Life In Pleasantville
Food, Travel, Life
Oh lawd, it’s hot! It’s so hot that I’m channeling my inner Southern Belle (because secretly I’d love to be a Southern lady). I’m longing to sit on a porch sipping iced tea and fanning myself all day. The reality though, is that I don’t have a porch and even if I did, I wouldn’t …
by Joelle from Lavender Salts I have a confession: I L-O-V-E ice-cream. What’s not too love? It’s creamy, smooth, comforting… I love it so much that I don’t share it (but that’s really a whole other story…) I also love local food and try my darnedest to eat in season as much as possible. Imagine …
One of the things that amazes me about being a mom is that it’s the most intense on the job training you’ll ever get and it NEVER ENDS!! Just when I think I have it figured out, my kids up and change all the rules. Today I was reminded of this post I wrote over …
Today, two of my favourite things were at the grocery store together……strawberry and rhubarb. They’re like the Desi and Luci of the fruit world. They just belong together. Fools are an easy dessert to make with fresh fruit and I prefer them over the more involved Eton Mess for the hotter months. Strawberry Rhubarb Fool …
I am currently obsessing over dill. I simply can’t get enough. So when I came across this recipe in my Barefoot Contessa book How Easy is That?, I knew I had to try it. Lobster and Shells Kosher salt Good olive oil 1/2 pound small pasta shells Kernels from 4 ears of corn 6 scallions, …
First off, if you’re not a curry lover, don’t run away from this recipe. I’m not a big fan either. I am a work in progress when it comes to curry. This recipe however has such a wonderful, rich flavour, you’ll wonder why you don’t put curry in everything. If you do love curry then …
My husband’s 50th birthday was yesterday. All the poor man wanted was a raspberry pie. He didn’t get it. I wanted to give him a raspberry pie, after all it was his 50th, but I ran out of time. Probably too busy blogging or tweeting or something like that. Anyway, the man loves raspberries, so …
I first shared this recipe for Cedar Planked Brie way back in 2012, around the same time I shared my favourite sangria recipe. The sangria recipe recently received an upgrade so I figured this brie recipe could use one too. Worth noting, they pair beautifully together. Cedar planked brie is one of those appetizers you …
