Head start to home made? Sign me up.

I was cold, wet, tired and hungry. I was at the grocery store when I was struck by a sudden hankering for something hot that would light my taste buds on fire. Oh, and I didn't want to spend any extra time in the kitchen. Ha. It might be worth mentioning that at this point in time I did not know … Continue reading →

Using up leftovers

As I stirred a spoonful of cranberry sauce into my plain yogurt this morning it occurred to me that I am a bit of a nutbar as it pertains to using up leftovers. I really hate food waste. I mean - I REALLY hate food waste -  and so I will do everything I can do to use it all up. There are, of … Continue reading →

Thanksgiving dinner

I've been locked out of my own blog for some reason. Long story, but I can't update it in the usual way so I am using a workaround to post this. Hopefully it doesn't disappear into the ether. Sigh. I've been dealing with some technical issues and it's really starting to wear on me. We had our … Continue reading →

BROCCOLI SOUP

Forgive the all-caps headline there, but I am pretty excited about this one. I was at Farm Boy when I spotted a display of broccoli and I knew, right there, that I HAD TO HAVE some broccoli soup. I also knew that it couldn't be that "lite" kind of broccoli soup. It had to be thick, and creamy, … Continue reading →

Bucket lists and lunches

Bucket lists. This is something I was thinking about at a recent lunch I attended at Coconut Lagoon that was hosted by Ford Canada. Ford invited a bunch of local bloggers for a meal (spoiler alert: it was amazing) and a chat with Robin Esrock, the author of The Great Global Bucket List (among other … Continue reading →