Adventures of a Home Cook
Carrots are typically thought of as a fall/winter vegetable. Typically they are harvested in the late summer, early fall and they are hearty enough to last many frosts and keep for a long time in cold temperatures. But I love them just as much, and …
I have returned from a brief hiatus. With the US border remaining closed to Canadians we have sadly (cue violins and weeping) not been able to travel to our family cottage for another summer. And so many Canadians have done during COVID, we travelled within …
Since having children I have really embraced the public library. My favourite use is taking out cookbooks as a test run, before deciding if I love them enough to purchase. There are so many books that appear great from the cover and write ups, but …
We should all try and be tourists in our own city. For years I travelled to Ottawa and took in the museums and Parliament, I walked the streets during the Tulip Festival and skated on the canal. And then I moved to Ottawa and the …
It is that wonderful holiday time of year again. Time for being thankful, surrounding yourself with loved ones, and eating endless carbs. While I know the holidays will not be the same this year, I still have all of the feels. To quote Johnny Mathus, …
My daughter started her first day of Grade 1 today. She also decided that today was the day she would refer to me as “Mom” instead of the adorable and childlike “Mama” she usually uses. It’s like she’s trying to hurt me. I have always …
I like to think of myself as having somewhat of a green thumb. I have raised garden beds, I order seeds from a catalog in January, I meticulously water tiny plant babies in my basement under grow lights until the last frost. Yet despite many, …
You know that feeling in those first days of Spring, when the temperature barely cracks 60F but the sun is shining and the future of warm, sunny, summer days are before you? When after months of snow and ice and cold you feel so hot …
January is officially the longest month of the year. Even this year, when we have received more rain then snow, the sky is gloomy and it is dark when I wake and dark when I drive home. The festive air has vanished and we are …
I am far from a vegetarian, but I am very interested in new salad and vegetable recipes. Nothing excites me like a new spin on old greens. A great salad recipe is one that is versatile: it can be substituted with what is in your …