by on August 27, 2019 • 2 Comments UncategorizedIt’s time for a peak-summer recipe round-up featuring all that is ripe and beautiful at the market and in our backyard gardens.
End-of-August produce can be almost overwhelming with its array of seasonal fruits and vegetables. From sweet corn to juicy tomatoes and bundles of herbs to luscious peaches, we certainly are spoiled for choice.
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by on August 15, 2019 • 18 Comments UncategorizedThis week, in classic mid-August Aimée style, I embarked on a few procrastibaking projects as a way to avoid my post-camping laundry and clean-up.
To be fair, I couldn’t wait to get back into the Simple Bites kitchen after a few weeks of travel. As is usually my custom when I road trip, I returned home with a stash of the most beautiful produce I encountered along the way.
This time I brought several pints of wild blueberries, for this Nova Scotia fruit grows wild all over the province and is free for the picking. Clara and I busied ourselves in a patch early one morning and produced enough for our buttermilk pancakes as well as a small store for the cooler.
Since then I’ve muddled a handful into a gin & tonic cocktail and topped a summer edition of my do-ahead muesli, but I saved the majority of them for a special baking project: cheesecake.
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by on October 13, 2013 • 2 Comments UncategorizedHave a wonderful Thanksgiving long weekend, fellow Canadians!
by on August 11, 2013 • 2 Comments UncategorizedIt’s been pure bliss to be back in my own kitchen after our road trip. I’ve wasted no time creating a sink full of dishes, and still the requests continue to come in from the boys for their favourite foods.
Here are a few links I’ve enjoyed this week and a few more reasons to stay in the kitchen a little longer…
Have a wonderful weekend, all.
by on May 18, 2013 • 3 Comments UncategorizedLast Sunday was a good day for eating and of course I had my iPhone handy for capturing the plates and tablescapes. They were too pretty not to share here.
Now why can’t every day include breakfast in bed, seared scallops and macarons?
Ending dinner on a sweet note with strawberry frozen yogurt, fruit, and macarons contributed by our guests. And French press coffee, dark and full-bodied.
Not Pictured: fierce hugs from wiry little boy arms. the lightest of kisses from a baby girl. handmade cards with notes in French. a clean kitchen.
A Mother’s Day for the books.
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