Now that summer’s here we can finally explore new places again, travel and hike and just enjoy the nature around us. But when we hit the road we always make at least one stop for a small picnic, and that means we have to be prepared with picnic food and blankets. So the obvious thing […]
Who doesn’t like homemade waffles? everyone does! whether you serve it with sour cream, fruits, cream, chocolate syrup, scrambled eggs or plain, they are just so good! 2 years ago my sweet hubby bought me a waffle maker and ever since, the family enjoys waffle breakfasts every few weeks. Up until now what I used […]
It’s Father’s day today, and although this is the day we celebrate dads, to me it’s another day to celebrate family. Mother’s day, father’s day, family day and even just Saturday, another reason to spend time with my amazing family, celebrate it and be happy for being part of it. Lately I’ve been having quite […]
Life has been so hectic lately. Summer is finally here (most of the time), I started a new job with a new schedule that essentially shook my world a bit, and my inspiration ran dry. So this is why I was MIA lately. I still cook, bake and enjoy food, but I just had zero […]
What’s brunch for you? for me, it’s that weekend meal where I get to play around with recipes and ingredients because I finally have some time to do it and then the highlight is sitting around the table with my family and sometimes friends, just enjoying the food and each other, just like that, relaxing, […]
I’ve been away for a while I know. Not really away, because really I was here but I haven’t had the muse or the inspiration to sit down on my butt and write a post. I’m sure you know this doesn’t mean I haven’t been cooking or baking – because I have been, non stop. […]
It’s starting to look really nice out here. Of course, we still get the occasional rain and wind but it’s mostly above zero temperature and the feeling that winter is (finally!) over. And when the weather is nice, all I want to do is grill my food. I just love the BBQ and the fact […]
Some ingredients are seriously under appreciated. When was the last time you had Kohlrabi for example? or when was the last time you used lentils in a SALAD. Yeah..thought so. That’s why when I saw that Canadian Lentils are having a ‘lentils recipe revelations challenge’ I immediately knew I want to put the under appreciated […]