Life In Pleasantville
Food, Travel, Life
I love Shrove Tuesday, aka Fat Tuesday, not because it signals the beginning of Lent, but because it’s an easy peasy dinner day! Seriously is there anything easier than pancakes? Unless of course your Facebook page is filled with Suzy Homemakers who decide to up the ante and make apple cinnamon pancakes or blueberry pancakes. …
One of the things I loved most about The Florida Keys is that it’s not home to a million chain restaurants. In fact, you’re hard pressed to find one. You know what this means, right? It means that real food is everywhere. It means that there are people who pour their heart and souls in …
Last week someone sent me a link to an article titled “Why French Parents are Superior”. She asked my thoughts on Twitter and it really didn’t fit in 140 characters, so here it is. I don’t really care how the French parents are doing it. There. That’s my opinion. I also don’t give a flying …
ALERT! ALERT! This popcorn is ridiculously addictive. It’s also PINK!!! Hooray for pink popcorn, because it’s great for baby showers, princess parties, pink-themed parties, and sleepovers. Pleasantville Candied Popcorn 2 cups granulated sugar 1/2 cup water Red & yellow food colouring 2 tbsp butter 1 package microwave popcorn In a wide, heavy-bottomed saucepan, stir sugar …
I love meals that you can bake in the oven and then clean up all the dishes before it’s ready. I feel like I’m ahead of the game. I also love meals like these that are extremely flavourful with minimal effort and saucy. Because I’m a saucy kind of girl. Roast Pork Tenderloin and Mushroom …
My mother found this recipe in a House & Home magazine and it has become an instant favorite in our family. The shrimp is delicious, but it’s really all about this sauce. The sauce is a flavour explosion. BAM! This is great for an appetizer at a party because it can be made ahead of …
It’s possible that maybe, just maybe, I’ve been *ahem* overindulging lately. Perhaps I’ve had too many brownies, or maybe it was the lemon tart, possibly it could be the maple scones. It doesn’t really matter what recipe is to blame for getting me here, because the reality is my jeans are too tight. My bra …
When my husband and I were in NYC two years ago, we ate at a restaurant called Rue 57. We ordered the Mussels Dijonnaise and practically fought each other for the last mussel, they were that good. When we got home we scoured the net for a recipe that would come close. We ended up …
