Five things
My daughter had her first sleepover last night. We thought everyone would be tuckered out after running around at a super fun indoor playground in the afternoon and staying up […]
Strawberry spinach salad
One of my favourite design bloggers is launching her second collection at Target next week. The first one had all kinds of pretty essentials for a spring party, while the […]
A fresh take on fruit salad
I love a salad all year round, but usually stick to your typical green. Boring? Maybe. But I likes what I likes! This week I’m tossing things up (pun intended) […]
Birthdays
Funny how birthdays happen the same day every year and still manage to sneak up on you. My kids turned 5 and 7 in the past two weeks and I’m […]
What’s Swedish for delicious?
Have you ever been to IKEA on a weekday? I was there on Monday with my father-in-law — he to pick up a second side table for his living room; […]
Chocolate avocado fudge
This week I’m all about satisfying cravings in a healthy way. And ‘tho we know a little dark chocolate can be good for you, sometimes it just doesn’t satisfy. Sometimes […]
Satisfying cravings
Although I try to eat healthy foods for the most part, at that time of the month, things completely fly off the rails. Salty, fatty or sweet — if it isn’t nailed down, […]
How I stay (relatively) sane
Oprah says your house should rise up to greet you. Most of the time my house smacks me in the face. The floors are littered with toys that crunch underfoot […]
Super hippie wraps
There’s a wonderful little vegetarian bakery/restaurant an easy walk from my house that makes you feel virtuous just for walking in the door. Fresh loaves of spelt and gluten-free bread cushion […]
Papier-mâché balloon bowls
Between homework and dinner and baths, weeknights don’t leave much time to play. But if you’ve got 20 minutes here and there you can make this fun craft over a […]
A healthy start
Saturday mornings are for watching cartoons, playing at the park, returning books to the library and occasionally, pancakes. These oatmeal pancakes from Raising Healthy Kids are a nutritious way to […]
How to be a rock star
Remember when Caesar salad was just starting to become a thing? Your aunt brought it to the family reunion and turned into a rock star, the men cleaning their plates (most wouldn’t […]
On family dinners
I hate to admit it, but we rarely eat together as a family. And not because we’re running the kids to soccer and dance and violin after school and don’t […]
Warning: They might bite back
These tiny potato salad bites have everything going for them: they’re delicious, they’re classy, and they’re fairly easy to make. But they’re also dangerous. The crispy wonton corners are like spikes on an […]
Bacon? Yes please!
There’s few things in life that can’t be improved with bacon, whether it’s a picnic on a warm summer’s eve or baby’s first steps. (Tempt the little lamb with el porco and […]
Mrs. Johnson’s banana bread
Our neighbourhood has its share of characters — the retired teacher across the street who has a lawn sale every weekend of the summer, the sweet young English family next […]
A tough sell
The fresh pea and edamame soup in the latest issue of Today’s Parent magazine has all the delicious goodness you want to get into your kids. But can you? Could […]
Cheap thrills
I do loves me some raindrops on roses and whiskers on kittens but these are a few of my favourite things: pink carnations, Coco & Lulu nail polish in “Riviera” […]
Sneaker weather
How great does it feel to shed those heavy winter coats and boots for sneakers and light jackets or sweaters? We’re tuning up our bikes, pulling out the sidewalk chalk […]
Cauliflower soup
I’ve tried several recipes from the fab EMMA Magazine and they taste as good as they look. The cauliflower soup is one of my favs. Perfect for an early-Spring day […]
On the to-do list
One of our projects this weekend is to put this rug down in the kids’ room. We have to take all the books off the bookshelves, unbolt them from the wall and […]
Chocolately Easter basket
This Easter basket couldn’t be any simpler. You “glue” ladyfingers to a bowl with icing, then fill the bowl with treats. I saw the idea on Marilyn this week and […]
Polkadot Easter eggs
When’s the last time you tried making hollow Easter eggs? Oh my gosh, I felt like I was going to pop a vein blowing the egg out of these suckers. […]
I want everything at Target
We’ve done our share of renovating in the 10 or so years we’ve lived in our house but paid very little attention to décor. At least, not until we got our first Target […]