Fruits

Fruits

Peach Pie

I really don’t think of myself as a baker. I’m not one of those Moms who’s always got a jar of homemade cookies on the counter. Luckily for me, our

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Watermelon Lemonade

Okay, it’s just silly hot in Toronto now. You’d think a city that endures an epic, Dr. Zhivago style winter would suck it up and deal when the temperatures soar.

Fruits

Pineapple Raspberry Rockets

Is it me or has everyone gone crazy for gourmet popsicles this year? Every magazine I buy seems to be giving major page counts to lavishly art directed spreads on

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Watermelon and Tomato Gazpacho

My guy friends used to tease me that if you wanted to be in my good graces then don’t suggest I have anything to do with the three things I hate. They’d say,

Summer

Home Made Peach Popsicles

SPC is so often about things we love. Easy recipes that make the six o’clock shit show more manageable, cool products made of safe-for-kids materials, amazing parents who are in

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Strawberry Shortcake Sliders

Long time read­ers of SPC know about my love/hate rela­tion­ship with dessert. Actu­ally a lit­tle hate would help me out. We all love it in my house and that’s the prob­lem.

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Berry Week: Our Top 4 Berry Recipes

Scarlett has been doing a lot of talking lately about going strawberry picking. She remembers the local farmer who lives down the way from our cottage who swore up and

Snacks & Desserts

Fresh Lemon Bars

Sometimes it feels like parents can’t catch a break. Just when you’ve managed to exit the Halloween treats (and the accompanying sugar highs), candy canes show up. And when you’re

Summer

Classroom Fruit Salad

I couldn’t believe my good fortune when I read the parents’ bulletin board at Scarlett’s school and saw that one of the upcoming classroom activities was the kid’s making fruit salad.

Fruits

Orange Yogurt Cake

This cake made my house smell like a warm cream­si­cle. Need I say more? I love cit­rus in almost any­thing — fra­grance, food, drinks but par­tic­u­larly in bak­ing. I often bakie with lemons but