Kale, Pear and Roasted Delicata Squash Salad
Well hello November! I’ve never been one to herald the arrival of this dismal time of year, but this month we’ll transition into our Halifax home and I am filled with anticipation for that new…
Well hello November! I’ve never been one to herald the arrival of this dismal time of year, but this month we’ll transition into our Halifax home and I am filled with anticipation for that new…
It’s a rainy, frigid day, and I am more than content to stay in, make another pot of coffee and start planning my Thanksgiving menu. October has arrived, as has harvest season here in Quebec,…
This morning all three of my children left for school and I found myself with a quiet house for the first time since June. Always the planner, I made myself a second cup of coffee,…
Every August when the Ontario peaches arrive in our markets, we tend to go a little stone-fruit crazy. There’s always a large bowl of peaches ripening on our dining room table next to a stack…
My cooking takes a delicious turn in summer, moving from the Simple Bites kitchen to the backyard patio and the charcoal grill. The patio is shady in the afternoon, and leads onto our sprawling back…
Hello July! After a scorching week, tomorrow promises to bring a break in our heat wave and I am finally thinking about baking again. The produce at the markets is so inspiring and each day…
Just down the road from where we live, a family-run farm offers wagon rides and u-pick berries all summer long. Last Saturday, Clara and I slipped away early, before the sun was too high over…
Our backyard was a busy place last weekend, with family and friends dropping by and staying to visit. It’s exactly how I love summer life to unfold, with spontaneous spritz on the patio and campfire…
We never need a reason to throw a tea party, but if you are looking for an excuse, next week offers two prime occasions: Mother’s Day on Sunday and the Royal Wedding the following Saturday….
I‘ve been enjoying a tomato salad nearly every day this month; it’s effortless eating when the tomatoes are ripening on the vine in my backyard and the kitchen garden is packed with herbs two feet…
An outdoor dinner with friends to celebrate the season, in partnership with Beau’s All Natural. There’s been a slight chill in the air since we returned home from a road trip through Southern Ontario last…
Ah, springtime, the awakening season. When all green life shakes off the dream of winter and reemerges in slow splendour. This time of the year brings about such a surplus of new topics that I have…
Like each of my monthly #EatSeasonal recipes, today’s post was inspired by a couple of ingredients that are coming into their own right about now. It wasn’t until I had worked out the kinks of…
My garden has been dormant for only a few weeks yet I already miss the crunchy, sweet carrots, bundles of kale and bouquets of fragrant herbs. Salad planning has to much more intentional now that…
I know, I know, another kale recipe. It might seem as though my recent posts are all part of a calculated recipe flow that balances cheesecake brownies and maple-glazed pork chops with nourishing soups and salads, but there…
Happy Thanksgiving to my Canadian readers! It’s a long weekend from coast to coast and I hope you are enjoying the time with family and friends. This post was written and scheduled last week, so…
Enjoying an abundance of fresh herbs is one of the perks of fall gardening. The green beans have finished and the tomatoes are tapering off, but most of the herbs seem to thrive until the…
We’ve been brunching more than usual this summer, taking advantage of our own farm fresh eggs, garden herbs and produce. I prefer more of a savoury start to the day and find that a breakfast…
“I miss Newfoundland.” Clara said to me just the other day. “Which part?” I asked “All of it.” She responded without hesitation. I knew exactly how she felt. I miss it too. I couldn’t let…
Temperatures have dropped around here, sending us scampering to dig out warm sweaters, matching socks and windbreakers. Fall is indeed in the air; invigorating me in a way the warm summer winds never can. I’ve…
If there is one fall tradition I uphold above all, it is making and freezing pesto. Pumpkin spice lattes we can take or leave, but we simply cannot be without multiple batches of homemade pesto as…
I want to talk about tomatoes and corn, eggplant and zucchini, and all the other beautiful produce that is so abundant right now, but first, I must say thank you all for your kind responses…
My preserves pantry is beginning to look a little sparse as we’ve been finishing up all the pickles, jams and canned tomatoes from last summer. It’s time for another exciting season of canning, and there’s a brand…
One warm evening after dinner last week, we found the first wild strawberries ripening in our small patch out by the garden. Clara, barefoot and hatless as usual, parted the thick leaves with her small hands…