Last week Olive and I were in town grocery shopping. On our way in to the store I saw bins and bins of pumpkins so I plopped two big ones in the front of our cart and carried on with the rest of our shopping. Because Olive's stroller takes up the entire trunk of our car, the pumpkins were allowed to . . .
Soup Addict – Chunky Potato Leek Soup
I love coming home from the cold rink early on a Saturday morning and putting on a big batch of soup, ready in time for lunch! Yesterday I came home with three big, beautiful leeks to make a yummy pot of Chunky Potato Leek Soup. Why Chunky? Partially because Chunky is always better and partially . . .
Etsy Love: (Letterpress Recipe Cards)
It's no secret! I absolutely love Etsy for all things handmade. I often find myself going in to a big box store with full intentions to buy a certain product, but end up walking out empty handed because I would rather own a product that was made with love and care from the the handmade community . . .
13 Kitchen Tips According to Yours Truly
In the past 10 years I have gone from starving-student-cook to married-with-child chef extraordinaire (okay, I won't take it that far, but I have come a long way from the Campbell's Soup days)! I'm starting to get more an more adventurous in the kitchen, and with that comes . . .
Love Where You Live
As Olive and I were sitting along the shore of the Upper Rideau having a little afternoon picnic one day last week, a pair of older ladies walked up to us. Smiling, I said "hello" as I kept playing with Olive. They both smiled and then the taller lady with salt and pepper hair and rosy cheeks asked . . .
Soup Addict – Chicken Curry Soup
For as long as I can remember, I have been a soup addict. It might have stemmed from the crockpot soups I used to get from the rink after a long test day... Or maybe it's from my mom's homemade chicken soup she made after every roast chicken dinner... Or was it from my sick days at Grandma's house . . .
