Life In Pleasantville
Food, Travel, Life
October 1st is National Homemade Cookie Day! Now this is a day I can get behind! As I’ve said before, I hate cooking; but there’s something about butter, sugar, eggs and flour mixed up in a bowl that I find irresistible. Yes, I’ve eaten raw cookie dough, and I’m still alive… Cookies make everyone happy, …
I love a few things in life. I love coffee, and chocolate, and…oh yes! I love my kids, and dessert, and also coconut. It’s pretty easy to make me happy if a day can somehow involves all these things. We’ve been trying to eat a healthier diet here at my house, and since cold and …
I am a garlic lover. I mean – onions are fine, and shallots are even better – but if you’re looking for the star of the allium family, it’s garlic. Especially roasted garlic, because it mellows dramatically while roasting and develops a sweet flavour. While this recipe for Roasted Garlic Caesar Salad doesn’t call for …
The only thing better than having dinner made before breakfast, is having breakfast made before you go to bed. This Overnight Slow Cooker Oatmeal with Warm Apple Topping is simple enough to have ready for weekday mornings, but fancy enough, you could serve it to company. Either way, it’s a warm, delicious breakfast to wake …
I love potato salad. To me it’s not just a side for picnics, it’s a meal. Through the school year, I routinely make potato salad to cover school and work lunches. So when Patak’s asked me to try a recipe from their amazing online cookbook Smoke & Spice, I jumped at the opportunity to make …
Okay, so before I get started with today’s amazing dish – a breakfast sandwich that’s so kick-ass you may never drive past a Tim Horton’s drive-thru window again – I thought I’d take a moment to introduce myself. My name is Lyndsay Wells, and although I don’t ride around on a broomstick or cast spells …
There is a half a pound of butter in this Potato Leek Soup. Before you run screeching from the room shouting “Those Pleasantville people have lost their minds!”, just chill, ok? This soup is like dessert; it’s a treat. It’s what I deem an everything-in-moderation recipe. Pull yourself together, people, because there’s also cream, bacon …
The last few weeks I’ve felt like “The Flash” on speed. Maybe not my entire body, but my brain anyway. It’s the time of year when all of my worlds collide: job, volunteering, and hobbies. Throw in a season-change and our poor dog’s out-of-control allergies translate to the entire family being up all night listening …
