Sunday Bits #52 (Mulch, soup season, monster mash cookies)

I found this great post about mulching with straw. How, when, and why. Here on the prairies, you want to mulch up your garlic pretty soon, before the ground freezes up. Luckily, we have lovely weather right now, perfect for fall chores. What to do with that straw in the spring? After you remove it from your garlic. I pile mine up and use it under strawberries and save it for adding to my tumbling composter each time I add veggie scraps.

This write up about what do now to winterize your garden.

How to store your veggies over winter! and this one has dozens of tips for storing your harvests, from dehydrating to canning and jamming, and more.

Love some of these garden design inspiration ideas from the Chelsea Flower Show. Really like the rain chain idea... my head is whirring with an idea ; )

https://heidicaillierdesign.com/portfolio/san-francisco-pied-a-terre/

This craftsman house is so pretty! And check out this super pretty Pied a Terre, too. Wouldn't you just love to come back to this after shopping the markets? A girl can dream ; )

It's no surprise to anyone that I love the colour white. I love white.. well, everything, but especially walls. Here are the 10 best white paint colours according to designers. The 3 Benjamin Moore whites that I use the most are all on the list!

How to plan a lovely gathering, big or little. Maybe just a little bit of fika? Lovely write up about getting together.

Gifting paperwhites for Christmas. Love that diy tag though!

This crafty idea for gifting paperwhites. Sweet idea but I really pinned it for the tag she made! Use these brown kraft paper tags to to make the cute gift tags with pockets.

RECIPES

Soup season is here! As soon as the temps dip a wee bit, I start thinking about soup and sandwich combos. Here is a lovely halibut chowder (gluten free).

And this corn chowder recipe! This is one of my favourite soups so will have to try this recipe!

Here is a bread recipe that I make all the time. I call it Peasant Bread rather than no knead bread, but it is exactly the same recipe. I change up the flour, sometimes white, something half whole wheat, sometimes multi grain.... It is simple and makes lovely, chewy, artisan bread in less than 3 hours. Goes perfectly with that bowl of soup!

Check out this baguette recipe - I am going to try, too. This weekend is baking weekend, we have nothing in the house! I dislike cooking but sure do love baking.. and eating the baking is the best bit.

Did you jump on the sourdough bandwagon during Covid? Have you ever made your own starter? I did not and have not so these easy to follow steps make me think that I can actually do it on my own, hah! Going to give it a go. Think I will use the discards to make that baguette!

Also going to make these monster mash cookies!

Holy doodle, this gingerbread cake from box mix looks amazing!

Last but not least, as they say... I love everything apple and this yummy apple cake looks so good!