Browned butter is one of those irresistible tastes in life like the corner piece of brownie or the cheese that melts into a crispy chip in the frying pan. Simply put, it's a flavour you can't help but love, which is why these Browned Butter Salted Caramel Chocolate Chip Blondies will be on repeat in your house. It's possible that you have accidentally browned butter many times in your life and savoured it's sweet nutty flavour, but this time you're going to brown your butter …
Air Fryer Brussels Sprouts – A Canadian Asian Fusion Recipe
If you had asked me at the beginning of this pandemic what the most popular food in my house was going to be I would have said potato chips. So nobody, I seriously mean NOBODY was more surprised than me to have Air Fryer Brussels Sprouts be the the clear winner. But when you repeatedly hear “Can you make those air fryer Brussels Sprouts again?” from teenagers, it becomes abundantly clear that 2020 is officially the weirdest year ever. In fact, I'm pretty sure my daughters have been taken …
Preparing for Quarantine – A Germaphobe’s Guide to Coronavirus (COVID-19)
If the entire country of Italy in quarantine has not made you aware that we might face the same thing here, then you're not paying attention. It's not a reason to panic, but it certainly is a reason to prepare. Personally, I'm not freaking out about coronavirus. In fact, as a self-declared germaphobe I feel like I've been in training for this coming pandemic for years. via GIPHY When my kids were little I never, ever shared a drink from my water bottle or ate off the same utensil. If …
All-Weather vs All-Season Tires? They Are NOT the Same
In one of life’s great misnaming scandals it’s unfortunate that all-weather vs all-season tires have such similar names. Like exercise and excorcise, they're close but no cigar. So just like you wouldn't dream of confusing a Canadian vs an American, you need to have a clear idea in your head when it comes to all-weather vs all-season, because as you might suspect, while they might appear the same at first glance, they are worlds apart. Testing all-weather vs all-season tires on a closed …
Chasing Happy When You’re Sad
Finding happiness when life is running smoothly is easy. Being happy when you're sad, or when life is treating you like excrement on the bottom of it's giant cosmic shoe, is an entirely different story. It also begs the question, why on earth would you want to be happy when you're sad? Aren't you just suppressing your emotions by pretending your life doesn't suck a million lemons right now? The answer, as you might expect, is not black and white. Happiness is an emotion, and like all …
