Richard and I have been promising to ourselves that we’d make our own energy bars. Since Yudai is joining us tomorrow night and he and Rich will be bravng the cold to climb on Saturday, I thought I’d make them some treats. So, finally, round #1 is underway! Since I was already mucking up the
Although our 14th floor apartment suffers from the symphony of the neighbouring subway track and yard, it also enjoys a beautiful open view of the park north of our building. We get to see some wicked lighting storms move through, some fiery autumn colours and…. frequent bird swarming. Apparently, in birds, this swarming is called
I’m packing my bags to head north/east to Ottawa for a girls only weekend with my dear friends Ashley and Sandra. Usually, our weekends also include our friend Kyle and at times our significant others. No matter what lofty plans we have to go out on the town, our itinerary remains the same: arrive in
As seen in previous posts, we live in a run-of-the-mill Toronto apartment. There’s no charm, no unique features, no surprises. We were sold on the place because of the bathroom tile, which was a white subway tile — very, very unusual for a cookie-cutter apartment. Once we moved in, we’ve tried to put our own unique
I recently decided to make tiny, one-time adjustments in my life in the hopes of seeing incremental improvements in my daily routine that ultimately require very little ongoing effort on my part. One of my habits is to play an unending loop of background movies or TV shows throughout my workday (I work from home
When my good friend said all she wanted for her birthday party was to play football in the park and have a bbq — it was January! — I jumped at the chance to host our first party. Little did I realize that my good friend’s group of close friends was giant! Like eager kids
Since we had so much balsamic vinaigrette left-over from yesterday’s salad, I decided to use a simple recipe that would go well with balsamic. Here’s today’s salad: baby spinach, goat’s cheese, sun-dried tomatoes, cherry tomatoes and balsamic vinaigrette. DE-LISH!
This marks day 1 of my attempt at eating a salad each day for a month. This might not seem like a big deal at all, but considering that I can easily go a week without eating any fruits or veggies, I think this is a big damn deal! My first recipe comes from Chatelaine
It’s been 6 months since we moved in to our new apartment at Yonge & Davisville and we’ve already got it sufficiently cluttered and messy! Storage is certainly lacking here, though our bedroom closets are ample. As a result, it’s not uncommon to find a food processor or crock pot among my winter clothing. The
Richard and I will be celebrating two years together at the end of this month and it’s got me reflecting. This time last year, we were just moving into our new apartment together. Though we had shared a Dodge Caravan as a home for 2 months straight, this was the big step moving in together.
Or she’ll spent her Saturday night with his parents making dinner and watching Turner Classic movies. Same difference. So my Knight decided he’d try to shed those last few pounds with a weekend climbing trip in Kentucky. When I got “home” from work Saturday evening, I was met by 3 big beautiful t-bone steaks for
With little on our social calendar while on the road, food became front and center. On off days, or when the weather was crap, we’d seek out the best sushi joints or any quirky local venues. When cooking camp grub, we’d often resort to the “KD plus…” menu, but generally we were pretty healthy and
