STAYING AT THE SUGAR HILL INN, New Hampshire The moment those majestic white mountains rose up in front of us we knew we were in for an amazing couple of days in New Hampshire. This was the second leg of our week long trip through New England in search of snow (there was none in…
How To Spend A Perfect Day in The White Mountains of New Hampshire When Muddy Paw Sled Dog Kennel invited us to join them on a dog sled tour during our trip to New Hampshire it was an easy yes for us. If you’ve been reading a while you already know that I, more often…
STAYING AT HARTSTONE INN & HIDEAWAY: A Seaside Village Retreat New England is famous for it’s Inns and B&B’s which was a major factor in our decision to road trip through the area. If you’ve been reading our blog for a while, you know that we adore boutique style accommodations and make a point to…
HOW TO SPEND A PERFECT DAY IN CAMDEN, MAINE Until now, our limited knowledge of Maine consisted of getting from Nova Scotia to Millenocket to hike Mount Katahdin in Baxter State Park. We’ve done this, as a family, a total of 5 times now but have never ventured beyond so when the opportunity to explore…
Ladies and gentlemen here it is! My first blog post on Dashboard! For months Sara and I have been working on various projects and she has been doing all the writing, so I thought we should mix it up a bit (and give her a break). The purpose of this post is to introduce…
I’ve always been passionate about food and for over 12 years of my life I made very careful choices but somewhere along the way, I lost touch with what was on my plate. Not entirely, of course. I still support local and I still know what the best choices are but I don’t always make…
If you’re looking for a “meaty” vegetarian dish to steal the show as a main course and impress even your meat loving friends then this one’s for you. This mushroom wellington is perfectly flakey and buttery on the outside and full of flavour on the inside. INGREDIENTS 3 tablespoons olive oil, divided 4 Portobello…
During the first few weeks of this vegan experiment of ours we focused on learning the basics. We changed the way we were shopping and cooking while also leaning into the learning curve that is inevitably attached to two meat eaters going vegan overnight. We quit animal products cold turkey (pun intended) and to be…
Ma, The Meatloaf! EPISODE 3 We’re now 8 weeks into our whole food plant based experiment that we’re calling, “Ma, The Meatloaf”! I sound like a broken record but it’s crazy how quickly the time is flying and how easy we’re finding the whole process. Now that we’ve got a handle on vegan cooking…
HEALTHY PEANUT BUTTER FUDGE This one bowl recipe will be a hit at your next function and the best part? It’s dairy free, vegan, grain free and (if you choose), paleo! The holidays are are approaching and we’ve got a calendar full of events over the next few weeks. Since we’ve been working hard to…