A Family + Lifestyle Blog
After a long weekend filled with unruly weather – a wicked storm that knocked trees down all over town followed by lots of sunshine – our lilac bushes are in bloom… beautiful things proceed upheaval. The kids reminded me it’s time to re-make our Lilac Lemonade Popsicles. These beauties are inspired by childhood memories in our backyard, the lush lilac tree tucked in the corner
If it still feels too chilly or inconvenient to spark up the grill, and you’re looking for a quick way to use up that thawed chicken in your fridge before it goes bad, these Baked Chicken Parmesan Sandwiches are a nice easy meal idea to add to your rotation this week. Although we love a classic chicken parm, this recipe removes the breading step to
Spring is usually my favourite season – signs of renewal, beautiful buds popping and lots of family celebrations to look forward to. This year feels like a slow creep instead of a leap into the season energy-wise, we’ve got lots on our plate with a fast and full family calendar, and it’s calling for a bit of food revival to keep up. If you’re looking
Food is a connector, a unifier when words are hard to find & emotions hard to process. Our hearts hurt for Ukraine, and Ukrainian people across the globe. Here in Canada (home to a huge population of those with Ukrainian heritage), it’s said many of us are just one degree of separation from friends, family currently in harm’s way in Eastern Europe. Ukrainian roots run
There might not be an Olympic medal yet for parents/caregivers keeping up with the homebound hunger games of the times but there should be 😉 (*virtual toss 🥇 – you’ve earned it*). If you’re looking for some snacking ideas for sporting events-heavy February or just the endless family feeding frenzy, we’ve rounded up some of our fave game-viewing snacks & champ chomper-approved bites for
If ‘All We Need is Love’, I think the world would use an extra-dose right about now. I’ve still much to learn in this life, but I do know that when life has dragged me down lower then I possibly thought I could go, leaning harder into love (for myself, for my partner, for my people who need no impressions at all, for things that
The countdown to Christmas is on, I don’t quite feel “holiday-ready”{what does that even mean?!}, I may be the only blogger without a decked out home and tree, BUT festive food is where I find my joy this time of year and all the other holiday fussing gets tossed aside (my Un-doing!). We’ve got a simple and sweet frozen dessert recipe to share before we
Move over #Timbiebs, this Frittelle di Natale Fried Pizza Dough Balls Holiday Tree is what Italian Christmas dolce dreams are made of! I’m not sure there was a delight for my childhood senses more enticing than a fresh plate of Nonna’s Frittelle (aka Pizza Fritta or Zeppole) freshly made on her kitchen counter! They were the bomb dot com and the smell alone felt like
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
