Half-Baked by Liz recipes, crafting, & other fun things

Skiing in La Plagne

March 22, 2017 | Travel | Permalink

Well hello there! It’s been a little while since I’ve posted anything because we’ve been travelling for the past few weeks. We’re trying to squeeze in all the European goodness we can before we pack up our apartment and head back to Newfoundland for good. We’re currently finishing up a little road trip around the southern coast of Spain and Portugal, and I’ll post about that next week, but for now I just wanted to post a few highlights from our recent skiing adventure read more →

Homemade Tomato Ketchup

February 20, 2017 | Savoury Recipes | Permalink

I started making my own ketchup a few months ago. It’s simple to make, is arguably tastier than the store-bought version, and I feel a bit better about eating it when I can control what goes in it (i.e. no high fructose corn syrup). Don’t get me wrong, it still has sugar in it – there’s no disguising this as a healthy-eating blog! – but at least the ingredients are recognizable.

However, I recently decided to read the ingredients on a bottle of Heinz Ketchup here in France, and was quite surprised to find this read more →

A Weekend in Lisbon

February 19, 2017 | Travel | Permalink

A couple of weeks ago, Hitchen and I and a couple of our friends spent a long weekend in Lisbon. Honestly, our plans for the weekend centered around eating as much delicious seafood and Portuguese tarts as possible – and we definitely weren’t disappointed. The city itself was beautiful and vibrant, the people were super friendly read more →

A Weekend in Crete, Greece

February 7, 2017 | Travel | Permalink

Back a couple of weeks ago, Hitchen and I spent a long weekend exploring the Greek Island of Crete. It’s the largest of the Greek Islands, and is known for its amazing food and scenery. Being mid-January, there were virtually no other tourists around, however, it also meant that some of the smaller communities were basically shut down for the winter, and it wasn’t quite warm enough for lounging on the beach (though it didn’t really stop us). read more →

Capsule Wardrobe: Winter 2017 Edition

January 21, 2017 | Fashion | Permalink

It’s a new year and time for a new capsule wardrobe! I’ve officially been doing this capsule wardrobe thing for a full two years now (you can find my original post about it here ), and I have to say that I don’t see myself going back to my old overflowing-closet ways. I love the clothes I have, wear everything in my closet, and don’t have the urge to buy new things unless I really need them! read more →