Hip hip! I have an oven. And you can bet it’s had a pretty major workout in the past few days. Oh the simple, unadulterated joys of baking granola and roasting veggies – it will never get old. This week I bought a gingantor bunch…

As I write this, there are two electricians in my apartment installing an oven. I almost have a kitchen.  The last couple months have been really interesting, hauling my food processor, blender, and bags of groceries around to all of my friends’ houses to use…

Today is my birthday. I am 30 years old. Looking back on my teens and twenties, I remember how absolutely freaked out I used to be about getting older. Every birthday that ticked by seemed like a cruel joke to a carefree young lady with…

Everyone enjoys a good massage now and again. As it turns out, so does kale. I first heard about massaged kale at Cru, a restaurant in Los Angeles. The menu described the kale as “rubbed,” and having no idea what that referred to, I ordered the…

Life is pretty whack-tastic at the moment. That word means crazy.I don’t think I ever mentioned it, but my love and I bought our first home a few months ago, which was and is, very exciting. While I was away in Canada, he moved all…

As much as I love being a teacher, I really, really love being a student.This summer has seen me traveling a whole bunch with my cooking classes and I have had a total blast. To compliment all this running around and hearing a little too…

There comes a time in everyone’s life when they must feed a crowd. Whether it’s for a family barbeque, an office party, a kids’ birthday, the truth is we’ve all been there and we’ve all been stumped and totally intimidated. I’ve worked in a few…

Ahhh, summer. I am so head-over-heels in love with this season, especially when it means being back in my homeland of Ontario. I have been living in the lakes and forests and sunshine of Ontario, buzzing from cottage to cottage, visiting country markets and picking…