Per La Famiglia by Emily Richards: Cookbook Spotlight & Giveaway It seems as though I’ve been learning to cook my whole life, including now. I remember making pancakes with my Grandma and her telling me that they were ready to flip when you saw the bubbles on top. I have no recollection on whether she used a mix or it was from scratch but it didn’t matter one bit. I remember making a sweet and faintly lemon flavoured bread with my mom and her showing me how the yeast foams up. I most keenly remember the most beautiful of all […]
Careful, Canning is Addictive
Book Review & Giveaway for The Canning Kitchen by Amy Bronee Canning has filled my summer for several years now. Sometimes, whether I like it or not. I can’t seem to stop myself from ordering kilos of local fruit year after year that are wrangled into jars so they can grace my table during the dreary Canadian winter. My son can eat a jar of home canned peaches in one sitting and there is great satisfaction in spreading on some of my jam onto homemade bread for my boy. Once you have these treasures in your pantry, it is difficult […]
Cookbook Review: Brown Eggs and Jam Jars
Cookbook Giveaway: Brown Eggs and Jam Jars When I first started blogging I spent a lot of time reading other blogs and Simple Bites and Under the Highchair were of two of those that I admired. I’m pretty sure I discovered Aimee’s blogs via PunkDomestics since I was spending a lot of time on that site my first blogging summer. I got into jam-making pretty hard that year. I quietly read Aimee’s work over the next couple of years and she became one of the people I was really looking forward to meeting at the first Food Bloggers of Canada conference back […]
Gatherings Cookbook Review
In the era of Pinterest when everything seems perfect in other people’s homes, entertaining can seem to be a daunting task. It can feel like if you can’t put together a magazine worthy tablescape or pinnable spread for a kid’s birthday party you are somehow not quite up to snuff. There is certainly a time and a place to go all out and bring out your best decorating ideas and make some fancy appetizers; perhaps even set up a cocktail bar with fancy simple syrups and garnishes. Some kids’ parties really need a good bar, don’t you think? Just kidding! […]
Messy Baker Monday – Book Review
Back in August I had the pleasure of attending the book launch for Charmian Christie’s new book The Messy Baker. It was a lovely afternoon spent with my friends Jenny and Robyn while we munched away at a sampling of what Charmian and her family prepared using recipes from her new book. While I was there, I happily bought Charmian’s book and flipped through the pages. I greedily ate the Sweet Potato Samosas and the Savory Pecan Cheddar Bites. She had many sweet items on offer that day, including the Double Stuff Oreos and the Blueberry Lime Muffins as well. I […]