Beyond the Basic Boo: Chocolate for Halloween

The basic ‘boo’ is what we had before Pinterest.  If you’re old like me, you might remember the plastic printed masks with the garbage bag printed costume.  Of course, those retro costumes would look pretty fab today as an ‘old school’ kind of thing.  Our family of course was a “we don’t spend money on…

Easter: A Tisket A Tasket A Local Boston Basket

I love Easter.  Well, we don’t celebrate Easter but I love the memory of Easter brunches in Toronto.  We used to go fairly often to my parents’ friend’s place; they were like family to us.  We would drive a good hour to get there and when we did we were rewarded with a table of…

Feeling Watched in the Kitchen: Halloween Treat

I was inspired by the football shaped pretzels at the store to make some Halloween eyes.  You just need a few ingredients and a little patience to get started but its a fun quick afternoon activity to do with the kids. Ingredients candy melt football shaped pretzel chocolate rosettes or chocolate chips mint green chocolate…