Who here loves to cook?! - I mean, REALLY, loves to cook? There are two types of people. People who cook in order to eat (re: survive), aka my heartmate. And then there are people who cook because they actually enjoy it, like myself. While I really do love to cook, if I’m being 100% honest, I’m not the most in love with the current layout, setup and decor of my kitchen. Earlier this year my heartmate and I decided to add some marble upgrades to it with a backsplash that we installed ...
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How to Host a Dinner Party for your Lactose-, Gluten-, Soy- & Meat- Free Friends
What a title, huh? How to host a dinner party for your lactose-, gluten-, soy- & meat- free friends. How does it make you feel? Scared? Uneasy? Uncertain? Or maybe it’s the norm for you & your family at home. We’re living in a food restriction world. That’s just what it is. Whether it’s an allergy, or an intolerance, we’re seeing a rise in popularity of restaurants and food brands accommodating foodies who still want to eat GOOD foods, compromise-free. ...
How to Break Your Routine and Makeover Your Workday
Hey friends! How's your day looking so far?! Many of you know that by day, I work as a marketing professional. And by night, I get to share all kinds of inspiration on food, recipes, wellness and healthy living with all of you! ...
Super Simple Vegan Cinnamon Buns Recipe
Cinnamon buns have always remind me of Christmas. I pass them in the windows of about a dozen cafes on my way to work every morning... but somehow, they never cease to remind me of the holiday season. Growing up, food was always the focal point of the holidays. What was on the menu?! What would mom be making this year? ...
My Holiday Serving Board Must-Haves
Hiya friends, question for you! Have you been noticing an increasing number of serving board / charcuterie board photos online lately?! I’m not sure if it’s the holiday season that’s got everyone in the entertaining mood, or if people just really LOVE servings boards (like I do). I have a feeling though, that they’re here to stay, and are only going to get more popular. I think it’s because people want to feel like they’re a part of something. Like they’re right there next to you, sharing the ...
How to Enjoy an Amazing Culinary Experience, Right From Home
If you’re like me, by now you’ve mentally noted everything you need to buy this holiday season, but just haven’t gotten around to the actual shopping part yet. This is me. Every. Single. Year. I even plan out the map of the stores I need to visit at the Toronto Eaton Centre to know exactly how much time I can get in and out with everything I need. Am I the only one who does this?! ...
WISHING YOU HAPPY HOLIDAYS WITH JUST GREET GREETING CARDS!
Merry Christmas, Happy Chanukah and Happy Kwanza friends! However you celebrate this month, I’m sending you a warm season’s greetings! December is my favourite time of year. The time to cozy up on the couch with a cup of hot chocolate. The time to watch reruns of old comedies; Friends, Will & Grace, The Nanny… yes, growing up I used to LOVE watching Nanny Fine’s and Mr. Sheffield’s shenanigans on The Nanny – Someone please, tell me I’m not alone here! ...
3 WAYS YOU CAN ADD A TWIST TO YOUR HOLIDAY TRADITIONS
If I asked you what your favourite time of year would be, what would come to mind?! Would it be the start of a new season, perhaps fall or spring?! Would it be the time of year where you go on holiday, or visit your long-distance family or friends?! If you’re like me, these two months of November and December would be it! The time of year where the city lights up. Where the baristas are dressed in green and red, and where all of my childhood memories of my chocolate calendar, and the ...
A HAPPY WEEKEND WITH A SMOKEY CHOCOLATE PICK-ME-UP
How was your weekend friends?! Saturday was a such a gorgeous sunny day in Toronto – I remember checking the weather on my phone when I woke up and reading a lowly, blustery 6 degrees. But when I got outside it was so warm and sunny – the perfect weekend pick-me-up! I ventured out for brunch that day with a couple of funny foodie friends. Among all the laughs were a NUMBER of food photos of the yummy middle eastern cuisine at Souk Tabule - in Toronto’s Canary District. PS, everything at that ...