Ontario Peaches, Blueberries, Maple & Mascarpone cheese

This is my new favourite dessert! I love my job and am so fortunate to work with great people and amazing campaigns!  After a live TV event, I got to eat one of the demonstrated recipes. Click this link for the real recipe.  I know, it’s a hard life :).  It was this simple, but…

Home-made Peach Jam

Local peach season is in full swing here in Ontario and thankfully it seems we’ve been blessed with a great crop this summer.  The peaches we’ve enjoyed have been sweet and drip all over your face juicy. This week, I came across an offer I couldn’t refuse! $2.96 for a 3L basket of peaches. I…

Foraging in my garden, the Serviceberry

This evening, my children and I did something we’ve not done before. I shooed the birds away from the two serviceberry bushes outside of our house so we could actually pick a few of these little treats for ourselves. I planted them about four years ago when a friend recommended them to me.  Apparently they…