I love cameras and I love to take pictures. I quite fancy myself a bit of a photographer and it has become my passion over the past few years. For that reason I thought I would post a "Featured Photo".

Any family member wishing to provide a photograph to be displayed as our "Featured Photo" is encouraged to do so. C’mon! Share your favourite photos – special places, special times!

Please provide the information below:
Date Photo Taken:
Photo Taken By:
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Enjoy our photos.

Currently our Featured Photo is Great Miami River in winter.

Caption: Great Miami River in winter, just north of Dayton, Ohio

I love to cook. Heck, I love to eat so cooking comes easy! hehe!

I’ve been asked several times lately where my recipe pages went so I’ve decided to add some recipes to this website. I’ve included some of my favourite recipes, all tried and tested and deemed worthy of B and B’s table. I think you’ll find them all fairly easy to prepare.

I’ve divided them up into categories for ease of browsing.

I will add to this collection as time permits. Meanwhile, if you have a recipe you’d like to see featured here, send me an email. I’ll get it posted as quickly as possible.

If someone has offered a recipe that is posted here, their name will follow in brackets.

Bon appetit!

Beer Batter Onion Rings

Ingredients:
1 scant cup all purpose flour plus extra for dusting
1 cup beer
2 Vidalia onions, peeled and cut into rings

Directions:

Put flour in a bowl and make a well in the center.
Pour the beer into the well and whisk until the mixture is just combined.
Strain the batter through a sieve into a clean bowl and let it rest, covered, for 1 hour.
Dust the onion rings with the additional flour, shaking off the excess, and coat them with the batter.
Working in batches, fry the onion rings in 2 inches of preheated 375 degree oil until they are golden brown.
Transfer them to a paper towel to drain and sprinkle with salt to taste.

Marinade for Pork

Ingredients:

1/4 cup lemon juice
2 tablespoons vegetable/olive oil
4 cloves garlic, minced
1 teaspoon salt
1/4 teaspoon dried oregano
1/4 teaspoon pepper
6 (4 ounce) boneless pork loin chops

Directions:
In a large resealable bag, combine lemon juice, oil, salt, garlic, oregano and pepper.
Place chops in bag, seal, and refrigerate 2 hours or overnight.
Turn bag frequently to distribute marinade.

Fruit Sauce

Ingredients

20 tomatoes
6 onions
8 peaches
5 apples
8 pears
3 sweet red peppers
5 cups white sugar
1 quart white vinegar
2 tablespoons whole spice

Directions
Chop all ingredients and boil slowly for 2 hours.
Seal in jars.

Chili Sauce

Ingredients

12 cups peeled and chopped ripe tomatoes
3 large onions chopped
3 large sweet red peppers chopped
3 large sweet green peppers chopped
2-3/4 cups cider vinegar
1 cup brown sugar
1 teaspoon ginger
1 teaspoon nutmeg
1/2 teaspoon ground cloves
1 bunch celery

Directions
Simmer above items till thickened and cook down till kind of dark.

Seal in jars.
Makes about 9-10 cups.
Note: Season to taste by adding more cloves, brown sugar, and/or spices.

Easy Pumpkin Cake

Ingredients:
1 Spice Cake Mix
1 15-ounce can Pumpkin
1/2 cup water

Directions:
Prepare as per cake mix instructions for beating and baking.

Fruit Dip

Ingredients:
1 – 14 oz can Borden’s Eagle Brand Milk
1 – 8 oz. package Cream Cheese

Directions:
Mash the Cream Cheese.
Mix in Eagle brand Milk.

Use with your favourite fruits.
Makes lots!

Cool Whip Light Dessert

Ingredients:

1 small can well-drained crushed unsweetened Pineapple
1 large (or 2 small) Jello powder
1 small 1% or 2% Cottage Cheese
1 small Cool Whip

Directions:
Mix, chill and serve.

Delicious and light, and not a lot of calories if you use Light Jello and 1% Cottage Cheese.

Fudge Mallow Candy

Ingredients:
1 – 350 gram (12 oz. pkg) Chocolate Chips
1 cup Crunchy Peanut Butter
4 cups Miniature Coloured Marshmallows

Directions:

Combine Chocolate Chips with Crunchy Peanut Butter and melt in microwave or over low heat on stove. Stir together until completely mixed. Quickly fold in Marshmallows. Chill until firm. Cut into squares.

Makes about 2 dozen.

Enjoy but watch those calories!!

Isabelle Ada

October 28, 1933 — May 5, 2007
After a long battle with cancer.

Beloved wife of Ivan.
Beloved mother of Bonnie Lee (Bruce), Randy (Judy), Joe (Shari), Steve (Ludy), and Ted.
Cherished grandmother to 12 grandchildren, Brandy, Adam, Andrew, Amy, Jodi, Jacki, Derick, Stephanie, Lucas, Mary, Eric, Spencer.
Adored great-grandmother to Blake and Emma.

Loved dearly, missed terribly.

A million times we’ve needed you.
A million times we’ve cried.
If love alone could’ve saved you,
You never would have died.
In life we loved you dearly.
In death we love you still.
In our hearts you hold a place
No one else will ever fill.
It broke our hearts to lose you
But you didn’t go alone.
Part of us went with you
The day God took you home.

We all love you, Mom!

Caption: Peek-a-boo Squirrel photographed in Dayton’s Aullwood Gardens MetroPark

Date Photo Taken: January 21, 2006
Photo Taken By: Sister-in-law Ludy, Calgary, Alberta
Camera: Canon Sure Shot 105u Instamatic with ASA 200 Color Film
Size: 480 x 331, 97kb

Caption: Canadian Rocky Mountains
as seen from the Rimrock Hotel in Banff, Alberta

Date Photo Taken: October 2, 2005
Photo Taken By: Bunni’s Mom
Camera: Sony Mavica
Size: 450 x 340, 166kb

Caption: Bunni’s Dad’s Dahlia

Date Photo Taken: July, 2005
Photo Taken By: Bunni’s brother, Steve, Calgary, Alberta
Camera: Pentax ME Super 35 mm camera
Size: 351 x 510, 85kb

Caption: Sunset on Half Moon Lake near Edmonton, Alberta