Posts filed under: Monthly Recaps

I spent a lot of this month minding my own business because I didn’t want to get sick before my Christmas trip (!), but I did do a couple of fun things before my self-imposed isolation: First though, I made a care package for a friend and pulled some deep cuts from the archives: Carrot......
November is normally a pretty chill month for me (pandemic or not), but this year there were so many fun things going on! I also went to two restaurants that I’ve been thinking about for YEARS: Lydia and I went to see Mean Girls: The Musical and had dinner at Byblos beforehand. I’ve been once before (for......
I always love October, and this year was no exception! Lots of cooking, another concert and I even left the country! More on that below: My work bestie Jess requested a Drake on Cake for her birthday, so I had so much fun planning it out and bringing it to life for her! She loves......
September always feels like a race to cram in a few more summer things while the weather is still nice, before making a hard pivot to chai lattes and prepping for Thanksgiving. I didn’t cook that much this month, but here’s what I did get up to: I took a little road trip to Waterloo......
I always get a little sad when the calendar turns to August, because I start thinking too much about the summer ending. It just motivates me to spend as much time outside and at the pool as I can, and eat as many tomatoes and peaches as possible. Here’s what else was going on in......
I tried to soak up all the sun I could this month, and I even went on a little trip! It was so much fun to get out of town, even for a long weekend. Here’s what I was eating while I was home: On the day of the Rogers outage, Alexis and I headed......
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......
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......
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......
I baked up a storm this month for another charity bake sale, and actually left my home for a quick trip to Ottawa to spend time with my friend Katy and her family. Here’s more on both, plus what I was cooking throughout the month: Bakers Against Racism activated for an emergency bake sale this......