These customized return address stamps make great gifts, especially for when your friends and family move into their own apartment or buy their first house. I like writing letters just as much as I love receiving them, and I especially love using beautiful stationery. With friends and family living and travelling all over the world, […]
Sri Lankan Beet Curry
My parents took us to Sri Lanka back in 2004, and we spent about 10 days visiting Hikkaduwa and Kandy. This was where my love for string hoppers was born. There are many Indian restaurants in Toronto, but we know of only one Sri Lankan restaurant. Rashnaa is handily located on a bike path and […]
Cheese and Crackers with Pesto
This is a more grown-up version of regular old cheese and crackers. Adding a bit of pesto, like pesto Genovese or my lemon dill pesto, dresses up this little appetizer and adds a touch of colour and hit of flavour. You can use many types of cheeses for this simple but tasty appetizer. Here, from […]
Toronto Bike Paths: Tommy Thompson Park
Over the weekend, a bunch of us went cycling around Tommy Thompson Park. The park is located on Leslie Street Spit, a man-made peninsula that has been growing since the 1950s. Made of construction rubble like bricks, concrete and re-bar, Tommy Thompson Park is now a city park that is great for joggers, cyclists, rollerbladers, birdwatchers, […]
Lemon Dill Pesto
I find that bunches of dill I get at the market are often very big – too big to use up before it all wilts and goes icky. So why not make a batch of lemon dill pesto! If you don’t have any fresh chervil, you can add 1/2 cup flat leaf parsley instead, for […]