Life In Pleasantville
Food, Travel, Life
Today, I’m loving lemon bars. Snowmageddon Part Deux or Trois, I can’t keep up, is on it’s way today, this second last day of February and I’m trying hard not to get cranky. I am so over this winter. But the signs are there that spring is just around the corner. The days are getting …
I love chips. Chips and me go way back to my formative years, where we would curl up on the couch together and watch Gilligan’s Island. Chips are the best thing ever. Kale chips? Not so much. BUT, since you-know-who had a heart attack, I’ve been questioning my relationship with chips. Shhhhh. I’m not quite …
I am missing Jamaica today. After six visits I feel like it’s a home away from home. Most obviously, I miss the weather. But I also miss the food, the music, and the people. What made me so nostalgic for the land of green, gold and black? It was this commercial from Volkswagen that was …
Keeping kids warm in the winter is a major stressor for moms. Let’s face it, we’re running around after them with sweaters and socks in the fall, so when the snow hits we really start to worry. Who wants to see little frozen tootsies after playing outside? That’s no fun. Here are a few things …
Back in late July, I wrote a post titled “Put Your Stones Down”. (God, was it really only July?) Long story short, it was a from-the-heart post in which I begged, probably even condemned, people who were quick to throw judgment about in light of horrific events, to put their stones down. Ultimately, …
By Dee Brun Rosemount Diamond Shiraz This is one of my all time favourites. The whole Rosemount line up is FABOOSH, you will not go wrong with one of their wines. This is a bold wine with dark berry flavour, it goes down very smooth, sometimes too smooth. $15.95 Yellowglen PINK sparkling This is …
By Don Chow When Candace asked me to come up with a top 10 list of gifts for the foodie, another friend of mine coincidentally forwarded me a foodie-themed “holiday gift guide” from Lou Lou magazine. While I found the all-metal cork screw pig, thermal all-metal coffee beans (presumably for blind baking pie shells …
By Kelli Catana Christmas is coming and as usual there’s always someone on your shopping list that’s hard to buy for. But have you ever thought of giving a DVD box set of a great television series?! I mean, who doesn’t love TV? And with box sets you can find just the right gift …
