Congratulations to Megan Pura for her stunning shot of the cloudy skies over One Mile Lake and the awesome reflection of Mount Oleg, on the left, and Lil'wat Mountain, on the right. Don't forget to #hashtag your images If you want to see your picture in our Photo of the Week feature don't forget to … Continue reading Photo of the Week: Megan Pura
For our latest Instagram additions we get to visit three locations, Lilloet Lake Rodeo, Strawberry Point on Lilloet Lake and a very frozen Joffre Lake. Follow us To see our latest Instagram images follow us at @wellnessalmanac or if you're not on Instagram then you can find us on the web at statigr.am/tag/wellnessalmanac/
Congratulations to Chris Wells for his awesome shot of Mt Currie while out mountain biking on the amazing trails we're spoilt with here in the Pemberton Valley. Don't forget to #hashtag your images If you want to see your picture in our Photo of the Week feature don't forget to #hashtag your images as #pembertonbc … Continue reading Photo of the Week: Chris Wells
I love soup! I love that it can be made with so many flavours and textures (think smooth tomato, chunky leek and potato or filling chicken noodle) and that it can be served chilled or warm, or even as either a starter or dessert! I love that, with a hunk of fresh crusty bread, it is … Continue reading Recipe of the Week: Acorn Squash and Sweet Potato Soup
Gary and I recently popped into the The Pony on a Thursday for the locals pizza and beer night and were very excited to see a selection of specialty meats from Two Rivers Meats of Vancouver in the refrigerator. Two Rivers believe that people should know where their food is coming from, and that it was produced ethically and … Continue reading Recipe of the Week: Buffalo Chili (because the things we do with ducks are classified)
I'm not sure if you're like me, but the first time I was introduced to a Spaghetti Squash in my veggie box I had no idea what to do with it! Therefore, I treated it the same as I would have done a Butternut Squash, by simply roasting it and adding it to soups. Well, given … Continue reading Recipe of the Week: Spaghetti Squash Gratin
We moved to Canada from the UK 5 years ago and so Thanksgiving is still fairly new to us. In order to make the Thanksgiving meal different from the traditional roast turkey dinner we have on Christmas Day we have changed some of the vegetable dishes and now have mashed potatoes instead of roasted potatoes … Continue reading Recipe of the Week: Oregano Brussels Sprouts and Pumpkin Cheesecake
Fall is not fall without apples! Apple sauce, apple strudel, apple pie and especially apple crumble! The smell of cinnamon and apples cooking - real comfort food. Can you tell it's one of my favourite ingredients? I'm always on the hunt for different crumble recipes so when I came across this one I had to try … Continue reading Recipe of the Week: Oaty Apple Crumble
Pears are in season in September and are great in salads, puréed to make fools or soufflés and perfect eaten on their own. They also make a wonderful light dessert when poached in a syrup or in wines and spices and you don't leave the table feeling completely stuffed! In the past I have poached … Continue reading Recipe of the Week: Maple Spice Poached Pear
I am always excited to receive corn on the cob in our veggie box, so this week I was ecstatic to find 4 corns waiting to be made into something delicious. My Cornbread Muffin recipe is pretty yummy, but with my oven currently out of action I needed to find a really simple recipe that … Continue reading Recipe of the Week: Sweetcorn Fritters
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