Looking for something to do this weekend? Thinking of making sauerkraut, but wish you had a traditional cabbage shredder and giant ceramic crocks in which to let the cabbage do its sauerkraut thing? Well, hop in your car, and drive West on highway 16. About an hour into your drive, turn south (left) on Range…

Best. Sunday. Ever. Started with a great ride through Millcreek Ravine. What made it so great? A bike ride is a bike ride, no? No! A bike ride is great fun, especially when you pretend you are part of the Tour de France. It’s  even better when you ride through the local ravine, and the…

Dear Habanerogal: We’ll do beers! Yes! Cheers! Things in the Walsh-World are a bit off kilter at the moment. But how we do Walsh’s face the challenges in life? Well, with a mug of tea and a nap of course! Observe: Unfortunately with recent events, I’ve been in no mood to cook. Hasn’t stopped me…

Summer is supposed to be about sitting on the patio under an umbrella, sipping an icy cold beer, playing cards or reading a book, and letting time just ease past you as you enjoy the weather, the sights and sounds around you. Well, things started to go downhill when we visited Churchill Square on Canada…

Walsh Cooks went on tour last weekend. The mission? To visit my friend and her husband in Golden BC. Decided to make it a round trip and went via Cochrane and Banff, spent two days in Golden, and came home via Jasper. It’s been a long time since I’ve done a motor-tour on my own….

It’s here! Our first CASE of wine from Hemispheres Wine Guild. The box was ripped opened, a cursory glance made at the selection, and a bottle uncorked (proper cork and all). Thing is, riff-raff has been stomping through our neighbours yard like crazy these last few days, and I had to don my Neighbourhood Vigilante…

While out for a beer last night, my friend and I went through our usual discourse of solving the world’s problems, and understanding ourselves.  I also found Jesus. Seriously. He works at the Sugar Bowl. And here’s his picture: I also promise you I only had Blanche de Chambly. Never mind how many.The Sugar Bowl…

This was meant for my dear friend visiting from Nova Scotia yesterday, but I learned rather quickly that phyllo has to thaw overnight in the fridge to work. Instead, we had roasted chicken and potatoes – both done with olive oil, lemon and oregano. I’ve made this feta pie before, and as you can see…

Heritage Park is not so historical these days. With their recent expansion into the tree nursery, and the creation of Gasoline Alley, which portrays the 1930’s, 40’s and 50’s, comes the Selkirk Grille. The Selkirk Grille is named after the Selkirk class engine, and in honour of Engine 5931 sitting on the corner of 14th…

Saturday morning, woke up, stretched, and decided last minute that I was going to drive my Michael down to Calgary (Michael’s original plan was to travel by Red Arrow). Decided to make a day of it, and packed a picnic. We started our road trip via highway 2A, and meandered through Leduc, Wetaskawin, Hobbema, and…