Pumpkins always make a wonderful dessert. This Pumpkin cake is especially delicious and the best part is most of the ingredients are pantry staples. Dry IngredientsWet Ingredients•1 ½ cups all-purpose flour •1 cup granulated white sugar •2 tsp ground cinnamon •1 tsp baking soda •1 tsp baking powder •1/2 tsp salt• 1/3 cup oil • … Continue reading Mmmmm Pumpkin . . .
How to Roast a Pumpkin
Pumpkins can be used for more then just pumpkin pie, coffee or otherwise, They are an excellent source of potassium, vitamin C, fiber and antioxidants, which means we should be eating more of it. Pumpkin is excellent as a soup, baked, in breads, cookies and of course in pies. Before we can make all these … Continue reading How to Roast a Pumpkin
Monet’s Water Lilies
Nov 14th is the Birthday if the Famous Artist Claude Monet. He was the founder of the French Impressionist painting Style. Impressionism was a radical art movement which began in the late 1800s by a group of Parisian artists. They rebelled against classical subject matter and embraced modernity, desiring to create works that reflected the … Continue reading Monet’s Water Lilies
Remembrance Poppies
In Flanders Fields Lieutenant-Colonel John McCrae In Flanders fields the poppies blowBetween the crosses, row on row, That mark our place; and in the sky The larks, still bravely singing, flyScarce heard amid the guns below. We are the Dead. Short days agoWe lived, felt dawn, saw sunset glow, Loved and were loved, and now we lie In Flanders fields. … Continue reading Remembrance Poppies
Spa Day
It's time to sit back and relax in a warm tub with these homemade bath salts! This quick and easy gift idea was made by the participants of our program and is sure to help the most anxious of person slow down and relax. All you need: Epson salts Food colouring (any colour) Jars (any … Continue reading Spa Day
Ghoulish Gourds
It's pumpkin carving season, everywhere you turn there are posts with instructions or "life hacks" for carving pumpkins, painting pumpkins, stacking pumpkins, gluing pumpkins, and even glittering pumpkins. Well, this post isn't going to be any different except we will show you how to turn your pumpkin, (big or small) into a Ghost, a Bat, … Continue reading Ghoulish Gourds
