Quick and Healthy Breakfast

  An easy and healthy way to start your day. This delicious and unexpected combo was created by my hubby a year ago and now it’s our go to snack or brekkie for this time of year. Great for the whole family- our little one loves it!  If you head over to the market now…

Mother’s Day – Apricot & Fennel Scones

It really hits you, the first time you celebrate Mother’s day… like the first time you hold your baby… You are a mother, you gave birth (or adopted) this little child and you have been blessed with the most wonderful, important, challenging, at times frustrating/messy and empowering responsibility of all, mothering this baby. So congratulations…

Sous-vide Smoked Salmon

Because nothing says I love you like breakfast in bed, here are two easy recipes for homemade sous-vide smoked salmon… perfect for Valentine’s day! Both of these recipes result in perfectly moist & flavourful salmon. Sous-vide cooking allows for precise temperature control, this translates into great texture and moisture. Smokey lapsang souchong imparts its characteristic…

Current Favorites ~ February 2014

February turned out to be a busy month! Weekends filled with food, friends and lots of planning! Here are a few of my current favorites. Le Vin Papillon 2519 Notre Dame Ouest Was super happy to finally try this quaint wine bar. I used to love McKiernan so was looking forward to trying Morin’s and…

Brunch in Montreal

One of my absolute favorite things to do is going out for Brunch. Having a leisurely morning with the hubby trying out new places… what could be better than that? Here is a list of some of our favorite places. Le Plateau ARTS CAFÉ – This quaint neighborhood place offers brunch until 5pm! 201 ave….

Feves au Lard: Sweet Oven Baked Beans

The quintessential side dish of the sugar shack season in this lovely region of Canada. Sweet, thick, and rich these oven baked beans are hearty and delicious! They are a ubiquitous part of breakfast and brunch in Quebec, specially during the months of February to May {Cabane à sucre season!}. A couple of weeks ago a…

Moos’s steak’n’egg breakfast sammich

Taking advantage of the warm weather during our holiday trip, we hosted a grand bbq… fortunately there were some juicy leftovers! What is better than waking up to a steak’n’egg sandwich after a long night? I’m not really sure…. Steak’n’egg breakfast sammich  Ingredients: 2 ciabatta breads, toasted 1 avocado, thinly sliced or mashed* 100+ g…

Smoked Salmon Brunch Sandwich!

Hello, Hope you are having a wonderful (long) weekend! For those of you that were celebrating Thanksgiving I hope you had a lovely celebration…we all have a lot to be thankful for! I wanted to do a small post on what I had for Brunch last week…. I wanted to have a semi-decadent Brunch without…