Inspiration for the Violette Squeeze came during a recent trip to Portland, we discovered Crème de Violette liquor. Funny enough, we had never heard of it before but saw it at a few different restaurants there. And, I am obsessed with anything purple. So naturally, I would order any cocktails that might look anything remotely…
For many years now we have been talking about having a quick Victoria weekend trip. So when we discovered that we both had a 4 day weekend, we decided to head to Victoria, British Columbia for a quick weekend getaway. Friday We took a 7:00 am flight out to Calgary and arrived in Victoria about…
The Butchart Gardens are located just outside of Victoria, British Columbia. It’s a group of floral display gardens, spanning over 55 acres, started by Jennie Butchart in the early 1900s. Now, over a million people visit the gardens every year. A bit of its history Butchart Gardens is aNational Historic Site of Canada is an…
*** We are heartbroken about the recent devastation caused by the wild fires. Over the years we have spent many hours in Lahaina, the memories will always hold a special place in our hearts. Our thoughts and prayers are with the people of Maui. Please support if you can. *** As you can imagine, there…
Who isn’t a fan of Cadbury’s Mini Eggs? So, what could be better than Mini Eggs Buttercream! For those of you not familiar with this candy, you are missing out. The eggs are solid milk chocolate encased in a thin coating of hard candy “shell”, molded to resemble a miniature egg. They used to be only available…
