Springtime Fun!

Elsie and Emma at A Beautiful Mess kind of drive us crazy. Like we have so many issues with the commodification of hipster culture and "lifestyle blogging" but we also acknowledge that we...

Spring! Spring! Spring! NEWS!

Diandra and I've been sooooo busy lately! All of the stuff we are doing is for the store and for our community. It's awesome and so rewarding. Here are some of the things we've been up to......

Lemony-Milky-Tea

The last few days in PG have been beautiful and warm and sunny. The sun has been waking me up at 6am most mornings and I've wanted to be out in the world just to enjoy the sun and warmth that we've...

Feminist Art

I love pinterest and have been using it to collect fabulous feminist gems !! Seeing young feminist art makers and activists on the internet engaging with humour, wit, and satire just warms my big...

Indie Art & Craft Bazaar-May 11th

Home Sweet Home is hosting another Indie Art & Craft Bazaar on May 11th! Our winter edition went so well so I'm really excited about this next one. Look for some new vendors and new items! I'm...

Super Easy Easy Asian-Style Soup: Recipe

Here is what I've been living on lately. So usually if I'm a) alone for dinner (READ: no one is watching) but am out of cereal milk or, b) I need a healthy quick meal for the whole gang, I make...

April 2013 Bake Sale!

WIPs !!!

I am so happy! I got to head home for a weekend to Terrace visit to see my dad, see one of my BFFs, and coach roller derby. I have a love-hate relationship with my home town (who doesn't) but as...

Quick Breakfast Raisin Bread

I like to whip up a batch of this bread on a morning that I happen to get up early, it doesn't take long to put together and it lasts quite a while on the counter. It serves as my first breakfast...

Roller Derby 101

photo by bill bailey, one of the wonderful PGRD photographers! Tomorrow I have the incredible honour of spending the evening with the Northcoast Nightmares, my home team's women's flat track derby...

Recipe: Dusting Sugar

Here is an easy way to make coloured dusting sugar for your Easter treats. It makes the top of your buttercream icing kind of crunchy and totally satisfying. AND! Your DIY Kid can help. In fact,...

My Canadian Body Project

Last week the media and blog world was a fire because an uncredible American news source focused on how a guilty conviction for raping a teenager "ended" the "promising bright futures" of the...

Jammie Jam Thumbprints (VEGAN)

Whenever we finish a bake sale I have an immense craving for baked goods myself. I've been itching to make cookies for a while and have had my eye on these thumbprints. See, I can a lot of jam and...

Derby Nationals and Rated PG update

Cruely Sue Reffing!* Photo by Eff-Stop (Herb Martin)The Con in her first RPGRG appearance* Photo by Eff-Stop (Herb Martin)Were you watching the RDAC Roller Derby Nationals on the interweb last...

WIP Wednesday

Since moving back to PG I've been trying to find ways to describe my day-to-day, my activities, and my overall in terms other than "busy" and "tired". Laura and I were talking a few weeks back...

Pie

Derek is a previous PG'er, pie lovin, chihuahua hatin' bastard living in Dallas Texas. And we miss him. He's gonna get his shit together between school assignments (he's studying to be a mortician?...

Jared Flood KAL

Laura and I are taking to this Jared Flood KAL pretty intensely. I've finally finished knitting a Koolhas for my dad and I know that Laura has also knitted up a Habitat and is working on a sweater...

Fried Pickles (baked, vegan, gluten free!)

A few weeks back, Laura texted me to say she was at a local restaurant eating friend dill pickles, yum! I am a sucker for dill pickles and fried food in general, but have been trying to stay vegan...

St Patty's Day BAKE SALE

Bake Sale! Grasshopper Pie $14.00 CAD Brownies 8x8 $10.00 CAD Chocolate Stout Mini Cake with Irish Cream Frosting $10.00 CAD Dietary notes:

Market Survey!

As you may of heard, we're opening a HSH Grocery store in downtown Prince George early this summer! We've been diving head on into the different tasks required to start a new business (particularly...

Get to Work! New Pattern

Here is my pattern for Baby Work Socks! I can't wait to see all the kick-ass colour combos that people will come up with! The Get to Work! sock pattern features a short-row heel and wide toe. The...

Seed Order-Fundraiser!

We are taking orders for a seed orders for West Coast Seeds from our friends, family, and fans. The Collections are $15 each except for the Top 10 Deluxe Collection which is $34.95. This is awesome...

Beans and Rice: Recipe

Okay, I know. Rice and Beans, big deal! But this is really good. So I've been trying to eat less gluten and bread products and I also don't always have wraps around the house and since I don't have...

Adventures in Babysitting (Sourdough)

A beloved friend of mine has spent more than the past year with her new child, affectionately known as sourdough. Since I was up visiting almost a year ago now, we've been talking about giving me a...

Derby!

Last weekend Rated PG Roller Girls played the Grande Prairie Rage 'n Fyre. I was pretty ill and couldn't make the bout and was really sad because we had been working together for weeks and it felt...

HSH Bake Sale !!

Well, the rumours are true. We're opening a grocery store in downtown Prince George! Opening a store front is so much work but we are excited and can't wait to open our doors. We're having a bake...

Breakfast Patties !!

I've always been the kind of person that considers pork to be vegan. To remedy that, I love me some fake meats. But, I hate it when they taste and feel just like flour products (wheatie beasties)....

HSH KAL JF (holy acronyms batman)

For the last 20 minutes Laura and I have been texting back and forth (furiously I might add) about our NEW BOYFRIEND: Jared Flood. Well, he's been our boyfriend for a while and we're totally in...

Winter Garden and (Vegan) Hot Chocolate

Yesterday I decided today would be a car free day. Which turned out we spent the whole day at home (friend came over to visit in the AM) and after the kid's nap we hung out in the garden, knee deep...

Chzy Barley Risotto w/ Carrots

I have returned back to PG with the kid and we're slowly settling into our new house, the HAPPY BIRTHDAY HOUSE (as the kid so affectionately named). I was on the road for about 5 weeks which was...