It seems only appropriate that this month’s cooking club recipe contain chocolate. After all, Valentine’s day was mid-month, and many wanted to try this recipe for exactly that. In our household, Rich got me a lovely box of Stubbe chocolates as a Valentine’s gift, so I saved the mousse recipe for later in the month. […]
So we’ve been here a month now, and have been very busy getting our apartment unpacked and getting settled. I’ve also been busy getting my new massage office ready to accept clients. Needless to say, it’s been hectic! But things are going well and in between the unpacking and organizing, we’ve managed to find a […]
It’s been a crazy last two weeks. On January 28th, our apartment in Ottawa was loaded into a truck, and on January 30th, it was unloaded here in Toronto. Ever since, we’ve been trying to organize our belongings and generally figure out what to do with all our stuff. This, of course, has meant we […]
Anthony Sedlak’s Cottage Pie Originally uploaded by nyxie. This month’s recipe challenge was Anthony Sedlak’s Cottage Pie. For those wondering what a Cottage Pie might be, it is a Shepherd’s Pie made with beef instead of lamb. Still confused? Well, these days it is common for people to call any ground meat and potatoes pie […]
This is probably the last Ottawa restaurant review I’ll be doing, at least while I actually live in Ottawa! Rich and I had the pleasure of heading here on December 30th with two friends and another lovely couple we’d just met that evening. Juniper has long been one of our favourite restaurants in Ottawa. Like […]