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Growing up, Fall marked the start of all the rustic Italian cooking in our home. Simple ingredients combined with seasonal, local harvest not only meant delicious, hearty dinners, but are characteristics of most Italian cuisine. You already know pizza makes a repeat appearance in our recipe archives, not only because it’s one of our family’s favourite foods, but because of it’s versatility and affordability to
Our Canadian Thanksgiving is days away & it’s usually my favourite holiday. Gather, eat, savour & reflect on things to be grateful for – the simple things really are everything. This one’s going to be tough, though – our first holiday without Papa and no doubt a huge void will be felt, especially since gathering around a table heaping with delicious food that took all
Like anyone who values human decency, our hearts broke with the latest injustices towards the Black community brought to light over the last few weeks. We’ve refrained from posting our usual food content: 1) because, honestly, we lost our appetites; and 2) carrying on “per usual” didn’t feel appropriate when their was more purposeful work calling us all to – learning about, listening to &
Let’s make our Lemon and Lavender Bundt Cake! Wander with your taste buds through the lemon groves of the Amalfi Coast and the lavender fields of Provence with every bite! Each slice has a light and uber-moist texture, bursting with lemony flavor. Finish with a lustrous touch – a lemon glaze. Serve any time of day for breakfast, on a brunch or dessert table –
Our Canadian Thanksgiving is days away and it’s one of my favourite holidays of all. Gather, eat, savour and reflect on things to be grateful for – the simple things really are everything. Connecting and creating tasty food in our Cucina brings a lot of contentment and calm amidst our chaos and the frenzy that is Fall. I’m feeling full I get to share them
Nothing warms me up to the idea of classic comfort foods than just having spent the last weekend brr-ing our way through a hockey tournament 😉 Life is feeling fast & full again, and while we’re VERY grateful for every bit of goodness that’s been allowed back into our world, all those slow-cooked meals we enjoyed when things were on pause feel fewer & far
I thought I would make it through Easter preparations without using “eggs” as a lead-in to an expressive word, but peeps, that’s just not a commitment I can live up to this year 😉 I remember feeling so depleted this time last year fresh to lockdown life, and well, maybe we’re well-adjusted to living life under chronic uncertainty, and we’re feeling a little more hoppy
Hints of Spring are in the air! Can you feel the shift in your energy too? Spring is my favourite season for several reasons – the budding blooms, the season we became parents for the first time, usually a time filled with family celebrations & especially for the feeling of renewal & revival it evokes. And how about all the bright, beautiful food that pops
It’s Canadian Agriculture Day today – a chance to celebrate the abundance of incredible food grown in Canada and the hard-working farmers and producers who cultivate it! We’ve been mindful of supporting our local, independent suppliers wherever possible under normal circumstances, but especially so this year. One way is ordering fresh produce straight from your local farms, like the fresh veg + fruit haul
Behind the blog, life wasn’t all yummy recipes & outdoor adventures this week, so you bet DadChef & I turned to one of our healthy coping mechanisms – finding some culinary calm cooking up all the things in la Cucina, silly stupid kitchen dances & a toast to walking through hard parenting things with the biggest glass of Cab Sav ;). We know families are
