First off, let me apologize for the lack of posts. Yesterday we celebrated my children’s birthdays. They were born two years apart but only by two days, so for the past few years, we have done joint parties. They are fun and memorable, but they are a lot of work. I usually start planning my […]
Well, we were in denial, but we finally did it, we cleaned out our garden. We were holding on to the hope that the weather would suddenly get warm again like in previous years on Thanksgiving (last year we were in shorts at the fair). It hasn’t, and today, I sent my kids off to […]
Here in the great white north, it’s the Thanksgiving long weekend. This is one of my favourite holidays. As I mentioned in a previous post, we have a few traditions we keep on this weekend and we always look forward to them. This year, we have done a few things differently: I got our Halloween […]
In our family we love what we think is Mexican food. I have been to Mexico, well Cancun, and can’t say that I ate authentically when we were there. In fact, I’m pretty sure our idea of Mexican food is very Canadianized. Regardless, we love it. “Tacos” are a go-to meal in this house […]
We moved to Woodbridge just before our daughter was born. Originally we wanted to live downtown in the midst of everything, close to work, walking distance to grocery stores and cute boutiques, close to parents and in-laws, friends, a stone’s throw to great restaurants. After 6 months of searching and open houses and finding nothing […]
When I was growing up, I didn’t really give much thought to what we ate at home. I ate what my mom fed me. There are certain foods that I still don’t cook myself but when I occasionally eat them with my family, the food takes me back to certain memories, sort of like comfort […]
This time last year, my husband and I had our bags packed and were about to leave for Paris. He surprised me for my 30th birthday. This was a trip over 20 years in the making (of my dreams) and it lived up to everything I expected. Fresh, buttery croissants every morning, delicious unique French […]
Last week I attended an evening with, who I called Canada’s Chef, Michael Smith. Part of our swag bag included a signed copy of his new book. I promised to make a dinner from his new recipes and the other day, I did. He doesn’t include a vegetarian section of the book, but there are […]
Today is my birthday. As I begin my 32nd year, here are a few snapshots of my 31st year… and what a year it was. 365 days in a few photos? Not really, but just some highlights to remind me that life is good, even though I’m getting older and my body lets me know […]
Backtrack to May 2012 – I was dreading potty training my son because I thought it would take forever and, given our different equipment, a messy challenge. I have only once tried to pee standing up while “camping” in our backyard and had to go and change my pyjamas. It didn’t go well. However, I […]
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