Happy Holidays! It’s hard to believe the end of the year is here – 2015 has come and gone in the blink of an eye. With the gift-giving season upon us, I thought it fitting to share my favourite way of repurposing newspapers and magazines, which is…wrapping presents! I absolutely love the look that newsprints […]
Read more "Newspapers/Magazines"French press. Americano. Espresso. Coffee. I love coffee, the smell of coffee, the taste of coffee – good coffee, that is. When preparing my java at home, I tend to go for my traditional French press. I really love being able to make a single cup at a time, and to be honest I simply […]
Read more "Coffee Grounds"Bread: my absolute guilty pleasure. If you give me a side of butter or olive oil, there is no way that I will not fill up on bread, and I have come to accept that. Life is short; a girl’s gotta indulge every once in a while, am I right? Now I don’t buy bread […]
Read more "Stale Bread"I think that cereal is one of those foods that we can all enjoy, no matter what time of day. For those of you who avoid cooking, I’m sure you can relate. It’s fast, it’s convenient, it’s filling, and if you avoid the sugary stuff, it’s guilt-free! Now, don’t make fun of me, but my […]
Read more "Cereal Bags"First off, this post doesn’t revolve around anything particularly found in the kitchen, but I thought it was worth sharing. Anybody who knows me is well aware that I am a crazy cat lady. I absolutely adore all animals, but my cats are my children. My sixteen year old has been with me since I […]
Read more "For the Cat Lovers"Fruit is nature’s candy. I don’t think I know a single person who doesn’t have a favourite fruit. Seriously. Just take a minute and think of yours – I bet you it won’t take long. For me, it’s citrus and passion fruit. Limes, lemons, grapefruits, tangerines, yuzu…anything that has a little bit of tartness to […]
Read more "Citrus Peels"Vanilla is by far my favourite flavour (with regards to sweets, that is). Vanilla ice cream, vanilla cake, vanilla yogurt, vanilla mousse…pretty much vanilla anything. The majority of us are familiar with vanilla extract, commonly found in the baking isle of your local grocery store. I’d say Clubhouse and Neilson Massey are two of the […]
Read more "Vanilla Beans"Fresh herbs are one of my absolute favourite ingredients. I tend to have basil, parsley, dill or rosemary lying around either in the fridge or stored in the freezer. Many people often rely on dry herbs, which are convenient, less expensive, store readily, and have a fairly substantial shelf life. That being said, they have […]
Read more "Herb Stems"Condiments. I love condiments. Mainly, anything pickled or preserved in a brine of any sort. Pickles, olives, capers, sauerkraut, cornichons, antipasto – I could go on. I think it may be my Eastern European side. My point is, that when you store food in jars with vinegar, oil, and aromatics, wonderful things happen. Many of […]
Read more "Brines"I don’t have a strong sweet tooth, but one of my absolute favourite snacks is banana bread. I think it’s because you can prepare it either sweet or savoury. Enjoy it in the morning with some tasty butter, fry it up in an egg batter and treat it as French toast, or even add some […]
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the empty fridge 