A Family + Lifestyle Blog
Our visit to our local farm to pick-our-own strawberries has always been a traditional way for us to kick-start summer. Ontario’s berries aren’t the biggest, but they are certainly among the most delicious. We’ve rounded up our favourite simple Strawberry Recipes to Enjoy All Summer long, including a new salad recipe we just devoured this weekend. They’re all BERRY good, if I do say so
Let’s aperitivo & open the holiday food palate with our Festive Burrata Pomegranate Plate! Life is full & fast again, it seems, and DadChef and I spend most of our “down time” being Mom/Dad-Uber to our older two who have more of a social life than we do 😉, but last weekend we intentionally found a few fleeting moments to slow in between the drive-around
We just spent the weekend doing our annual pre-holidays mission purge & declutter in between rink-hopping and woke up to our first snowfall of the season, and when I think of a cold weather comfort meal that warms our large brood’s bellies, clears out the fridge & takes minimal time to prep (a trifecta of dinner simplicity!), our Penne Pasta al Forno dish is always
So long Summer means you may have seasonal produce lingering on your countertops. Like a fine vino, tomatoes can get better with age, but the wrinkly skin texture may be off-putting and have you questioning if you should pitch em’…DON’T! In Italian cuisine, tomatoes are “the golden fruit” and there is always a way to #zerowaste these beauties. A simple, quick slow roast will salvage
With Valentine’s Day around the corner, we thought we’d share our favourite heart-inspired, super-easy family meal idea. Gone are the days where we seek out a fancy restaurant, and instead opt to have a simple, but special affair at home with the kids. And when I say simple, I mean easy-peasy, under 20 minutes to prep + cook simple ;) And what’s the way to
Happy May, all! In Foodville, this month is when one of our favourite vegetables starts poppin’ – Asparagus. DadChef and I biked over to our local Farmer’s Market last weekend just to grab a bunch of these green beauties. Boiled, roasted, baked, satueed, there are so many simple and delicious ways to enjoy this in-season veg, so asparagus a minute while we share 6 Asparagus
