This past week has been a bit of a bumpy ride for me as a result of the routine medical procedure (mentioned here ) that I had at the hosp...

Today is the lead into a long weekend here in Canada, as we gear up to celebrate Victoria Day on Monday, which many in this country see a...

It's safe to say that for most folks, especially in the Western World, January through to March is not exactly bustling with holidays....

With my birthday less than two weeks (yippee!), my thoughts have already started shifting towards how I'm going to spend it and what I...

It was the appealing, and not overly common, combination of bananas, cinnamon, cloves and marshmallows that drew me instantly to this crea...

  Hang up the banners, inflate the balloons, put your favourite vintage party dress on and shout out some hearty cheers, because today, my ...

Like El Camios and Woody Allen films, raisins are one of those things that people generally tend to love or loath. Adoring them something fi...

Watermelon and summer go hand-in-suntanned-hand like winter and hot cocoa, spring and chocolate eggs, and autumn and pumpkin pie. They...

On a dark and stormy night recently, as rain pelted the windows with vicious ferocity and the room was illuminated by the blinding flash of ...

There's a radiant, immensely beautiful quality to the light that accompanies these last precious days of August. It glistens like freshl...

Today, the summer solstice and the very longest of the year, has always been one of my absolute favourites. I find there is a powerful energ...

Bananas are a fantastic fruit. Not only do they contain various important vitamins and nutrients (potassium, magnesium, B6, vitamin C, etc) ...

When making people look back, waxing nostalgically about the foods of their youth, many remember of cookies as being the primary sweet treat...

At first glance the image in today's vintage recipe might elicit a slight sense of hesitation. The pimento stuffed olive slices are a ra...

Awwww, you gals...you always know how to make me feel so warm and fuzzy inside. Thank you deeply for the many wonderful, cheery comments you...