A modern approach to wholesome home cooking
On July 1st, we’re celebrating Canada’s 150th Birthday, and we’re doing so outdoors! I’ve partnered with President’s Choice to bring a few of their new, Canadiana-themed PC Insider’s Collection foods, to life. To kick things off, we had an intimate, pre-July 1st celebration the week before to taste-test the new PC products, along with a veggie patty…
When your favourite food and ingredient is plain yogurt (whole milk only, please), you gravitate towards any recipe that includes it. Not only does yogurt provide a canvas for toppings, from savoury to sweet, it can be the star of the show, a healthy ingredient in baked goods, used in dips and marinades to add…
Do you remember when I told you about our backyard makeover? Well, here’s a little preview. There’s still work to be done, which I’m quite excited about (I miss the days I don’t get to “play” with the power tools. Who would have thought?), but for now, it’s safe to entertain on. Food and wine…
The last few weekends, my body and brain have been getting a workout as we plan and renovate our backyard. With all of that work, and there is a lot of it, I plan to spend every hour I can in our new backyard oasis drinking my morning coffee, hosting parties, casual lunches and brunches,…
Michelada, meet Caesar. I’m surrounded by friends who are cocktail aficionados, craft beer makers and storied travellers who make it their mission to sip and savour culinary landscapes around the globe. How lucky I am to be just a quick text away from getting my hardest beverage questions, answered. This makes not only for delicious,…
When your neighbour gives you homemade cranberry kombucha, you, firstly, thank them. Then, you sip it slowly in the mornings and afternoons while working away, experiencing a different kind of alertness and buzz than black coffee gives you. Finally, you decide to do something other than drink it, so you eat it. I’m talking about…
Time to catch up, and what better way to do that than over coffee and cake?
The building blocks of a meal are often the recipes I don’t think to share. They’re usually staples, things I like to squirrel away in my freezer or have in the back of my fridge, ready when I am. I make them nearly every week, taking one recipe and turning it into many meals or…