Posted in Family, Food, Photos, Samuel, tagged birthdays, blackout, Samuel, storm, sunset, wind on June 18, 2008 | No Comments »
It’s been a while since my last post, but as I mentioned in the posting, life has gotten busy! I’ve got a couple personal projects out of the way, only to have a few more take their place! But I’m not complaining, I love being busy, being productive and being creative! yay! [...]
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Posted in Family, Favorites, Food, Photos, tagged recipe, spring roll, japanese, shrimp, sea food, sushi, peanut butter, dipping sauce on May 20, 2008 | No Comments »
During spring and summer, I like making different recipes that I wouldn’t make at any other time of year. Which makes sense, because who wants a nice boiling pot of stew in mid-July?!?! Well, crazy people. But here is a simple spring/summer time recipe I love making because it always yields [...]
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Posted in Baby, Family, Food, Photos, Rant, Samuel, tagged 30, 30th, birthday, Family, friends, Mother's day, party, Samuel on May 13, 2008 | No Comments »
The Mother’s Day weekend is traditionally a big one in our families. Not only was it Mother’s Day, but it was also my mother-in-laws birthday on Saturday, my brother-in-laws birthday on Sunday and my own birthday on Monday. So we had a lot to celebrate, and we did, with three days of [...]
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The weekend is upon us! The possibilities are endless on a Friday night…well for people without kids . So if you’re stuck at home this post is for you! Those who are young and free, go choke on all that fresh air your getting Seriously though, if your planning a [...]
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For today’s post, I wanted to let you all know about a cool store in LaPrairie (a city about 5 minutes from Montreal). Its called Chez Bon-Bon and its and old fashioned candy store! This place is amazing, I’m almost 30 years old but I go at least once a week, and since [...]
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My sister Cindy, her husband Bill and their two sons, Matthew and Kevin (both BIG BIG BIG Maple Leaf fans) made their way down from Toronto for Easter weekend…and to finally meet Samuel! And meet him she did! This chick was a one woman baby sitting, lunch making machine! She even sacrificed [...]
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Well gang, this weekend is the longest-established Saint-Patrick’s day parade in North America! That’s right, its not in Boston where the color the river green, its right here in good ol’ Montreal! Not to say our cousins in Boston don’t know how to throw a party! Dyeing a whole river green is quite a [...]
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Saint-Patrick’s day is as much about the Irish people as it is about the Irish food! For a few years now, some of my family have met in a quaint little Irish pub on parade day to sample some authentic Irish Stout Stew, see the picture with the recipe below. It has amazing flavor (and [...]
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Posted in Family, Food, St-Patricks on March 6, 2008 | No Comments »
As you may or may not know, March 17th is Saint-Patrick’s day. It’s a day to celebrate the Irish in everybody…because on St-Patty’s, everyone’s Irish! That’s what’s so great about the ‘holiday’, the Irish are a great and accepting people, always looking to the greener side of life and gladly accepting others into [...]
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