Food, Entertaining & Lifestyle
With the popularity of downsized backyard weddings making such a comeback, I thought I’d share some of the details from an event I did last summer. When an old friend asked me to cater her upcoming wedding reception I was so honoured. Sam & Rick wanted a down to earth casual affair which completely reflects [...]
Like everyone else in the world, COVID threw a huge wrench into my plans for 2020. A milestone 50 th birthday trip to France with my lifelong best friends was cancelled. Since my birthday was during the trip, we had planned a lovely night in Nice sitting by the sea. Le SIGH... I couldn’t imagine [...]
I love cooking from scratch but store bought pizza dough is a shortcut I’m all over. We do pizza night at least once a week and I think this method is pretty perfect. For my recent French themed party, I was inspired by the flavours of the south and the traditional Pissaladière, a pizza like [...]
Sometimes the greatest things happen when you’re not expecting it. For the past few years we’ve been planting herbs in teeny pots that hang on a repurposed iron railing. They didn’t do so well. This year we’ve turned a planter box Peter made for vegetables last year (they did meh) into an herb garden. Success! [...]
Hitting the beach is my favourite summer pastime and you know I’m bringing something yummy. Sitting by the water, chatting and enjoying delicious food .... what could be better? I love the idea of bringing individual boxed lunches. Not only are they super cute, but since we are still in the middle of a pandemic, [...]
This isn’t just another meh pasta salad. There are 2 things that make it really really good. The first and most obvious thing is roasting the vegetables. Let’s talk about the cherry tomatoes ....because they are really the star. When tomatoes are roasted, they will blister and burst releasing their yummy sweet liquid and all [...]
There’s nothing I love more then entertaining friends and family. I’ve been missing everyone so much. BUT there’s finally a light at the end of the tunnel. While we don’t want to get too lax and complacent, rules are easing and we are able to gather in limited sized groups to socialize. That’s all I [...]
Summer picnicking is one of my favourite things. With all of the social distancing measures in place it's difficult to find things to do right now. I love the idea of packing up a bunch of goodies and heading to a park, lake or beach (while social distancing) to take in the sunshine. Once we [...]
Frittata know how is a necessity. Not only are frittatas a must for brunch, lunch AND dinner, they are delicious cold which makes them perfect anytime. The egg, milk, cheese ratio is my go to frittata base. Enjoy hot or at room temp. Want to add a frittata to a picnic lunch like the Italians [...]
