The Funky Kitchen

It has been arts and crafts week in the funky kitchen house. I have been sewing up a storm! My laptop has a cute new laptop cozy to keep safe in for when we’re travelling to Ontario next week. This way, I can bring it with me and maybe get a post or two up … Read more Cookies and Crafts

Last week whenever I walked through my dining room, I saw this: and I would feel a wave of anxiety wash over me. Even though he’s been gone before, and even though he’s been gone for this long before, I was so scared to have him go this time. As that amalgamated pile of kit, … Read more Plans

Last Thursday we jetted off to Osoyoos for a birthday party at a vineyard for one of Mr’s aunties. It was quite a weekend! We stayed right along the Similkameen River, and in addition to a smashing success of a birthday in a picturesque landscape, we got to: float down the river in kayaks and … Read more Beautiful British Columbia

This year, at the Chateau de Funky Kitchen, Mr and I planted our first garden. He’s been involved with gardens before, as have I, but this one was the first one that we were solely responsible for nurturing.  For the most part, it went well; the tomatoes grew like crazy, as did our peppers. The … Read more Green

“Be careful not to overfill them. When they overflow you’ll lose almost all of the filling.” She warned, across the city, through the phone line. I wrote it down at the bottom of the recipe; do not overfill. It’s just that after the whisking, the rolling, cookie cutting and pressing I stood with a great big … Read more Listen to Your Mum

When you’re graciously given a gift of apples (fresh produce! hurray!) it is a blessing. Three boxes of them is a lot to deal with, though, when you know that they aren’t necessarily going to be long lasting on the counter. Recieving so many was my fault, though, she said she had lots, and I … Read more Apples Galore

Today is Mister’s birthday! Someone must love him very much (I wonder who?), because he’s getting two epic birthday cakes. One for his official birthday, today, and one for the birthday party on Saturday. You’ve got to be a pretty special person to warrant two epic birthday cakes! Birthday cake number two will follow this … Read more Happy Birthday Mister!

Much like last year, I baked my birthday cake for the party this year. I only wish that it had been bigger, because nobody got to have a very big cake. Perhaps next year, twin cakes will be called for, but I suppose we’ll see. This cake wasn’t an unambiguously Dana-esque cake. Normally, I would … Read more A Show Stopping Birthday Cake

Do you ever get stuck? There are quite a few other things to do, but all that you can muster is hunkering down with a blanket and a book. Or maybe an episode of Doctor Who or two, but definitely still with a cozy blanket. My mental to-do list whirs in the periphery: there are … Read more Hunkering Down with a Blanket

What staples do you have in your pantry no matter what? What key things are in your fridge that you could not do without? What is that ingredient in your kitchen that makes appearances so often it’s ubiquitous? I have a new favorite pantry staple, it’s bringing an additional depth of flavor to a surprising … Read more Pantry Staples