Tag Archives: life

Six Months

Posted on March 16, 2016 by chebandbecky

It has been six months since I fractured my left ankle and had surgery. Despite my friends assurances that I ‘would be back to normal in no time’, I knew I would not. I have limited movement and strength, and … Continue reading →

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Another Bad Weather Bake Off

Posted on March 3, 2016 by chebandbecky

Another winter storm blew in on Tuesday night, so we baked baguettes. This is number 5 of our Bake Off challenge. It took six hours from start to finish, so you’ve really got to like baguettes. The recipe from “The … Continue reading →

Posted in Baking, Canada, Family, Food, Home, Life, Photography, Photos, Uncategorized, winter | Tagged baguette, Bake Off, Baking, bread, Canada, family, food, life, photography, photos, winter | 2 Comments

A Mish Mash

Posted on February 28, 2016 by chebandbecky

We had a busy weekend in the kitchen, but today was so beautiful that we spent most of it outside. We did make number 4 of the Bake Off challenge; Multi-seed Crackers, but they weren’t very nice. It was … Continue reading →

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Beating the Winter Blues

Posted on February 24, 2016 by chebandbecky

There’s a winter storm blowing outside, so Becky and I decided it was a good day for baking. We chose a Tarte Tatin which is our third recipe from our Bake Off challenge. The traditional apple for this recipe is … Continue reading →

Posted in Baking, Canada, Family, Food, Life, Photography, Photos, winter | Tagged apples, Bake Off, Baking, family, food, life, photography, photos, tarte tatin, winter | 11 Comments

A Cake for Valentines Day

Posted on February 13, 2016 by chebandbecky

This is number 2 of our Bake Off challenges; a Chocolate Raspberry Opera Cake. This took Becky and myself about six hours to make! I’m not going to write out the whole recipe as it covers two pages in the … Continue reading →

Posted in Baking, Disability, Family, Food, Home, Life, Photography, Photos, wheelchair | Tagged Bake Off, Baking, disability, family, food, Home, life, opera cake, photography, photos, Valentine's Day | 4 Comments

Pikelets

Posted on February 9, 2016 by chebandbecky

This is the first of our Bake Off challenges and perfect for Pancake Day. I ate a lot of these growing up in Birmingham, but I haven’t seen any since I came to Canada. You mix equal amounts (175 g) … Continue reading →

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Baking up a Storm!

Posted on February 7, 2016 by chebandbecky

While recovering from a fractured ankle and surgery, Becky and I started watching a show called “The Great British Bake Off”. Sad to say, we became enthralled. These people have no training but have taught themselves to become bakers. Not … Continue reading →

Posted in Baking, Christmas, Disability, Family, Food, Home, Life, parenting, Photography | Tagged Bake Off, Baking, bread, disability, family, food, injury, life, photography, recovery | 4 Comments