“Sleep that knits up the ravell'd sleave of care” - Shakespeare - Macbeth

I was not a huge fan of kale salad until I tried this recipe and experienced, as the French say, a coup de foudre (fell in love).

Two years after we moved into our first house we moved out again.

Is it just me or is wedding attire, and by that I mean wedding guest attire, getting fancier/more formal/more difficult to navigate?

The last segment of my career before I got married and then pregnant shortly thereafter can only be described as entertaining, partly because I was working for a magazine in the movie business, but also because I had a crazy boss.

When the weather’s hot, one’s thoughts naturally stray to chilled treats.

This quickbread recipe is from one of my favourite cookbook authors, Ina Garten - you may have heard of her😉.

We try a mythic recipe for chocolate chip cookies and the verdict is…very tasty!

Where were we? Oh yes, a new boyfriend, who was part owner of a large sailboat that was being restored at a beautiful Caribbean island, invited me to join him and his friends for an extended sojourn on the boat.

I’ve been making, and eating, granola for breakfast for at least 30 years. My favourite procedure is to add sliced strawberries, blueberries, raspberries and banana in various combinations.

Decisions, decisions - after a few years at the ad agency, my then boyfriend, G, announced he was moving to Western Canada for work - would I like to join him?

Looking for an easy, delicious and semi-healthy lunch for two? I try to have the ingredients for this pizza on hand so I can whip up a hot meal on demand.

The recipe for the vinaigrette that is a staple in my refrigerator has a bit of a back story.

As the temperatures rise, our thirst grows. So here’s a selection of favourite summer quenchers, perfect for afternoons in the garden.

When I saw from the comments in Tik Tok that some of you were interested in my makeup routine my first thought was, what makeup? But I have reconsidered and must concede that I do in fact put things on my face. So let’s discuss!

Once again Fannie Farmer hits a winner with this recipe for Chocolate Enough Cupcakes.

Once upon a time there was a young university graduate who moved to the big city to get a job.

My recipe for Banana Bread came from a former next door neighbour, an older lady who always dressed impeccably, even to weed her garden. I sat in her kitchen one day and watched her grate a large pile of orange rind for this recipe. I think she cheated and used more than one orange!