Two weeks ago, on a chilly Sunday morning in Toronto, I ran a marathon. That is one sentence I never thought I’d write. I. Ran. A. Marathon. Two years ago, I decided it was time to do something new. I had broken my arm cycling and had spent the summer doing anything but exercise. I […]
Our air conditioner has broken. This may not seem like the end of the world for some, but it’s been quite the problem for us. We like to keep the house at 22C or lower when we’re home. And since I’m off for the summer, we’re home all the time. The biggest problem is that […]
I’m a big fan of muffins for breakfast. I’m not the kind of person who can eat cereal every morning (probably because I ate so much of it in university) and I usually don’t have time to make pancakes, or bacon and eggs, before rushing off to work. Muffins are great because you can make […]
I’ve taken up running again. If you’re thinking, “I’m pretty sure you said that a couple of months ago” you would be right. In October, I started running, working up to run a 5K. In early December, I went for a run at an ungodly hour before work, achieved the 5k, slipped on some ice […]
A recipe for a fruit crisp is something that everyone should have. They are an easy, relatively healthy dessert to make. And in the fall, when there is an abundance of fresh fruit available (and even in the summer), the kitchen is just crying out for you to make fresh fruit crisps. This is definitely […]
For family holidays, I have taken it upon myself to bring dessert. Last Thanksgiving it was a coconut cake shaped and decorated like a pumpkin. Usually it’s some form or another of cake. I had actually made this cake for my anniversary last year and liked it so much that I decided it was a […]
