July, 2011
2011-07-26: Summer Sweets (without the sizzling!)
2011-07-11: ...and the living is easy...??
June, 2011
2011-06-20: Summer is HERE (I promise!)
April, 2011
2011-04-10: Recipe Re-Collection
March, 2011
2011-03-31: Mostly Dead
2011-03-02: Layers and Layers
February, 2011
2011-02-20: The Desire for Sweetness
2011-02-04: An Addiction Admitted
January, 2011
2011-01-28: Catnaps and Coffees
2011-01-19: A Picnic in January
2011-01-10: My Coffee Addiction (and a contest!)
2011-01-02: My Sanctuary
December, 2010
2010-12-29: Cook from Your Heart
2010-12-21: Let it Snow...
2010-12-13: Morons....All of Them
2010-12-07: Visions of Gingerbread Dance in My Head
2010-12-01: Delighting in December
November, 2010
2010-11-24: Mellifluous Memories
2010-11-17: Guilty Party Pastries
2010-11-15: A FroYo of Biblical Proportions
October, 2010
2010-10-26: Not Quite Green Eggs
2010-10-22: A Perfect Kiss
2010-10-15: Friends...or Food...?
2010-10-08: A Fresh Tradition
2010-10-04: Mmmm-Muffins
September, 2010
2010-09-28: It Was a Dark and Stormy Day
August, 2010
2010-08-27: TIFF-Berries (CONTEST)
2010-08-17: Relax and Enjoy
2010-08-15: I Can Smell Happiness
2010-08-11: Back in My Kitchen
June, 2010
2010-06-11: It Happened
April, 2010
2010-04-23: Remains of the Day
2010-04-05: Disastrous Dinners
March, 2010
2010-03-18: Dinner Disasters (CONTEST)
2010-03-01: Your Tender-est Twosomes (WBW and SHF)
February, 2010
2010-02-24: My Tender-est Twosome
2010-02-18: Craving Confections
2010-02-09: Red Letter Day *contest*
2010-02-08: Food-Ease
2010-02-02: Your Tender-est Twosome (WBW # 66 & SHF # 63)
January, 2010
2010-01-26: Comfort Me with Food
2010-01-09: Calamity Jane
December, 2009
2009-12-29: Bliss
2009-12-21: Time Saver
2009-12-14: Fry Girl
2009-12-01: Child Labour (and why it is illegal)
October, 2009
2009-10-19: Sweet Satisfaction that Can Be Yours
2009-10-08: Some Help...PLEASE!
September, 2009
2009-09-04: An Old/New Friend
August, 2009
2009-08-25: Boxes, Boxes
July, 2009
2009-07-23: Finally
2009-07-04: What's for Dinner?
May, 2009
2009-05-25: Love is in the Air
2009-05-08: Cheese-a-Rama
April, 2009
2009-04-30: Cracked
March, 2009
2009-03-27: ...And the Living is Easy...???
2009-03-17: Bella Bene
2009-03-02: Hitting the Spot
February, 2009
2009-02-20: Friendship, Sweet Friendship
January, 2009
2009-01-21: Solace in Sustenance
2009-01-14: One Night
2009-01-01: I Gave at the Office (literally!)
December, 2008
2008-12-16: Sweet Dreams 'till Sunbeams Find You
2008-12-07: (Feel the) Sugar Burn
November, 2008
2008-11-20: The Heavy Skies
2008-11-11: Ugh
October, 2008
2008-10-27: Cooking School in a Book
2008-10-14: A Cure for House Headaches
2008-10-03: Fall Flavours
September, 2008
2008-09-23: Sick Little Boy
2008-09-07: Back to School So Soon??
2008-09-01: Girl Time
August, 2008
2008-08-11: Grilled to Perfection
2008-08-01: World Famous
July, 2008
2008-07-22: Summer Cooking
2008-07-06: Mmm... Gardening
2008-07-01: Mmm... Canada - The Sugar High Edition
June, 2008
2008-06-22: Backyard Delights
2008-06-14: My Dearest Leitho
2008-06-09: One True Love
2008-06-03: Mmm... Canada
2008-06-02: You're No Food Network Star!
May, 2008
2008-05-27: I'm No Food network star
2008-05-26: My Favourite Mistake
2008-05-15: Tarting it Up
2008-05-01: Leisurely Breakfast
April, 2008
2008-04-13: Love is a Powerful Thing
2008-04-07: Sweet Serenity Now!
March, 2008
2008-03-24: No More Sticky Fingers
2008-03-19: Me Without Mittens
2008-03-13: An Admission...of Sorts
2008-03-08: My Sister
2008-03-06: Little Cakes
2008-03-03: The Parent-Trap
February, 2008
2008-02-21: Love and Devotion
2008-02-19: Sunday Brunch
2008-02-11: Slurping My Way to Warmth
2008-02-07: What a Boy Wants
2008-02-04: Fundamental Fare
January, 2008
2008-01-30: Silliness
2008-01-21: Dinner in Amman
2008-01-12: Home, Again
December, 2007
2007-12-21: Last Chance
2007-12-12: Bid, Bud!
2007-12-10: Menu for Hope IV - The Canadian Prizes
2007-12-05: Passionate about Potages
2007-12-03: Crazy Busy!
2007-12-01: Menu for Hope IV
November, 2007
2007-11-25: Craving Warmth
2007-11-15: Bobby Flay's Mesa Grill Cookbook
2007-11-06: The Break-Up
2007-11-01: I'm Back
October, 2007
2007-10-23: Painting or Pastries...?
September, 2007
2007-09-18: A Taste of Sweet and Savory
2007-09-06: Seeking S'more Inspiration
August, 2007
2007-08-29: What a Way to Start Your Day
2007-08-19: Scrumptious Summer Supper
2007-08-15: At Last...
2007-08-10: The Taste
2007-08-05: An Ode to Vegetables
2007-08-02: The Interrogation
July, 2007
2007-07-24: SHF Roundup 2 - The Sweetest Thing
2007-07-14: An Exercise In Crushing On One's Own Boyfriend
2007-07-08: SHF Roundup - The Sweetest Thing
June, 2007
2007-06-30: Still Here...Still Craving Ice
2007-06-06: Searching for Comfort
2007-06-01: The Sweetest Thing...
May, 2007
2007-05-31: Opps, I did it again...
2007-05-23: Do Blondes Have More Fun?
2007-05-01: Covered in Crumbs
April, 2007
2007-04-19: Thank You!
2007-04-09: Questions for YOU
2007-04-05: Birthday Breakfast
March, 2007
2007-03-29: Canned Culinary Chow
2007-03-26: Formerly Fatal Food
February, 2007
2007-02-19: Delectable Delights for My Darling
2007-02-12: It's Only Rock n Roll But I Like It
2007-02-08: Niagara Icewine Festival
2007-02-07: Mommies Want to Go To Heaven
2007-02-05: Stephen, Stephen!
January, 2007
2007-01-28: I am Beet-en
2007-01-22: Cherishing Chocolate
2007-01-12: A Day That Really Schmecks
2007-01-09: Coffee, Cake and Company
2007-01-02: Do I Want to be In Lucy's Kitchen?
December, 2006
2006-12-29: Sweet Memories
2006-12-18: Sweets for the Sweet
2006-12-11: Menu for Hope
November, 2006
2006-11-24: Dressing for Success
2006-11-17: Feasting on Feast
2006-11-13: Lentil - A Story of Love
2006-11-07: Biscotti for the Goddess
2006-11-02: Coffee Accompaniments
October, 2006
2006-10-27: SHF # 24 - Little Bites of Delight
2006-10-24: Grilled Goodness
2006-10-15: Dirty Little Secrets
August, 2006
2006-08-08: 2 Months
July, 2006
2006-07-28: Hot In The Summer...
2006-07-16: Good For Me
2006-07-09: A Sort of Home Coming
June, 2006
2006-06-17: Home Soon
2006-06-08: New Taste
May, 2006
2006-05-18: Sweet Packages
2006-05-12: A Nose that Knows
2006-05-08: For the Love of Ice Cream
April, 2006
2006-04-26: Finding Consolation in Chocolate
2006-04-21: An Intoxicating Ambrosia
2006-04-19: Honeyed Hush-Money
2006-04-11: Baby Food
2006-04-03: The Madness of March
March, 2006
2006-03-31: My Slow Food
2006-03-16: Une Mémoire Française
2006-03-10: Soothing A Sweet Tooth
2006-03-07: Taste Everything Awards - 2006
2006-03-04: Sweet Deliberations
February, 2006
2006-02-15: Souped Up
2006-02-10: Foods of Love
2006-02-06: Glorious Grilling
2006-02-03: BlogHer
January, 2006
2006-01-27: Sugar Low
2006-01-26: No Sushi for You!...Uh, I Mean Me!
2006-01-24: Showdown
2006-01-23: Mmmmm...Cheesecake
2006-01-18: Adult Indulgences
2006-01-12: Recovery Time
2006-01-07: Thank You
2006-01-03: (Buffalo) Wings
December, 2005
2005-12-20: Dates for My Date?
2005-12-19: Big Night
2005-12-17: One Year
2005-12-15: That Time of Year
2005-12-14: Order up: comfort
2005-12-09: Cookie Winners!
2005-12-06: Gingerbread Bliss
2005-12-01: Holiday Cookie Swap - Part One
November, 2005
2005-11-25: Cookies!
2005-11-21: Cookie Monster
2005-11-16: Doughy Desires
2005-11-14: Frit-ta-ta-da!
2005-11-10: Shake Your Breakfast Maker
2005-11-04: A Virtual Cookie Swap
October, 2005
2005-10-31: Very Scary Treats
2005-10-27: The Great Pumpkin
2005-10-25: Perfect Nibbles
2005-10-21: Health by Chocolate - SHF #13
2005-10-18: Neighborhood Nooks
2005-10-07: Think Pink!
2005-10-05: How to Not Ruin Cookies (a one act play)
2005-10-03: Food TV? NO, Me TV!
September, 2005
2005-09-29: Loss of a Faithful Friend
2005-09-28: Urban(e) Myths...?
2005-09-24: Biological Warfare
2005-09-18: Jerks...and Not Just the Chickens
2005-09-16: Cooking up Custard
2005-09-14: A Good Thing..?
2005-09-13: Homecoming
2005-09-12: Rub Salt In My Wounds
2005-09-11: Creature Comforts
2005-09-08: Bittersweet Romance
2005-09-07: Like Wine for Chocolate
August, 2005
2005-08-31: Fast Breakers
2005-08-30: Nigella the Sweet
2005-08-21: Our Raw Movement
2005-08-16: Escape the City
2005-08-12: Addictive Love
2005-08-10: Cottage Conduct
2005-08-04: Such a Ruckus!
2005-08-01: Very Fragile - Hands on Bottom!
July, 2005
2005-07-26: Fast Food "Fix"
2005-07-19: We Need to Talk
2005-07-15: Oh Honey, You Shouldn't Have...
2005-07-12: "The Language of Baklava" Giveaway
2005-07-01: Taste Canada Is Here!
June, 2005
2005-06-30: My Canada Tastes Like...
2005-06-29: Taste Canada - Poutine and Street Meat
2005-06-28: Out With the Old, In With the New!
2005-06-27: One True Love
2005-06-26: IMBB # 16 - Eggs!
2005-06-24: Tagged!
2005-06-19: The Little Things
2005-06-17: SHF #9 - Tantalizing Titillating Tempting Tarts
2005-06-08: Inn The Mood
2005-06-04: Taste Canada
May, 2005
2005-05-30: Fleets of Asparagus
2005-05-25: Of Salt and Battery
2005-05-22: IMBB #15 - Has My Blog Jelled?
2005-05-11: Children of the Corn
2005-05-02: Oh Happy Day
2005-05-01: Newest Member
April, 2005
2005-04-24: IMBB #14- The Colour Orange
2005-04-22: SHF #7- Black and Sticky
2005-04-19: Spring Bliss
2005-04-17: Boo-Berries
2005-04-10: Birthdays
2005-04-04: Eruptions of Goodness
March, 2005
2005-03-22: More Lessons
2005-03-18: SHF #6 - Caramel
2005-03-17: Evolution or Extinction
2005-03-08: Paper Chef Round-Up
2005-03-04: Paper Chef Ingredients - CHOSEN!
2005-03-03: Paper Chef Goes on the Road!
February, 2005
2005-02-28: Lessons Learned
2005-02-25: And the Winners Are...
2005-02-22: Taste Everything Awards
2005-02-19: Fond Food Memories - Roundup
2005-02-14: Music To Cook To
2005-02-09: Fond Food Memories
2005-02-08: Paper Chef #3 - Judging
2005-02-04: Toast-Sticks
2005-02-01: My Love Affair
January, 2005
2005-01-26: Whatever Will Be, Will Be (WBW #5)
2005-01-26: His Other Love Affair*
2005-01-23: Sunshine, On a Cloudy Day (IMBB #11)
2005-01-18: A Domestic Goddess Is Born
2005-01-17: 'Cause Baby, It's Cold Outside...
2005-01-12: Not So Green Eggs
2005-01-10: Paper Chef #2
2005-01-07: SHF # 4 - Let's Go Nuts!
December, 2004
2004-12-25: Tradition
2004-12-22: 21 Steps
2004-12-20: Yes Virginia, There Really Is a Sanity Clause
2004-12-19: Images of Happiness
2004-12-18: Eat, Drink and Be Married
2004-12-14: Serenity Now!
2004-12-10: SHF #3: Spice Up Your Winter
2004-12-09: Sneak Peek
2004-12-07: Murphy's Law
2004-12-06: Wedding Woes
2004-12-04: Panini Portsmouths?
2004-12-01: Sweet, Sweet Chips
November, 2004
2004-11-22: IMBB # 10 - round-up!
2004-11-21: A Holiday Cookie Swap!
2004-11-16: The Apple of My Eye
2004-11-14: SHF #2: round-up!
2004-11-10: Newton's Delicious Law
2004-11-03: WBW # 3: Australian Shiraz
October, 2004
2004-10-29: IMBB # 10: Cookie Swap
2004-10-23: IMBB #9: Terrines!
2004-10-20: Mmmmm... Soup
2004-10-18: Another Excuse to Make Dessert!
2004-10-12: Summer Tastes
2004-10-06: World Wide Wine Blogging Wednesday (# 2)
2004-10-02: SHF: ISTBE # 1: round-up!
2004-10-01: SHF:ISTBE # 1: White Chocolate
September, 2004
2004-09-21: Sugar High Fridays: The International Sweet-Tooth Blogging Extravaganza
2004-09-20: What Dark Evil Lurks Beneath That Bright Wrapper?
2004-09-19: IMBB #8: Raise Your Spirits High
2004-09-15: Un Hommage, of Sorts
2004-09-08: The Scent of Things to Come
2004-09-06: Here We Go Again!
2004-09-04: The Soup That Heals Me
2004-09-01: World Wide Wine Blogging Wednesday (#1)
August, 2004
2004-08-29: A Tart? Who, Me?
2004-08-24: Fever All Through the Night
2004-08-22: IMBB #7: My Cute Dumplings
July, 2004
2004-07-30: Sometimes You Just Need Soup
2004-07-29: Gotta Love the Grill
2004-07-28: Inebriated Fruit
2004-07-27: Appetizers on the Fly
2004-07-22: Using the Ole' Noodle
2004-07-20: Cookie Monster
2004-07-18: IMBB? griller's delight
2004-07-12: The Cupcake Lady!
2004-07-07: Basking In the Glow of the Barbeque
2004-07-03: Cottage Comforts
2004-07-01: Happy (Very Belated) Father's Day
June, 2004
2004-06-20: IMBB? catch of the day
2004-06-16: You Say Tomato...I Say Delicious
2004-06-13: The Empire Strikes Back
2004-06-09: Oh, Those Rotten Apples!
2004-06-01: Finger Lickin' Good
May, 2004
2004-05-02: Mini Me...or is it "Mini Them"...?

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2005-08-10: cottage conduct
Trekking north to the cottage is a Hamilton-family summer ritual – one S. has gladly taken on, even though he is only a “Hamilton” by the sheer luck of...

cottage conduct
2009-05-25: love is in the air
There are things you say and do when a close friend or family member gets married. Congratulations are expressed, love is extolled and hopes for their future...

love is in the air
2007-05-23: do blondes have more fun?
I had blonde hair from the age of 12 until the age of 16. Then I went red. Then at about age 24 I went blonde again and back to red and back to blonde and...

do blondes have more fun?
2008-10-27: cooking school in a book
Since I was about fourteen, I have spent many afternoons imagining that Martha Stewart was hovering over my shoulder, guiding me. She has helped me learn how...

cooking school in a book
2006-07-16: good for me
I spent most of Saturday morning poring over a cookbook. I had taken a couple of mine with me to the hospital when I returned last weekend for my week of...

good for me
2004-06-20: imbb? catch of the day
Yep, you guessed it, that fun-filled event everyone has been waiting for is finally here -- time to enjoy and indulge in the Is My Blog Burning? (IMBB?)...

imbb? catch of the day
2010-06-11: it happened
Stop. Breathe. Seriously -- take a whiff...deeply, through your nose. Do you smell it? I mean, really smell it? No, not the smog or the pollution. Not the...

it happened
2005-06-17: shf #9 - tantalizing titillating tempting tarts
Having this site and cooking as much as I have over the last year and a half I am really beginning to learn how to pull together original recipes, creative...

shf #9 - tantalizing titillating tempting tarts
2004-09-19: imbb #8: raise your spirits high
If you are unaware of the now infamous, world-wide monthly cooking blog extravaganza, it is something to behold. This month should prove to be no different...

imbb #8: raise your spirits high
2007-11-06: the break-up
Love is all about embracing the things you don't like (and can't somehow change or wheedle out of) and learning to accept them, no matter how much they...

the break-up