David Barzelay may be living more than a few lawyers’ dreams. A blessing-in-disguise layoff saw the former lawyer ditch it all and start a restaurant. Well, to be honest, at first it was more like an underground dinner party at his home. This soon became […]

~~~~~~Scroll to the end to see the winner of our STAUB giveaway! Have we managed to eat all that “leftover” Halloween candy yet? Feeling a little cold weather sluggish? Looking for some warm comfort food to cozy up with on a cold November night? You […]

Happy Halloween! House decorated? Check! Kids chomping at the bit to get out for trick or treating? Probably! Want a breakfast to help celebrate Halloween, last week’s National Pumpkin Day and upcoming (US) Thanksgiving? Pumpkin Spice Oatmeal Muffins to the rescue! We have many reasons […]

****GIVEAWAY***** Can you think of one thing that says Halloween more than a pumpkin? (I’ll wait.) That gorgeous orange globe, carved up and glowing with a light inside it welcomes you and says “Knock on my door”. Who doesn’t love a carved Halloween pumpkin? There’s […]

Fast, what foods jump to mind when you think of Canadian cuisine? If maple syrup is not at the top of your list, it is certainly in the top three! I can’t think of any food that is more Canadian than maple syrup (sorry, Vermont!). […]

This past Monday was the Family Day holiday in New Brunswick, Alberta, Manitoba, Ontario and Saskatchewan (yay to a long weekend!). Our American friends also were off on Monday celebrating Presidents Day. Two other provinces have holidays in February: PEI Islander Day is celebrated on the third […]

Hard to believe that we’ll be saying goodbye to summer and hello to back-to-school! Summer seems to have gone by quicker than usual! Here’s hoping for a nice long Indian summer with warm days and mild nights. This is the last long weekend of the […]