Life In Pleasantville
Food, Travel, Life
These delicious and easy salmon cakes are going to please even your pickiest of eaters! Freezer-friendly and gluten-free! It’s a win for everyone! Do you remember when you were a kid and not wanting to eat a particular food? The groaning and moaning you did over it? Gagging? Yes, me too and one of my …
The entrance to Couples Tower Isle is a portal back in time. Lined with Royal Palms on either side, one can almost imagine they’ve landed back in the golden age of Hollywood as they approach the entrance. It’s only when you’ve checked in and learned a little more about the history of this luxury all-inclusive …
Was ‘Despacito’ REALLY the song of the summer for 2017? Every road trip beings with a moment of reflection and introspection, doesn’t it? The status of ‘Despacito’ weighed on my mind and I knew just who to debate it with. Our girls getaway to Chateau Montebello, was all about what really matters. Like the pros …
When you walk through the doors of a beautiful small town church at night, and you end up seated in the last available pew before it’s standing room only, you know you are about to become a part of something remarkable. The Festival of Small Halls currently traveling through Ontario’s Highlands offers an unforgettable night …
Morning Glory Muffins always get top marks at my house in the fall but they really hit peak performance when my kids hit high school. One would expect that once your kids rolled into their teens that they’d be fairly self-sufficient at preparing their own meals, but nooooooo. Left to their own devices they make …
Travel during hurricane season is statistically, uneventful for most travellers. That being said, considering what we just witnessed in the Caribbean with Irma, Katia and Jose all wreaking havoc at the same time, there is no better time than the present to get everyone up to speed on what it means when you travel during …
Ah, 2023! The year that’s been serving us a cocktail of unpredictability with a dash of “Seriously? Again?”. But hey, if there’s one thing we’ve mastered, it’s the art of finding joy in the little things, especially when our wallets are giving us the side-eye. Enter fall, nature’s way of throwing us a bone. It’s …
Back to school means back to lunches and for many parents it’s a task met with as much enthusiasm as a root canal would elicit. I feel you. I used to dread school lunches too. For years, I packed lunches for my kids stressing about whether I was hitting all the nutritional high notes. Then, …
