Mel's Big Ideas

Look at what I just made...from GARBAGE!! I hate to waste food, which is why soups and broths are pretty much my favourite thing to cook. I ...

  So...Valentine Sucess. Is this what it feels like? Most Valentine's Days around my house look like this....   My son whines and compla...

  Valentine's Day is just around the corner. Time to  heart-ify my house! I made this Printer's Tray, years ago!!!  I change it seas...

  "The Couldn'ts." This is an expression my husband uses from time to time.  Growing up in Newfoundland, Canada, he has be...

    I must heal!!  I have a dreadful head cold.  A bone broth soup should do the trick!!  I had some delicious leftover prime rib, so I'...

  Its hot in Calgary this week. So hot!!  I kid you not, as I wrote that sentence a bead of sweat rolled down my back. While I'm sitting...

  I'm making lunch snacks for the kiddos today! These are quick, easy and generally, a crowd pleaser. They freeze amazingly well and you...

  Quick thought for today!!!  I was buying some groceries for my kid's lunches. They totally love these bocconcini hors d'oeuvres an...

 Today is a bread making day. It's not quite ready yet. It's harder to make Sourdough in the winter, it's not quite warm enough ...