Life In Pleasantville
Food, Travel, Life
A few weeks ago I had a gathering of good friends at my house. It was a fantastic weekend , in which we threw our best parenting judgement to the wind. Our children were jumping in my pool long past midnight and eating junk food in excessive amounts until 2am. Yup, those kids should have …
Alright, alright, I’ll lay off the spinach smoothies today, just in case some of you can’t get past the green. How about chocolate? That’s a good thing to wake up too, isn’t it? Chocolate Almond Smoothie 1 frozen banana 1 cup skim milk, almond milk or soy milk 1/4 cup almond butter 1 tbsp honey …
On what is the hottest day of the year, possibly ever in Ottawa, I’m going to broach a topic that seems so far off. Christmas. Why am I pushing the panic button? Because there’s only 161 days left until Christmas and if you plan on being at Disney World this year, you need to make …
Oh, what’s that? You don’t like peanut butter you say. Did you really think I’d leave you spinach lovin’ peanut butter haters hanging? Of course not. I have a smoothie today that you’re going to LOVE. Totally refreshing, this smoothie just tastes like summer and is loaded with Vitamin C to help absorb all the …
Ok, this is going to be a little longer than usual for a recipe post, but I feel it’s very important to convey just how delicious AND healthy this smoothie is. I’ve had this recipe pinned for about 6 months now and as you see below I was a little afraid of it. But then …
Dill, has become a bit of an obsession for me this summer. I absolutely can not get enough of it. So, when I had a party recently I looked for something with fresh dill in it. These shrimp sliders were the answer. They were absolutely delicious, easy to make, could be made ahead, and reasonably …
I tell you, those LCBO Food & Drink magazines are like my bible when it comes to drinks. I found this recipe for Frozen French Lemonade in my 2006 edition and had to try it! Yes, I’m a bit of a hoarder when it comes to magazines with recipes. This is a perfect drink for …
When my kids were little, this cake showed up at the end-of-school-year pool party every. single. year. It was never not a hit—and now that they’re grown, they still ask me to make it. That’s the magic of this ridiculously easy pool party cake: it’s nostalgic, affordable, and it brings joy to any summer celebration. …
