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…

And so I have returned to the land of bikes and wind and sea and pastry.This weekend was spent getting back into the swing of things and back onto the Danish clock on Bornholm, the island where my husband’s family has a seaside cottage. It’s…

If there is one thing that has surprised me the most about blogging, it’s the friends I’ve made along the way. Who would have thought that just by putting my ideas and recipes online that I would end up with a network of inspiring, talented,…

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…

Much to my delight, young summer squash are now popping up in gardens, farmers markets, and roadside stands across Ontario. Crooknecks, cocozelles, black beauties, sun drops and butter blossoms to name a few. But my favorite, just by virtue of its spaceship-shape alone, is the…

What a total blast. The My New Roots Potluck Picnic in the Park was a major success, thanks to my beautiful (new) friends in Toronto! First of all, who knew that there were so many amazingly talented whole-food cooks in this city? Lucky for me,…

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…