Crockpot Nirvana

I am the chef of the house. Tonya doesn’t cook really and Daniel, Tonya’s 19yo son I seem to have adopted, would rather go to McDonald’s than turn on a stove… Thankfully, they both enjoy good, home-cooked food. Since that’s what I like to produce, we’re all quite happy :-)

So why am I in Crockpot Nirvana? Simple: I’ve found a way to cook all day and yet still work all day :-) The crockpost (slow cooker) lets me put together a meal today that, when eaten tomorrow, will taste like I’ve slaved over it for hours. So far, every meal I’ve tried with the crockpot has been a great success. So much so, I think you’ll be seeing recipes here soon…

Thursday ~ May 05, 2007 by laurie

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All-New Home

Nine years ago, I moved to Toronto. Eight years, nine months ago I moved into an apartment. I always thoght of that apartment as temporary though (even after living there all those years).

Last month, I moved into a house. A home. A place that, after being here 2.5 weeks, I can’t imagine ever leaving. This house might be the nicest I’ve called home since popping out of the womb, and is certainly the nicest place I’ve lived since ‘leaving home’. Tonya (my partner), who has always been an Ohio country girl, now feels at home even though we still live in the heart of the city. We couldn’t love this house any more.

We plan to live here until the owners get sick of renting it out. Then I expect we’ll buy it :-) Who says you can’t have it all?

Thursday ~ May 05, 2007 by laurie

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Blog, Reloaded

Well, it’s been a while since I posted anything to my blog. The comment spam was out of control. The software was out of date. It was time for a re-vamp! Maybe at some point I’ll work on getting my old blog posts back up, but for now it’s a complete re-boot. This is my all new blog. Welcome. Read. Enjoy. Assuming I actually start posting again… ;-)

Thursday ~ May 05, 2007 by laurie

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