The golden orangey glow is keeping us up later anticipating the explosive start of summer. School’s out and the nights are warm – nothing could be better than eating late and playing outdoors past dusk. The official start of summer vacation is certainly a celebration. National birthdays and eight weeks of warm freedom lie ahead,...
This month’s Sugar High Friday is all about what we crave or can’t pass over on the dessert tray. I’d thought about cheesecakes, frozen towers of ice cream, pecan pie and even the peanut butter-chocolate-corn flake clusters my cousin makes every Christmas. But it’s the perfectly candy sealed custard package of crème brûlée that I...
Twelve Grain Breakfast Muffins are by far my favourite muffins – breakfast or otherwise. The are so quick and versatile I think I’ve prepared about twenty or so variations. This latest combination is my current favourite. Wanting more than a traditional burnt raisin and bran muffin, I first began eating these to get the obvious...
I’ve seen stunning arrangements for this time of year, however I can’t help but to take the lead from my daughter. She’ll pick what she loves and give them to me with the same passion. Her groupings may not have much precision to them, but they are none the less delightful and can capture any...
It almost seems that all I’ve been doing lately is preparing leftovers. Thankfully everyone typically has abundant left overs. Seeing that I’m usually preparing something, I’m not often without something in my own fridge screaming out not to be forgotten. With summer starting, I’ve been spending more time outdoors, having many salads and grilled vegetables....
