Another great recipe – and I haven’t a clue as to where it originates. I hand wrote it in a notebook almost 20 years ago and decided to make it for the family this past week. There’s a bit of prep work involved (chopping and slicing) – but other than that, this one came together…
More fish and rice plucked from the pages of the Toronto Star – this time from an April 2019 edition. This meal was light and fresh and in my opinion perfect summer (or spring) fare. While the kids grumbled (“Fish again?“; “You know the only fish I like is salmon“; “What’s with all the rice?”),…
I’ve been watching Beanie Feldstein’s career take off for the past year or so and most recently enjoyed her turn as a new vampire on the FX series What We Do In The Shadows. So when this movie first popped up on my radar, I made a mental note that it would probably be worth…
There’s this tree. I pass under it almost every day on the trek to and from school. Most days, I barely notice it. But come spring time, when its leaves first appear – I am on high alert for the barely noticeable pink blooms poking their way into the world. Each morning, I eagerly check…
I found this one in the Toronto Star – and for the most part it’s a quick one to put together. Removing the skin from the chicken drum sticks took a bit of time (I used a paper towel to wrench the skin down and over the bone) and peeling the heads of garlic took…
Remember the good old days when kids broke their arms because they fell out of trees – NOT because they were glued to their phones and walked into a telephone pole? The good old days I refer to hark back to when kids actually played outside – even if it was drizzling; even if it…
Another winning recipe found within the pages of the Toronto Star – this one from February. Full disclosure – three of us LOVED this dish (yours truly included) and two weren’t crazy about the fish and the tomato sauce – but one thing we all agreed on: the Mexican-style rice is to die for. Even…
Growing up in the 70s and 80s, going to McDonald’s was a treat. My brother and I learned that McDonald’s wasn’t a place you asked to go to. It didn’t work that way in our house. Mom and Dad decided when we went there – and we were ecstatic whenever this occasion occurred. This was…
My friend Sandra swears by this recipe for homemade granola bars originally found at Inspired Taste. I made a few changes and I won’t lie – it took me a couple of tries to get it right. My kids weren’t crazy about the dried cranberries and sunflower seeds I put in the first batch AND…
Amid mounting evidence that mothers in the US have among the world’s highest levels of stress due to lack of post-natal and childcare support, the government has decided to step in. “We aren’t actually talking about free childcare, laundry assistance or post-natal counseling like in France,” said HHS official Chad Hunt. “That would be un-American.…
