finally started drinking more gin, and have been trying to keep our selection “local”. The Okanagan produces a lot of wine and has a lot of cideries, so it was only natural to think…
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