I’ve always thought that when they say food and memory are connected they meant more in the sense that when you eat a food it reminds you of being in a particular place and time. The same way listening to music can make you feel young again (and you can remember all the words from […]

I’m not sure how many times you have to do something before you can refer to it as a tradition, but I’m calling a new one in our house. Cake for breakfast. It’s happened twice now, and I don’t feel bad about it at all. Because when you make a cake which only has ingredients […]

This week has had a few hiccups, the kids have been a bit poorly, plans have not really been going to plan and some of the little things have been getting to me. It seems like a few of us out there have had a bit of a doozy. Nothing really big or dramatic, just […]

There’s a lot to be said for the simple pleasures in life, the things that bring you joy just by being there; all you have to do is appreciate them. I get joy from the simple things so much, especially when we travel. It seems that new horizons bring inspiration so easily, even if what […]

Sometimes there are weeks when the universe throws all it’s got at you; when so many big things happen all at once that life seems a little absurd. Things that might otherwise feel like tragedies (maybe because they actually are) don’t get to you in the way you thought they would. Maybe it’s a reaction […]

I have lists and lists of recipes I would like to make in all kinds of random places around the house. Every notebook or diary I have inevitably gets scrawled with my dreams of food. I love nothing better than a morning brainstorm, jotting down potential delicious combinations of things to eat… cakes, salads and […]

Are you a morning or an afternoon person? Some of us are definitely one, or the other. Me, I think I’m a little bit of both. I do my best thinking in the morning when my mind hasn’t yet been filled by the other distractions of the day. The morning is my most creative time, […]

Life is an adventure written one day at a time. If we’re lucky, it’s a long adventure – filled with what we make of it. As I get older, time seems to pass quicker than ever, just as all my elders have always said. Some days are easy, and others are not; and what I […]

Whenever we travel, which we love to do, whether it’s a road trip for the weekend or flying across the country to somewhere new, I usually pack some breakfast from home. Just a little bag of granola, or some favourite roasted nuts, perhaps some plain puffed buckwheat or quinoa for the kids plus a few […]

I’m seeing the sunrise most mornings these days, catching a quiet moment before the burble of the day begins; taking pause to enjoy the cooler air and birdsong. The change of season is here. With the relief of the cooler air overnight, just enough to fog up the car windows in the mornings, we have […]