My mom had this really old cookbook from the early 80’s. I think it was called The Harrowsmith. There was this delicious oatmeal chocolate chip recipe in there, and these cookies quickly became part of my childhood. She would make them all the time, there’d be some when I got home from school, on lazy Sundays and of course she would make a massive batch to take camping. She still makes them to this day and they have become a…
Even though I was born in Alberta and have lived here my entire life, there’s something magical about British Columbia that calls me there every summer. I usually get this itch to be in the mountains around June or July. Our summer vacations have always been in BC. We’ve camped all around the Kootenays, stayed in condos in Kimberley, cabins in Invermere and resorts in Kelowna. Last summer (2017) we decided to have a “staycation”. That was a big mistake.…