When I was younger I can remember winding down the summer vacation with a visit to the Canadian National Exhibition (CNE). My parents would always take us kids as a treat before school started back up. I can recall the whirling noise of the Alpine Way ride and the "carnies" trying to get kids to beg … [Read more...]
The Epic Road Trip
The mission was simple, if daunting: pack two families into an SUV, drive from Toronto to Florida for a week and then – gulp – drive back again. It may have been a very foolish idea indeed: seven people, one vehicle and twenty-four hours on the road in each direction. What chaos might ensue? In … [Read more...]
Foodie News: Chef Thomas Keller’s Latest Collaboration!
My family knows a thing or two about cooking. My grandparents owned a restaurant downtown for years and my dad grew up in the kitchen helping out. I credit my dad for teaching me many cooking tips like how to cook stove top rice and measurements with touch. But I admit that I didn't know much about … [Read more...]
Who Won The Cheesecake Of The Year?
Last week turned out to be a delicious one as I was asked to participate in selecting the winner of the 3rd annual Cheesecake of the Year competition (I know, tough job). But I took one for the team *winks*. It sounds like a dreamy position to be in, right? The judging panel consisted of three Kraft … [Read more...]
RIP Robin Williams
I generally write my blog posts in my head, as I'm biking home or stuck in traffic in my car. Tonight, I was writing about Will's new obsession with movies. How much I love it. Like it makes me happy in a way that I find hard to explain. I was planning in my head the movies that I want to rent to … [Read more...]
Are Your Kids Getting Enough Veggies? Tropicana Farmstand Wants To Help!
Are Your Kids Getting Enough Veggies? Tropicana Farmstand Wants To Help! It’s the ultimate battle: you, your kids and an untouched plate of broccoli, spinach or Brussel sprouts. “But they are good for you,” we lament, “They will help you grow big and strong”. But it all seems to fall on deaf … [Read more...]
UrbanKitchen: Seared Scallops With Peruvian Aji Sauce & Salsa
Recently Pusateri's (a fine grocery retailer) Corporate Chef Tony Cammalleri shared this mouth-watering Peruvian scallop recipe at an All-Clad cooking experience event. He shared his very useful tips in the kitchen and stressed the importance of using high quality cookware. Chef Cammalleri grew … [Read more...]
11-Year-Old Invents ‘Chemo Backpack’ To Help Kids Battling Cancer
This brilliant 11-year-old from Connecticut has invented something that could make every child’s battle with cancer a little easier. And we applaud her for it. Kylie Simonds was diagnosed with rhabdomyosarcoma, a soft tissue cancer, three years ago. As a cancer patient, she remembers one of the … [Read more...]
Adam and Eve OR Lemurs?
I am not a religious person. I'm famous for saying, 'I don't know — God, Jesus, whoever,' because instead of paying close attention in Sunday School, I was thinking about helping to serve the coffee to the adults after the service. I did love going to church with my family, though. I once placed … [Read more...]
On A Personal Note
I was wandering around one of our many interesting neighbourhoods here in Toronto the other day. One that has great little shops and restaurants that are filled in the summer months, when I realized that one of my favourite paper shops had disappeared. It was one that I would find pretty cards and … [Read more...]
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