From the monthly archives:

December 2011

9 Questions with Trish Magwood: Holiday Entertaining

December 14, 2011

I had the pleasure of working with Trish Magwood during my time sourcing gourmet product for Indigo.  Trish is a James Beard award-winning chef, a food and lifestyle consultant, a mother and a lovely, energetic and enthusiastic person. She recently launched her second cookbook, In My Mother's Kitchen, which is filled with delicious and simple [...]

12 Reasons to Love your Sister

December 12, 2011

Yesterday was my younger sister's birthday.  I made her a proper birthday cake complete with chocolate frosting and colourful sprinkles, like my Mom used to make us when we were little.  A few years ago I wrote a post about the beauty of sisters and I wanted to re-post that with a few updates in honour [...]

Shop Local, Shop Small this Holiday

December 11, 2011

I just returned from New York City and successfully avoided most mass shopping areas by visiting three fantastic holiday markets in Grand Central Station, Bryant Park and Columbus Circle (unfortunately the Brooklyn market (above) isn't until next weekend...next year!).  "Craft fairs" are not just for grandmas anymore.  The days of crocheted tea cozies, amateur pottery [...]

Return to the Game

December 7, 2011

Yesterday morning, in the taxi on the way to the airport, I heard the CBC radio hosts talking about Mario Lemieux and his "return to the game" in 2000.  Usually, after the word "hockey", I start tuning out but I was intrigued by the discussion that followed. Lemieux left hockey in 1997 after dealing with [...]