As the days grow shorter and the air cools, we can look forward to the coming holiday season. The people of Avonlea and New Bedford celebrate autumn with fall fairs, festivals, and parties, and Thanksgiving celebrations are part of autumn’s holiday fun. Thanksgiving is held in early October in Canada, but in the USA Thanksgiving falls every year on the fourth Thursday of the month of November.

One of the best things about writing The Heroine's Bookshelf was a chance to get "behind the scenes" with some of my favorite authors, including Lucy Maud Montgomery. What I discovered wasn't always savory...turns out my favorite authors had very real, and often very dark, lives. But the chance to go deeper, to look behind the curtain, has made my reading experience all the richer.

It's Official Sandwich Day! We love a good sandwich, and especially the range of sizes, shapes and flavours that they can encompass. Here are a few tips for achieving perfect "dainty sandwiches" for your next get-together.

After some intense winter weather in the northeastern U.S. this week, we thought everyone might be due for some hearty, warming fare. We think this dish looks both decadent and delicious - not to mention seasonally appropriate!

As the fall weather intensifies, we thought a tasty fall dessert recipe might be in order.

As September draws to a close, we're definitely starting to feel the cool winds of fall. Here's a warming fall recipe to help combat the chill!

Life is uncertain.  Eat dessert first. ~ Ernestine Ulmer

Follow Ernestine’s advice while serving these two delicious dessert recipes from Beyond Green Gables at your next meal.

The latest Smartphone App has a direct tie to the history of Anne of Green Gables!  As part of Parks Canada’s new initiative to preserve our interest in Canada’s landmarks, they have made a special Heritage Gourmet App that has recipes from more than 80 historic sites across Canada – Green Gables being one of them.

“Oh, Diana, I've always dreamed of being in a three-legged race at a picnic.” ~ Anne Shirley

With the August long weekend approaching, we thought it was a good idea to pick out some recipes that are perfect for a picnic.  A unique salad recipe made of dandelions is posted below, along with a guide to making traditional pinwheel sandwiches, followed by a recipe for a large batch of crispy oatmeal cookies.

Seeing as today is Toronto’s hottest day in more than 170 years, with an early morning temperature of 26.6 Celsius that is only rising, it seems appropriate to highlight some cold and simple drinks recipes that will help quench your thirst this summer.  Here are some delicious recipes for cool drinks from Beyond Green Gables and Cooking with Anne of Green Gables.