Life In Pleasantville
Food, Travel, Life
Oh sweet, sweet summer, where art thou? Spring has teased us with a handful of warm days but nothing quite like the lazy days that summer can bring. I for one, am ready to spring into action, or rather inaction, when summer finally does arrive. My plan is to have as many simple meals for …
Of all the types of parties I like to host, my favourite is the classic Wine & Cheese, or Cheese & Wine, depending on how you rank their importance. If you’re Canadian though there’s no doubt that cheese comes first, with some of the best cheeses in the world made in Canada. This iconic party …
Figs, goat cheese, toasted pistachios, honey and prosciutto. Now take a second to think about how each one of those things taste on their own. Totally delicious, right? Now put them together in once fancy schmancy little appetizer and what do you have? Food porn at it’s finest, my friends. Food.Porn. So without further ado …
Let’s talk about cheese—the creamy, melty, irresistible star of the snack table. If you’ve ever found yourself hovering over a cheese board, “just one more bite” on loop in your head, then you’re going to love what I’m about to share. This baked cheese in a skillet is dangerously good, ridiculously easy, and the kind …
Buffalo Chicken Balls are my new favourite party food and I haven’t even served them at a party yet. But I’m going to! For our regular weekly dinner at my Mom’s house this week, she tried these Buffalo Chicken Balls with Blue Cheese Dressing from a recipe she found in The Ottawa Citizen, which in …
I love chips. Chips and me go way back to my formative years, where we would curl up on the couch together and watch Gilligan’s Island. Chips are the best thing ever. Kale chips? Not so much. BUT, since you-know-who had a heart attack, I’ve been questioning my relationship with chips. Shhhhh. I’m not quite …
Just the thought of slow-roasted plum tomatoes can make one’s mouth water. These tomatoes, when roasted to perfection, resemble delightful candies on a tray. With tomatoes now being plentiful, it’s the perfect season to slow roast them. Not only do they serve as a delectable treat, but they can also be frozen and used later …
My friend Anita tries to pretend she’s not all that and a bag of chips in the kitchen, but I know differently. The girl jars her own salsa for Pete’s sake! One day she served me this dressing with a green salad. I almost licked the bowl. It’s also delicious as a dip for fresh …
