Bunchland

Your Sunday Morning Plan

It’s still warm enough to play outside without freezing your face off, and just cool enough to crave something comforting and toasty. The perfect November Sunday morning consists of pressing fall leaves after enjoying an oatmeal sundae bar, we say!

Eat:

Kids can make their own masterpiece with this fun and interactive breakfast. Oatmeal is high in fibre, magnesium, and iron, and eating it actually lowers cholesterol and stabilizes blood-glucose levels. Most importantly, this whole grain breaky is a blank canvas for fun, and loading it up with fresh toppings provides an opportunity to maximize the health and taste factor.

For 4 servings of oatmeal:

• 1 ½ cup large flake rolled oats
• 3 ½ cup milk or milk substitute
• ¼ tsp salt
• 1 tsp vanilla (optional)

Combine all ingredients into a large pot, bring to a boil. Reduce heat and simmer, uncovered, for 15 minutes.  Read more...

A recipe for vanilla apple sauce plus an apple recipe roundup

The first day of fall is tomorrow, and we plan to celebrate by eating something involving apples. Apples are as much a part of fall as pumpkins, mums and colourful leaves. If you guys have ever been apple-picking, you also know what it’s like to lug home a big basket of apples and then wonder how the heck you’re going to eat them all before they go bad. And as much as we want to adhere to the 100-mile diet, the fact is that sometimes we get pretty sick of eating apples. So creative ways to eat them are always welcome. We got a bunch of ideas for turning the humble apple into something mouth-watering or, in some cases, weird.  Read more...

We at Bunchland are total saps for beautiful fall foliage. Trees bursting with fiery autumnal colours are a feast for the eyes. We’re also suckers for a nice big leaf pile just begging to be jumped in and pressing pretty leaves between book covers. Sadly, urban centres have become less-than-ideal places to indulge in the gorgeous sight of fall leaves, thanks to pollution from cars and power plants.

What’s a city-dwelling family to do? We recommend making up a thermos of hot apple cider, hopping in the car and hitting the road en route to one of North America’s best spots for watching the leaves change colour.

Beacon Hill Park, Victoria

We searched “Beacon Hill Park Victoria” in Flickr and found plenty of photos like this one: tree-lined paths that look like something out of a dream. We can almost hear the crunch of fallen leaves under our feet.