Life In Pleasantville
Food, Travel, Life
It’s true. I’m officially an insider to the ultra-luxurious World Martini Day thanks to Belvedere Vodka. Starts singing *I’m so fancy, you already know, I’m in the fast lane…* Belvedere sent me a very posh James Bond-like case filled with their premium vodka and everything I needed to make the perfect martini. They also had …
When I heard that I’d be visiting Legoland Discovery Centre, located within a short commute of Toronto at the Vaughan Mills Shopping Centre, I knew my son would be my Plus One. It turns out I could bring a Plus Two and before I knew it, I had two teenage boys in the car, ready …
Every time I travel I inevitably find some dish that I die a little over. Food just tastes better when you’re on vacation, right? For some time now, I’ve been saying that I’m going to start sharing these recipes with my readers when I get home and then *squirrel*, I’m off chasing something else. Today, …
In recent years family travel has exploded beyond the nuclear family to include extended family, multi-generational travel, groups of families getting away together and single parent travel. Family travel has literally broken all the molds, and more and more resorts and destinations are adapting to the new norm, which to put it bluntly, is that …
Here are 10 summer camp essentials your kids can’t live without at summer camp. The best time of year is almost here….summer camp season. I’m not sure who gets more excited about camp around our home, myself or my girls. There’s no doubt I relish the peace and quiet for two weeks while they’re gone …
I’ll have to admit that when the summer rolls around I tend to think that Indian food becomes a little too heavy for the season. I tend to think of all those rich, delicious sauces as comfort food and so in the past I deprived myself of amazing Indian food in the summer. That is …
If you could pack up your home and take it anywhere for the weekend where would you go? For my family, that’s easy. Lake George in the heart of the Adirondacks is far enough away to make it feel like we’ve really travelled and close enough to allow us to get a relaxing long weekend …
The French have an expression that goes a little something like this, “Voulez-vous coucher avec moi ce soir?” Okay, fine maybe it’s Patti Labelle, but it’s an expression I like to toss out to my husband occasionally. We are after all, married, and in love, and we all need a little cootchie coo every once …
