Jul 20, 2016 | eat like a local, travel
Charlottetown is the capital (and largest city) of the smallest Canadian province – Prince Edward Island. This charming city boasts a population of approximately 35,000 and is famous as the site of the Charlottetown Conference in 1864, “the first gathering...
Jul 12, 2016 | eat like a local, travel
With a population just under 700,000, Seattle, located in the Northwest region of the United States, is a beautiful, thriving city surrounded by water, mountains and evergreen forests (which earned it the nickname ‘Emerald City). Did you know that it’s...
Jul 10, 2016 | eat like a local, travel
I am super excited to tell you about a blog post series that I’m starting here on kitchen frolic – ‘Eat Like a Local’! The whole concept came about from an experience I had a couple of years ago. Paul and I were planning a trip and we were...
Jun 28, 2016 | chocolate, desserts & sweets, in the kitchen, new posts - in the kitchen, popular, recipes, snacks
Any time I have the opportunity to sit around a campfire, I break out the marshmallow, graham crackers and chocolate. Yes, it’s all about those s’mores. My sister-in-law and I have perfected s’mores making around the campfire – we can whip out...
Jun 27, 2016 | beyond the kitchen, giveaways
Canada Day is coming up quickly (hooray for long summer weekends!) and you know, besides celebrating this awesome country, the weekend is all about spending time with family, friends, and of course, who can forget the food? For us, Canada Day is all about outdoor...
Jun 24, 2016 | beyond the kitchen, infographics
I love s’mores. Like…. LOVE THEM. And I’ve become pretty good at making them, even with only the light of the campfire to guide me. Recently, I’ve started experimenting with s’mores and veering away from my go-to classic graham...
Jun 17, 2016 | beyond the kitchen, infographics
As you probably know by now, I love kitchen tools. And Paul and I often spend a little more to get something of good quality rather than buy something cheaper, only to have to replace it a year or so down the road. So, this infographic about keeping cookware in good,...
Jun 13, 2016 | gadgets, in the kitchen
As we continue renovating and choosing the decor for our house, one of the rooms that I’ve been focusing a lot on (obviously) is the kitchen. I spend hours scouring Pinterest and Houzz for inspiration and have a million ideas floating around in my head. So,...
Jun 10, 2016 | beyond the kitchen, infographics
As someone who works in marketing, I found this infographic really interesting – does the new name of each of the foods below make you want to buy them more? ~ About Infographic Fridays ~ I love geeky facts. And I love food. So, when you combine them into food...
May 27, 2016 | beyond the kitchen, infographics
With the warmer weather finally upon us here in Canada, I’m definitely ready to eat every meal outdoors! And burgers are definitely a staple – our BBQ gets a total workout once spring hits. Thanks to Personal Creations for sending over this infographic and...
May 17, 2016 | beyond the kitchen, events
As I mentioned in my previous post, I went to check out the first Inspired to Taste Canada event, hosted by Matt Basile, Hudson’s Bay and Taste Canada. Before the start of the event, there were booths set up around the area for the event sponsors to share...
May 10, 2016 | beyond the kitchen, events
Spring is in the air and that means there will be lots of great food events popping up! One series of events I’m pretty excited for is the upcoming Inspired to Taste Canada. Throughout May, Hudson’s Bay will be hosting some very talented cookbook authors...
May 4, 2016 | beyond the kitchen, books, bookshelf, giveaways
I was pretty excited to join a blog hop and giveaway for Nourish, a new cookbook coming by Nettie Cronish & Cara Rosenbloom. I don’t own a lot of cookbooks whose main focus is ‘healthy eating’, so this was a good way for me to try something new....
Apr 14, 2016 | in the kitchen, products, reviews
I’m one of those people that can’t really manage a large meal in one sitting, but can happily eat small meals all day long (I tend to ‘graze”), so I always love products that promote that kind of eating. Like tapas. I LOVE the idea of tapas. So...
Apr 1, 2016 | beyond the kitchen, infographics, travel, travel infographics
Paul and I LOVE burgers. The meatier and juicier, the better. We have several go-to places here in Toronto that we visit whenever the burger craving hits, but it’s always interesting to see how the rest of the world interprets the hamburger! ~ About Infographic...
