Chili Mac and Cheese! Oh yes! This is pure and simple comfort food. You know those days when the weather starts to turn and you want something warm and wonderful? This Chicken Chili Mac and Cheese will do the trick! The best part? It’s […]

About a month ago, I was hating the cold Canadian weather and took a mental vacation back to sunny days when we were in Lyon. I posted Lyon: 10 To See. Missed it? You can read it here. With any city, one of the greatest […]

Have you all heard about the famous “Elgin Marbles”? You know, the marble sculptures created by Phidias which originally resided in the Parthenon in Greece. Lord Elgin (Thomas Bruce, the 7th Earl of Elgin) acquired them over a 10-year period in the early 1800s by […]

Figs! Figs! Figs! I have figs bursting off the trees in Italy. I’m very excited as this is my first really good fig harvest (if I can use such a word). I love figs. There’s something very luscious about them. They really are a decadent […]

I hope everyone had a great weekend and, if you’re in Canada or the United States, a great long weekend! Today is a day off work in Canada because Canada Day, July 1, fell on a Saturday this year. Our neighbours to the south (and […]

Welcome to December! Holiday season and entertaining are fast approaching!  With this in mind, the next few weeks of posts are going to showcase things to make your holiday season easier. They may be recipes that you can pull together in a hurry, cocktails or […]

  Back in the summer, Pete and I were lucky enough to have dinner at Osteria dal Capo one evening when we were in Padova. We had a wonderful dinner and both the meal and service were lovely. At the end of the evening, we chatted […]