When Canada Day rolls around, it’s like everybody and everything just throws up their arms and says, “Woo hoo! Welcome to summer vacation!” It’s time for bathing suits, pools and towels, backyard hangouts with friends and family, fish and chip picnics on the beach, long evenings on the patio, and pier jumping. Yes, the lazy…
This is a month with so much to love, don’t you think? The warmth starts creeping in as June unfolds. Fewer layers of clothing. Longer hours for play time. Less hectic schedules. Homemade popsicles. Sprinklers. One of my favourites: making preserves. The flats of sweet smelling strawberries on the back porch waiting to be made…
Pop that cork; it’s wine time. Let’s get sipping. I started my 24-year love affair with wine by drinking dry imported white wine. (Sounds quite sophisticated doesn’t it?) That was back when my kids were young. From Chardonnay, it was a slow progression to reds. Why wine? Because kids. Just kidding. Trying different styles…
My top picks for foods that don’t cause bloating—and what you should avoid Why am I thinking about foods that don’t cause bloating? Well, I’ve been flying a lot lately. After a tough experience of relocating from one university to the next my daughter Delaney started playing lacrosse for the University of Indianapolis. (It’s a long…
A Culinary Travelogue I can officially check off a big bucket list item. I’ve now dined at ALL of Thomas Keller’s restaurants. Here are the quick highlights, which mostly occurred during my July 2017 trip through Napa Valley. The French Laundry The French Laundry (a Michelin 3 Star restaurant) was my first stop. I had…
My top picks for learning about wine food pairing In my opinion, if you want to live life to the fullest, wine food pairing is where it’s at. It’s one thing to sip that funky, smoky, perfectly aged Châteauneuf-du-Pape on its own. But when you taste it after a bite of juicy roasted game, you’re…
