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GOOD EATS: grilled vegetable & spicy shrimp quinoa salad
It’s the season for salads and grilling and I have just the perfect dish. This is actually a recipe I made up all on my very own. You can start calling me chef. I actually make it all year using my countertop grill but it’s definitely better in the summer with seasonal vegetables and the sizzle…
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GOOD EATS: individual apple crisps
If you saw our wine & dine event post earlier this week, you may have got a peek at these sweet treats that were part of the menu. Apples paired well with the wine I was serving so I decided to make apple crisp and to make it extra special I thought it would be fun…
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ENTERTAINING: summer rooftop wine & dine
I can’t believe it’s taken me this long to host a fab rooftop summer event. There may have been a little bit of a delay getting the patio up and running this year but the lights are hung and the flowers are blooming so we’re in business. The first order of business was hosting a…
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GOOD EATS: strawberry freezer jam & printable labels
I haven’t been strawberry picking in ages! I was at my local market and saw the (pricy) Ontario picked strawberries and thought it would be a good reason for me to get away from the computer and enjoy the beautiful summer weather. So here’s the thing about strawberry picking – it’s really only worth it…
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GOOD EATS: pistachio pudding popsicles
How do you cool off on a hot summer day? If you don’t happen to have a pool to jump into or a sprinkler to run through the next best thing may be an ice cold popsicle. You also don’t have to bare it all in swimwear to eat a popsicle. That may be a…
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DRINK UP: Canada Day Strawberry Coconut Margarita Recipe
Canadians aren’t exactly known for our over the top patriotism. But when there’s a reason to proud, we’re there waving our flags. You could say Canada Day is a great day to celebrate being Canadian. What are you up to? I’ll be celebrating with a patio BBQ party but of course and I’ll be showing…
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GOOD EATS: let them eat rainbow cake
Happy (sorta) long weekend folks! I’m assuming that most people took Monday off to make it a long weekend with Canada Day on Tuesday. It’s a big weekend here in the city – not only are we celebrating Canada Day with the rest of the country but we’re also hosting World Pride with a bunch…
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GOOD EATS: fried Bick’s pickle burger + pickle fries
When you think of summer food, what comes to mind? I know for me a big juicy burger is at top of the list. Picnics, BBQ’s, festivals, a weekend trip to Home Depot – there is no bad time for a burger. Am I right, or am I right? When Bick’s asked me if I…
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GOOD EATS: salted caramel & chocolate coconut cheesecake
Drool much? Well you will be by the end of this post. I recently found out about the Philadelphia Cheesecake of the Year contest and thought it would be a great reason to try baking a cheesecake. For the first time ever. Yikes! Well I think this photo kinda gives it away but all went…
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GOOD EATS: healthy green smoothie
Ok folks, time for some healthy living talk. I would like to say that I try to live a healthy lifestyle but in all honesty, I can’t say that’s been true recently. I mean I don’t have completely horrible habits but it’s been an adjustment for someone who works from home and hates routine. A…
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EVENTS: a wine tasting social with Union Wines
Some blogger friends and I have started getting together for brunch every once and awhile – you know for some real life facetime. I decided to change things up a bit this time and along with my friends at Union Wines and Linda Modern Thai I hosted a wine tasting social at my own loft…
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GOOD EATS: Grill cheese with bourbon onions
Isn’t it interesting how we’re nostalgic? You hear people say that a song or a smell can take them back to a specific time in their past. I also believe food has this power as well. There are a bunch of foods that take me back to my childhood and a grill cheese sandwich is…
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GOOD EATS: colourful ice-cream sandwich treats
Who doesn’t love ice-cream, seriously? (lactose free people, you don’t count). Ice cream sandwiches always remind me of my grandma. She was a very simple woman and her freezer was almost always empty except for a box of ice-cream sandwiches for when we came to visit. I thought I would try a special Spring colour…
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GOOD EATS: classic lemon tart
When I found out that the theme of Chatelaine’s cooking club challenge this month was lemons, I had to participate because I love lemons. I seriously can eat them like oranges. I guess my palette, like my heart is bitter. (joking!) I haven’t met a lemon desert I don’t love. The way it works is…