A new year tends to make you reflect. I am incredibly lucky. I have so much to be grateful for. Two amazing children. A wonderful husband who supports me in all I do. The opportunity to do what I love for a living. Truly the best friends anyone could ask for. 2011 was a pretty [...]
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Getting ready for Christmas. I spent the entire day cooking and baking with Paisley. There’s lots to get done – Christmas is a mere week away. For an eleven year old, she’s really great in the kitchen. We have our favourites that we make every year – our tradition – and she is right on [...]
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I usually follow the rules. Generally, I am law abiding. I am, for certain, a terrible liar. I don’t know what came over me. I succumbed to truffle madness. While perusing a lovely food shop in the city centre in Verona, I noticed a hand written sign in Italian. To be clear, I do not [...]
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I’ve had a really brutal cold this week. Cancelled all my meetings. Stayed home, and drank gallons of David’s Tea. Gallons. I am pretty certain I would not have survived without his teas. If I had, it would not have been a pretty sight. David’s Teas saved me this week. Seriously. To be honest, I [...]
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One of the best outcomes of my course in France last fall was meeting some wonderful people. We were 18 students from literally all over the world and, of course, Canada. Many of us have stayed in touch though the power of Facebook, and I have been fortunate to see a few of them live [...]
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All the stars may have been in Yorkville enjoying the Toronto International Film Festival, but we were in sunny Kensington Market last Saturday afternoon soaking up an international lunch with the kids. Kensington Market, home to green grocers, second hand clothing shops and an eclectic collection of international food stores, has recently become a hot [...]
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I want a chicken for my birthday. The kind that will lay me a fresh egg every day. There are websites dedicated to the cause of the urban chicken. It really does not look so difficult. But alas – my family flatly refuses – Read walks away whenever I mention it – maybe he thinks [...]
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When I woke up this morning, I just had a feeling they were out there. Waiting for me. Maybe it was last night’s dessert…. I fear we may have had the last of this year’s amazing Ontario strawberries. Maybe I was hopeful that with strawberries on their way out, blueberries were surely on their way [...]
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“This could be the night I turn into a vegetarian…” Michelle quips as we walk into Cowbell on Queen West. This nose to tail bistro would not exactly be a good place for a vegetarian. We are arriving as omnivores, but who knows what could happen by the end of the night. A group of [...]
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June is a delicious time in Ontario. I should actually say, a particularly delicious time – especially if you love asparagus, rhubarb and strawberries – like I do. After a long winter foraging for anything local, June is the first month where Ontario produce really kicks in – and after that we can exist largely [...]
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