by Jacqui Eisen | Sep 20, 2021 | Community involvement, Events, Niagara & Welland
Those of you who are long term customers will remember that we used to serve soup and sandwiches here at The Pantry. One of our regular lunch patrons was an elderly lady named Andrea. One year just before Christmas she gave me an envelope of money and told me to use...
by Jacqui Eisen | Aug 23, 2021 | Food Allergies, Jacqui's Kitchen, Recipe
Initially, when I learned that I had a profound nightshade intolerance, I tried to create nightshade substitutes that looked, smelled and tasted as close to the foods I could no longer eat as possible. Two years on, I have learned that a wiser approach is to explore...
by Jacqui Eisen | Feb 10, 2021 | A Place to Come Home To, Jacqui's Home Projects, Projects to Inspire You
Most people do not complain about the sun shimmering on clean white snow, especially if they are looking out a window at someone else shoveling it! But often we are the ones shoveling the white stuff and the sun doesn’t shine every day. On those dreary days...
by Jacqui Eisen | Sep 30, 2020 | Jacqui's Home Projects, Projects to Inspire You
The pandemic has driven many of us home. We are spending less time going to restaurants, movies and other forms of entertainment. We now are creating our own entertainment at home. Many of us find ourselves with more time to cook and linger as we eat together. We are...
by Jacqui Eisen | Aug 26, 2020 | Jacqui's Home Projects, The Hospitable Home
When we talk about what makes a home, we sometimes forget the pets that are there to greet us when we come home at the end of the day. We had two pets before Cedric. Sasha, a sweet tempered, gentle English Setter and, Princess, a three pound black ball of nasty feline...
