It’s been a hot minute since I wrote a travel post here on the old blog! The last one was for Danielle’s and my trip to Palm Springs just as the world was shutting down in March 2020. Two and a half years later I flew to Edmonton so we could reunite, spend some quality......
Summer is in full swing, and I had a month full of fun plans with friends and family, and hosted my first brunch since the beforetimes. Here’s what I was cooking and eating this month: I’ve been spending more time than I really want to admit on TikTok lately, and there’s this guy on there......
Ever since I started cooking salmon at home during the pandemic, this meal has become an almost weekly occurrence here on Planet Byn. It’s super quick and delicious, and I even love it as leftovers the next day (which can be a weird thing for fish). The recipe comes from my friend Jan’s cookbook Oven......
At our Easter dinner back in April, there was discussion around the table over what everyone’s preferred “J” is in a PB&J. My sister-in-law Tara had a very hot take (to me), which was that she loves a PB&J with grape jelly. I was immediately hit with a wave of nostalgia for toasted English Muffins......
I had so much fun this month! I went on a couple of road trip adventures, tried a few new restaurants and had an amazing stay-cation. Here’s the scoop: I met up with the Libra Gang at The Ace so we could celebrate Becca before her wedding. We shared a bunch of dishes, including a......
I’m really excited that some of my friends are starting to return to the office. I feel the potential for lunches and after-work drinks in the air, and I couldn’t be happier! My friend Erin is back to work every Friday, so we met up a couple weeks ago for coffee and promptly resumed our......
I’m obsessed with these energy bites – they are PERFECT. I’ve tried so many other recipes over the years (and have been listing the ones I’ve made this year in my monthly recaps), but this is by far my favourite. It uses ingredients I pretty much always have at home (maybe not the mini chocolate......
Spring means renewal and I felt that deep in my core this month. Life is starting to feel rich and fun again, and April was full of family and friends: I was so excited for Easter this month! We still didn’t have our full family around the table, but we’re almost there! My Mom made......
While I’ve been going back to the office regularly since the beginning of March, last week was the official start of our ‘Phase 1 Return to Office’ plan. Not being able to bake and share treats with my co-workers has been such a huge bummer over the past two years, so I had a lot......
In general, I’m always trying to spend less time staring at my phone, but Instagram has historically been my downfall. I’m really working on it though, and in January, went on a strict IG detox for the entire month and didn’t even cheat! This seemed to break a lot of bad habits I had, and......