Botter’s Moscato was featured in the summer 2011 edition of the LCBO’s (Liquor Control Board of Ontario, Food & Drink magazine. They describe this moscato as having “crisp apple and citrus flavours”; I didn’t taste too much of the citrus, but I did taste apple flavours. It’s quite sweet, but is very refreshing, and is…
The other night, I had a craving for fried rice, but I wanted something a bit healthier than the usual white rice fare, which although delicious, doesn’t have a lot of fiber. I thought I would try to make a vegetarian brown-rice version, and since it was actually really tasty, I thought I’d share the…
Yesterday, I stopped by my good friend Carolyn’s house because she had made some strawberry tarts and was generous enough to share them (lucky me). It’s strawberry season here, so she’s been busy trying to make the most of the fruits before the season is over. She has a raised a garden bed in…
For Father’s Day, I made a tomato tart, and I thought a white sangria would be a nice summer-afternoon-on-the-veranda drink to have with it, so I made a few changes to my red Summer Sangria recipe I have here on the site. In this sangria recipe, I replaced the red wine with the Sandbanks Dunes…
When redecorating one of the bedrooms in our house, I wanted a sort of toned down Marie Antoinette feel, with very pale blush coloured walls, and silvery accents. I had in mind an antique silver chandelier for the light fixture, but couldn’t seem to find anything in the stores that had the antique look I…
Sultry summer nights spent under the stars, Spanish guitar playing in the background…these are the things that come to mind when sipping one of my favourite drinks – Sangria. After sampling Sangria in various bars and restaurants over the years, I decided this year I was going to learn how to make my own, just…
Walking through my garden a few minutes ago, admiring all the plants coming into bloom now that the weather has finally warmed up a bit, it just struck me that bleeding heart plants are just so lovely. My garden is small, doesn’t get a lot of sunshine, has heavy clay soil, and a huge birch…
The Sandbanks Estate Winery is a little-known gem, located in picturesque Prince Edward County, Ontario. I was introduced to their wines when my husband did some computer work for an acquaintance, and was paid with a bottle of Chardonnay from the Sandbanks Winery. When I saw the bottle, I wondered if we could regift it; who’s ever…
I always look forward to homemade crepes, browning in the pan, scenting the kitchen with their sweet, toasty vanilla aroma. These are the crepes I use with my recipe for chocolate-hazelnut sauce on the site, so I thought I should post this crepe recipe, just in case someone has never made crepes before (or is…
For Mother’s Day, I wanted to make something light and spring-like, so I looked through a Williams-Sonoma fruit desserts book that I have in my cookbook collection, and came across a recipe for Lemon Pudding Cakes. The recipe is quite simple, with fresh lemon juice, lemon zest, eggs, milk and a bit of flour, but…
I first saw this painting during a visit to the art gallery when I was at school; it hangs in the National Gallery of Canada in Ottawa, Ontario. I was mesmerized by the way Degas put paint to canvas; this (unfinished?) piece really reveals his gift for suggesting form with a single smudge, line, or…
I used to live near a Restoration Hardware store; it was one of my favourite places to visit after my Saturday morning latte. I loved looking at all their beautiful housewares, and nifty gadgets. Sadly, I don’t live near one of these stores any longer…but I saw this gorgeous wrought iron fleur-de-lys trellis on their…
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