During Italian Month we’re doing lunch on Fridays! You heard us right. LUNCH. This week it’s pizza just like Nonna used to make. Made from our own family recipe that’s been passed along for over 100 years, you will want to give this a try. Growing up, Saturday was...

June marks Italian Heritage Month in Canada. OTTAWA, ON, June 1, 2023 - Today, we celebrate the beginning of Italian Heritage Month in Canada, which is an opportunity to celebrate the rich cultural heritage and impact of Italian Canadians in our country. With more...

Happy Victoria Day! Or, as I knew it growing up, Firecracker Day. It was some years before I learned it was actually a celebration of Queen Victoria’s birthday. The long weekend in May marked the unofficial start to summer. It was the weekend my Mom’s side of the...

World Baking Day is here and I am taking part in this collab with other bakers to share our favourite bakes. In May we also celebrate the patron saint of baking - St. Honore. Today I am sharing one of my favourite things to bake. Besides shortbread, that is. It’s a...

Wow!! Two posts in the same month!  I must have time on my hands.  But no, not really.  We finally got over whatever this virus was (not the flu and not Covid – thank goodness) but it did lay us out flat for a couple of weeks.  And of course it had to take its time...