This is one of my favourite recipes for a fresh, light dessert after a heavy dinner of something like burgers or steak. It’s so easy and can be made WAAAAAAY ahead so you don’t have to do any dessert prep on the actual day of your gathering! It’s also a handy one to have on […]
Archives for June 2011
Mini Meatball Subs
I wasn’t sure what to call these, since in my mind they had to be called “slubs” but I realize that doesn’t really sound too appetizing. But that’s just what they are – slider buns filled with meatballs = slider subs = slubs. Amiright? Superstore/Loblaws started selling these eensy top-split hot dog buns, presumably to […]
Time to shape up
Well, it was only a matter of time. Having a baby, for me, is the ultimate in weightloss, as I don’t have crazy pregnancy cravings and have the miraculous transformation of all my lower body weight migrating up to help my baby belly grow. Obviously, this time of life with pleasantly rearranged weight distribution cannot […]
Saturday Sweets: Almond Fudge-Topped Shortbread
I love fudge and I love shortbread. Putting the two together can only be a good thing! Although based on yesterday’s experiences sweets are the last thing I should be eating…recap of fitness level revelations to follow on a later date. Let’s just say I have the lung capacity of an 80-year-old smoker, and things […]
Curious Gemma
Lately Gemma has been a rotating cast of characters from TV shows and movies she watches and I am constantly reminded just how impressionable her little mind is. Usually it is funny and cute as she imitates a variety of people and talking animals, and I am a complementary character decided by her, but yesterday […]
Fresh Fish
There are few foods better than fresh, grilled fish. Just look at that beautiful wild salmon. My walls are kind of this colour; it’s one of my favourites. I like the flavour of the fish to shine, so I just add some lemon slices, a couple cloves of garlic to roast nearby and give a […]
Beach beauty
Well, with summer approaching my thoughts turn once again to the same things it turns every year. Iced tea and lemonade, watermelon and cherries, grilled food of all sorts, how to keep sand out of my house with beach volleyball season in full swing, and the colour (or lack thereof) of my skin. As many […]