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Simple Story. Have Blueberries. Bake Blueberry Loaf.  Share with friends and Coworkers. Happy days!

Ok I’ve finally finished processing all the photos I shot on Sunday of the Reshaping Fashion’ fashion show in Kitchener. More on that in a later post. Now to catch up on 365.

First thing I did when I got into Waterloo was make banana bread with Koda. Well, really, I only mashed the bananas.

Decided to make gingersnap cookies. I always liked these treats with a little snap in them. Instead of using ginger powder, I shaved some fresh ginger in. The result was a cookie that was incredibly soft, but had a strong bite to it. I loved the aftertaste, but fear it may be a bit strong for some people…

I went to the supermarket after work last night to pick up some meat since all we had at home were vegetables and fruits. In the meat department, I spotted that baby-back pork ribs were on sale. I thought it’d be a nice challenge for myself since I seldom cook red meat and have never even attempted cooking ribs before. All we had was ketchup at home, so I decided to make my own barbecue sauce by adding a bit of honey, lemon juice, hot sauce and Worcestershire sauce. After popping the rack into the oven…I remembered the cornucopia of potatoes we had so I whipped together a quick scalloped potato gratin and popped it in the oven as well.  Instead of breadcrumbs (which I had none of), I sprinkled oats on the top to get the same crunch factor. Obviously, the ribs were nothing compared to those at restaurants like Bâton Rouge, but they came out surprisingly tender and tasteful for my first try.

This week, in our organic food box, we got raisins. Man were they plump and juicy! Decided to make a simple raisin loaf. Turned out alright, but I should remember to add some cinnamon and nutmeg to enhance the flavours next time.