Recent content by Cordel

Don't forget to check out Canadian Tire, Meg. We have often found their prices and quality more than competitive. Also, if you want to shop on line, you can buy Paderno, which is pretty expensive, but which you can leave to your children. And it is made in Canada.

I have learned that propping a book on the bed, so it can't fall and wake me, light as low as it can be, while still allowing me to read works. When I can't sleep, it is because I am worried, so if I read and get involved in the story, I think calmly about the plot of the story not my worries...

The Egg is great because the ceramic body keeps the heat in so you can grill in really cold weather and cook more food with less fuel.

The Egg got a great workout this weekend. Ribs yesterday (five racks), and a nine pound prime rib today. I can see that as summer comes, we will not be using the oven or the stove top for cooking.

I started reducing salt in cooking many years ago, and use practically none, now. I like a little salt on many foods, and prefer to put it on after cooking. My husband uses less, now, and we avoid processed foods.

It is hard to believe that all of North America is covered by this storm, or the one in front of it. The wind woke us this morning. It was still above freezing but the temperature has now dropped way below and we have had rain, snow, and winds from the west, south and east during the day...

Well, Bilby, we could use a little of your heat here, as well. It is -35C (-20sF), but the sun is shining for the second day in a row, so I am feeling a little more like a human, instead of a cranky blob. I am watching the windows to see when the sun will have moved enough morning and evening...

We got up to temperatures in the -30s below 0, and below freezing, no matter which system. It has gone up somewhat, and will go up some more tomorrow, but then we are back to the -30s again by Wednesday.

We have been having sunny weather during this cold snap. This morning, we woke to -37 C which is about -35 F. Mighty cold. No snow, but the sun was dimmed for most of the morning by ice fog. Very little humidity, but whatever there was formed ice fog. Lovely to see the sun, though I prefer...

Hmm cold for you. We are at -25C, right now, and headed down.

We are having some weird weather. It has been way above freezing for several days, and we have lost most of our snow. Today the wind has been from all directions, the temperature has dropped since we got up, and it is snowing. We lost our power for a couple of hours, and it just flickered...

Happy New Year, all. We had a sunny but very cold day, and tonight and tomorrow will be even colder.

I will pass that on. I didn't get one for daughter, but her in-laws gave her one for Christmas. I'm thinking if she put the stuff in the fridge in a separate container, and then poured it into the crock pot, it would heat up faster. Does the meat come out a little soggy by the time the...

Well we had thaw, followed by -20, and now we are at freezing again, with light snow or rain coming down. Yesterday we woke to a beautiful red sunrise which of course turned to heavy cloud. DH gave me a S.A.D. light for Christmas, and I will tell you in a week or so if it does replace being in...

Well we are under a flash freeze warning. It has been raining for just over 24 hours, and there is a cold front coming in, bringing snow along with the freezing. I hope everyone who has to travel for the holidays are safe. I am glad my daughter is safely at her in-laws, and by the time they...