We’re still celebrating pumpkins here at TFC! And why not? We have plenty of reasons to love pumpkins! The orange colour is a cheerful pop in these grey fall days. Pumpkin contains fibre, potassium and Vitamin C, all of which are good for your heart. […]

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 […]

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!). […]

Last week, I wrote a post about coffee and its history for International Coffee Day. Missed it? You can read it here. The Italians love their caffè. They also like caffè corretto, which is an expression I love. The coffee is “corrected” by adding a shot […]

Thanksgiving is a great time for family and friends to get together. There is usually plenty of food which usually results in lots of leftovers, and especially turkey leftovers! Now, while I love turkey sandwiches, there are only so many of them that I can […]

Thanksgiving is a wonderful holiday – family, food, get-togethers and a long weekend. Now, I know that American readers are thinking: “what the heck is she talking about?”. Thanksgiving is another month and a half away! Canadian Thanksgiving (as I always have to explain to my […]