My Everchanging Garden
Gardening That Grows With Me
Welcome to my garden blog
I love to garden. I also love to experiment. Throw the two together and you have my everchanging garden.
In 2004 we purchased a little over 2 acres in the country in Southern Ontario. My garden has taken many twists and turns since then and I have made many discoveries along the way. My blog is a simple record of how our garden landscape has changed over the years. I also post our family recipes, something I can refer to easily and share among family and friends.
I post here for my own garden record. It’s my garden journal and bullet journal of to-do lists and goals.
I also post recipes that we like, some from the garden, some not.
If you manage to stumble upon a page or two, I hope you enjoy a little of what is here.
Latest from the Blog
Boursin & Caramelized Onion Puff Pastry Bites
Category: Let's Talk Recipes
These Boursin cheese and onion puff pastry appetizers are perfect for a cocktail hour or party. They’re simple to make but look and taste like something you’d order at a restaurant. I made these for our Saturday evening cocktail hour, and they were a definite keeper. Using store-bought puff pastry made preparation easy, and I… Read more »
French Gimlet
Category: Let's Talk Recipes
The first time we had a French Gimlet, we did a taste test, comparing it with a Gin & It. We really didn’t care for the Gin & It, which is basically a gin martini made with sweet vermouth. That makes sense, since we are not fond of martini’s or all alcohol cocktails. The French… Read more »
Aviation Cocktail
Category: Let's Talk Recipes
I think the first true cocktail I ever really liked was an Aviation. I’m not counting the Vodka Collins I drank proficiently (prolifically?) in university, which was mostly spiked lemonade. Our version is made with Empress Indigo Gin, a popular choice for giving the Aviation its beautiful purple colour. INGREDIENTS 2 oz indigo gin ½… Read more »
Clover Club
Category: Let's Talk Recipes
I went back and forth on choosing one final gin cocktail for our 1930s-inspired cocktail party and settled on the Clover Club. Dating back to the early 1900s, it fit the vintage theme, while offering guests another sour cocktail that was a little more approachable than some of the stronger classics. It has a beautiful… Read more »
Lavender Bee’s Knees
Category: Let's Talk Recipes
When I decided to host a 1930’s inspired cocktail party, one of the drinks I wanted to include was a Bee’s Knees. Then we visited Spirit of Niagara Distillery in Niagara-on-the-Lake and loved the Lavender Bee’s Knees on their cocktail menu. While there, we picked up a bottle of KVAS Lavender Jasmine Syrup, also made… Read more »
The Sidecar
Category: Let's Talk Recipes
This was a fun one in our house. The first time we made a Sidecar cocktail we made it with Hennessy XO (Extra Old) cognac because that was what we had on hand. It was smooth and bold at the same time. When planning our cocktail party, we thought that the XO might be on… Read more »
Cocktails with Nick & Nora: A 1930s-Inspired Cocktail Party
Category: Let's Talk Recipes
I have loved The Thin Man movies since I was a teen, watching them on Bill Kennedy at the Movies on WKBD. So when I decided to throw a cocktail party, I was inspired by Nick & Nora Charles and the 1930s. The Nick & Nora Glass Since becoming interested in making cocktails at home,… Read more »
Buttery Candied Pecans
Category: Let's Talk Recipes
This is my fourth or fifth try at making candied pecans that taste buttery and sweet but are still crunchy like the Costco candied pecans we can no longer get. I ended up using eggs whites, a small amount of melted butter and mostly white sugar to keep the crisp texture. Ingredients 1 lb (450… Read more »