Monthly Archives: May 2012

Frijoles Auténticos del Charro…

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OR….Authentic Charro Beans…. OR Méxican ‘Drunken’ Beans…whatever you call them, they are NOTHING like your North American canned variety of baked beans.

I learned to make these while in México last year when I attended a one day cooking class lead by a highly talented Méxican Chef (Pablo Lopez Espinosa de los Monteros… I know..long name eh?) at the Little Méxican Cooking School in Puerto Morelos, México.  Not only did I learn to make these absolutely YUMMY beans, but other recipes as well including guacamoles, salsas, home-made tortillas, sopes and I think my absolute fav… rajas con crema (Chile Poblano … Read more...

And the Seller’s Market Continues….

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Stats are in for April 2012 in the Hamilton-Burlington area, and no surprise, we are still experiencing lower-than-normal inventory levels for this time of year which is driving up the average sales price, specifically in Burlington.

Burlington’s Average Sales Price is up a whopping 16.5% in April 2012 as compared to April 2011. This includes both Freehold (Detached/Townhomes) and Condominiums (Townhomes/Apartments).

Burlington’s Average Sales Price in April 2011 was $395,266 and for April 2012, it jumped to $460,586.

The Average Sales Price for Hamilton did not fare as well as Burlington.  While the number of Sales was up by 2.1% … Read more...

Going Quackers…

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Saturday afternoon at the cottage was, for the most part, uneventful.  I raked up some 6 wheel-barrows full of leaves from the underbrush and painstakingly picked 2 large buckets of white, decorative garden stone out of a patch of dirt I wanted to plant some flowers in while hubs tackled one of the biggest tree stumps on the lot.  This took him the better part of 4 hours of hacking, sawing, leveraging, sweating and swearing….but he finally won and the offending stump was removed and banished to the empty lot across the end of the driveway.

A little later, I … Read more...

New Site Launch ~ Giveaway Contest

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Drum Roll please!……….Ta-Dah!……Here it is folks….my brand new site showcasing everything I do in the world of Real Estate, Gardening, Cooking and Sewing all rolled into one.  It has been a huge project and I couldn’t have done it without the help of my computer wizard son, who never seemed to tire of my never-ending question ‘How do I do this….?’ a gazillion times over.

Now with this new site rollout, comes a GIVEAWAY Prize for all folks that leave a comment AND sign up for Entries RSS feeds are eligible for their choice of PRIZE. 

So what is the … Read more...

A Gardener’s Canvas

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I hope all you gardening folks are as excited as I am this Spring.  My living room window (and half the floor area) are already crowded with plants just itching to get their roots into the outdoor garden soil.

Now hold on to your green thumb for a sec,  before you get the shovel out, you need to create a layout of your garden patch.

This is where I have come across a jim-dandy web-tool to help you do just that.  No more writer’s cramp and numerous crumpled pieces of paper tossed aside while you try to perfect your ‘to … Read more...