Yesterday for my post on how to make a “homemade” pumpkin pie the question of what makes something homemade came up. If you asked that question over a hundred years ago, pretty much everything was made from scratch and probably grown where you live. But what does it mean today? Seven years ago my husband […]
This foodie is fine
For those of you who don’t know, I am currenly visiting with family in a food Mecca, Toronto, Ontario, Canada. My sister has been feeding me beautiful food, I had one of the best shawarmas of my life yesterday and right after landing ate the quintessential perfect hot and sour soup. This foodie is doing […]
The fruits of summer
I bought these strawberries during the height of strawberry season. They are from a local Nova Scotia farm and were phenomenal in my chocolate crepes. Nowadays, I buy the regular strawberries and they have little flavour and go bad too fast. This is the fruit of summer I will miss the most. Now that fall […]
And the winner is…
DRUMROLL PLEASE……………. Dia of Vestella’s Vale! Congratulation Dia! You have won the autumn-inspired cookie cutter contest! Thank you to everyone who entered and shared your foodie profile with me and let me know what you are looking for. That was amazingly helpful! I am thrilled there are so many people out there just as excited […]
Autumn Cookie Cutter Contest!
It’s harvest time!
Ah yes, two of my favourite things in the whole world. Local produce and Halloween! It is harvest time, we are approaching fall and the grocery stores are filling up with all sorts of fresh and local goodies. I am looking forward in particular to the to-die-for golden corn that Nova Scotia is so well […]
Compound Butter & Foodie Magic
New Foodie Memories
Last year when I went to Toronto to spend time with my family Mom introduced me, Jamie and Shannon to Ontario concord grapes. Look at that colour! You know they must be filled with beautiful healing antioxidants and I can tell you, they are bursting with stunning flavour. I love that even after a lifetime […]