Foodie Friday: Chili Winter Days

Chili is just one of those perfect cold weather meals, isn’t it? It’s also ideal for batch cooking because it freezes well. This particular recipe is done in the slow cooker so it’s great for busy families. Put it on in the morning (or even mid-day) and it’s ready for dinnertime. You won’t even miss […]

The Weight Of Baby: Why I’m Over Trying To Lose It

When I say “the internet knew I was pregnant”, I don’t mean acquaintances from high school and that nice dude I was seated next to at my second cousin’s wedding, although of course they saw the same frantic shot of Positive Pregnancy Test and Existential Fear that the rest of Facebook did. No, when I […]

Foodie Friday: Baked Apple Overnight Oats (As good as having pie for breakfast)

A couple of weekends ago, we took our son apple-picking for the first time in the Annapolis Valley of Nova Scotia, the apple capital of the province. Apple-picking is a fall tradition for us but this was our first time going as a family of three. One thing is for certain, we will never experience […]

Grown-ass women don’t eat donuts for breakfast…

It’s my birthday today. I’m turning 35 and I’m not even broken up about it. I’m a legit, grown-ass woman now. There’s something about hitting that mid-30’s mark that feels significant. It’s kinda….um, rad. I use to think 30 was so old…and then I arrived here and I was like “well this isn’t so bad”, […]