By Meal Type

Summer

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.

By Season

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

By Ingredient

Grilled Shrimp Salad

Esme used to say that she wanted to be a chef or a doc­tor. And Ben and I would always tell her that those were skill sets we’d be happy to inte­grate into

Legumes

Mint and Chickpea Salad

We’re about to move our homes. I’m leaving my airy, bright downtown loft for a house. When I first moved from New York City, the fact that you can live in a

By Occasion

Picnic Chicken Salad

The lovely and talented Trish Magwood was one of the first people we featured in our Quick Bite series where we talk to our favourite foodies. You can understand why

Snacks & Desserts

Picnic Week: Easy, portable lunches and snacks

I remember when Scarlett was really little. I used to pack a blanket, toys, a bottle and a snack for me and head to a park. I actually used to

By Occasion

Tuna Nicoise Sandwiches

You know how when you talk about something for too long it starts to take on a life of its own? We live in an open concept condo that was

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

Appetizers

Salmon Dinner Salad

Do you find your­self say­ing things to your kids that you’d choke on if some­one said to you? I mean, I know kids are kids and it’s not always a par­al­lel, but still…

By Ingredient

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.