Lani and Norm, Author at My PersonaliTea - Ottawa Valley

12 spices that can make your meals exciting by MyPersonaliTea

October 30, 2022November 21, 2022Lani and Norm

There are so many spices out there. And with technology and the advancement in transportation and preservation of food goods, you can find foods and spices from anywhere in the world at your local grocery store. It’s wonderful! The world in food and spices down the street at your local grocery! I’ve chosen 12 common […]

What can be found at the Ottawa Parkdale farmers’ market

July 4, 2022August 23, 2025Lani and Norm

The Ottawa Parkdale Market is an all year round market. The spring, summer and fall are the best times of the year for obvious reasons. When I worked at Tunney’s Pasture I used to go to the market a few times a week at lunch time. It was the perfect place to get groceries for […]

The good, bad and ugly of Westboro farmers’ market!

June 30, 2022August 23, 2025Lani and Norm

The weekend before Canada day I decided to stay in town and visit some of the local markets. This included the Westboro farmers’ market. Now, I had heard of this market a while back and was eager to visit it. So eager, that I went to visit the market before it even opened for the […]

My Visit to the Ottawa Organic Farmers Market

June 28, 2022August 23, 2025Lani and Norm

This past weekend I didn’t venture outside to any farmers markets but rather stayed in town. I made it to three different markets this past Saturday, and each with a different feel. The first stop on the farmers market run was the Ottawa organic farmers market. This past spring I came across the Ottawa organic […]

at the barn farmers market in stittsville

You need to try the Stittsville farmers market cookies!

June 19, 2022August 23, 2025Lani and Norm

This week I went to another farmers market. I have been going on Saturday mornings but this weekend was Father’s ay and with Dragon Boat practice on Sunday I decided to do the Father’s Day visit on Saturday which left Sunday morning for a farmer’s market. This week was the Stittsville farmers market cookies rather […]

The baked goods of the Carleton Place farmers market

June 12, 2022August 23, 2025Lani and Norm

This past weekend I visited the Carleton Place farmers market. I probably had higher expectations than I should have for this time of year because last week I had visited the Carp farmers market and was very pleasantly surprised. I didn’t dislike the Carleton Place farmers market but it was very small. There were two […]