Tanya’s Score: Good-and-a-half* Rated: 14A Starring: George-Michael; the Jesus; a Goonie; Julianne Moore Plot: An intimate portrait of a 50-something divorcée (Moore) as she seeks connections within her life. Tanya’s Verdict: I saw the original Chilean movie this one is based on [Gloria (2013)] five years ago and though time has passed, if memory serves…
It’s been a while since I stepped foot in a gym – nine years to be exact. And sometimes I miss it – the glorious smell of sweat delicately hanging in the air, the whir of pedals as spandex-clad women go nowhere fast and of course . . . the drama. No matter what day…
Another gem mouldering in my hand-written recipe book – origins unknown. I guess I’ve been in a pasta casserole sort of mood as of late. But hey – anything that I can throw together and forget about is a definite winner over here! Can’t say if it freezes well – we never have leftovers from…
If you enjoyed Jordan Peele’s debut horror film Get Out (2017), then my prediction is that you’ll also like this one. The first part is definitely more tense and creepy than the second part – but together it works as a whole. You may never look at your family the same after this one. Tanya’s…
A few months ago, my middle daughter asked me to read a book of hers. It was a young adult novel called Dear Evan Hansen – and up until that point in time, it wasn’t on my radar. But the fact that my kid read it and it meant so much to her that she…
I’m not sure where this recipe came from – but it’s been a part of my cooking repertoire for at least the past ten years or so. It’s a quick and easy version of beef stroganoff that I often put together in the morning, leave in the oven on a timed bake and then throw…
I am inventor of the night walk – or so I believed. The concept came to me years ago when my daughters were young. It had been a long and cold winter day and since my girls weren’t yet in school, the kids and I had spent most of the day cooped up inside. Making…
Long ago when I actually got paid to work, I picked this recipe up from a co-worker of mine. It has served me well ever since. The recipe below will make roughly 25 to 30 tortilla wraps worth – I keep them in my deep freezer wrapped up in a lasagna dish. Then I simply…
I wanted to write an article focussing on compassion, kindness and friendship – and to do this subject justice, it would have to be about a man named Todd* (*not his real name). It needed to be about Todd. It’s taken me 25 years to realize that compassion can be a puzzling human emotion. Even…
This recipe comes from my good friend Sandra and has been a staple in our house ever since she first passed it along. Who needs canned sloppy joe when the real thing is so quick and simple to make? Enjoy. Ingredients: 2 lb. ground beef 1 onion, minced 3 pieces celery (with leaves), chopped 1…
