Pie. Pies are comforting. Especially pies made with love and local fruits. I made this pie a few months ago, when a friend came to visit. Whenever foodie friends come to stay, I always make a point of creating food together, because friendships forged with food can last lifetimes. It’s funny, looking back on some […]
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It’s over. The holiday season is gone. The decorations are put away, the bags of ripped paper are in the recycling, the stuffed bellies are recovering and the year has started anew. It’s time to make resolutions, amends, promises…blah, blah, blah…. I don’t usually fall into the camp of resolution makers. I try to fix
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Autumn is a time of crisp, cool mornings. The sound of leaves crunching under your feet and the smell of wood smoke hanging in the air like the last drops of dew on a spider’s web. It’s a time of year we tend to overlook those simple things in life, but the transition from hot
This week I’m kicking off five glorious days of peaches. You’ve got peaches on your counter? Fruit flies making a home in there? Well, I’ve got five delicious solutions for you. Today’s recipe is for an upside down peach and blackberry cobbler. So here’s the thought process behind this: I wanted a cobbler. Check. I
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Being that I’m suddenly overwhelmed by freelance work at the moment, I thought it would be great timing for another awesome guest post. Today’s post is from Stephanie of Global Dish. Stephanie is a woman of many talents. From her “About page”: “Stephanie Arsenault is a writer/photographer/recipe developer based out of Calgary, Alberta. She specializes in
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Summer came a little late this year or not at all according to some people. In fact, with the cool evenings and dark morning, it feels as if we are slipping directly into fall. I can’t complain, as autumn is my favourite season, after all. Usually, it’s a welcome reprieve from the overbearing heat of
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Today is not my usual post. I often don’t speak of the community that is involved in food blogging, but there is quite a number of people involved in it. There are hundreds, nay, thousands of people who consider themselves food bloggers. Often they come together for conferences, or get togethers, picnics, meetings, coffee, just because. There
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Lately I’ve been really trying to make an effort with the kidlets. Now that it’s fall and the potential for even a slight downfall is around every corner, I tend to stay inside a lot more. Considering I live in a rain forest, this may seem like a surprise to you, but having lived here
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It’s the simple things in life that make it worthwhile. Taking your children out to a farmer’s fields and wading through rows upon rows of succulent strawberries while you pray to some foodie god with a good sense of humour, that your child eats under a pound of the sweet red jewels ranks right up
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Just a quick post, and even a recipe! Our on again off again labour finally turned into something when my water broke on Tuesday morning. Our little girl arrived two hours later at 7lbs. 13 oz. We’re back home and we’re all doing great! Here she is: and of course, the family shot: And if