Two years ago today, M and I quit our jobs and went on a wild, across the globe, adventure (you can read a recap here). It is hard to believe that much time has passed, it seems like last month we were walking barefoot on …

I know i’m a bit late, but HAPPY NEW YEAR! It’s not only a new year, but a brand new decade. That means a chance for new beginnings, new adventures, and of course more yummy food. Like the majority of resolution setters, I start my …

A few weeks ago, M and I were wanting to change up our weeknight dinner routine. Despite the occasional home made pizza or chicken tacos, it almost undoubtedly always consists of a  vegetable stir-fry and pasta with marinara sauce. The main reason being that they …

Sunday. A day for most people for rest, chores, and sleeping in. For me growing up Sundays were often associated with two things: the Simpsons and NFL. While my mum preferred us watching one over the other (you guess which), it was a time to …

Surprise! Our lives are filled with these unexpected encounters. They can be big, like winning the lottery, or small like coming home to a fresh bouquet of flowers. Unfortunately our lives are also filled with bad surprises. Those times in your life when some crappy …

Growing up in Arizona I always had habits, phrases and memories that were quite different than those around me. With my dad from Canada and my mum from England, my sister and I were never entirely certain where our behaviour came from. *Note: I will …

Noodle: a strip, ring, or tube of pasta or similar dough, typically made with egg and usually eaten with a sauce or in a soup.   The simple ingredients that make up what is a noodle can vary from place to place; from the spaghetti …

Raise your hands if you are aching for barbecue season (I will assume everyone reading this just raised your arm slightly or maybe your brain went hmm yeah, I could go for barbecue). Well even if you didn’t raise your hand, I am ready for …

Telling people about my college experience and moving far away from home, I often got the “you must’ve eaten a lot of instant noodles”. All I could do was to awkwardly laugh along at this over played joke. To be fair I can understand where …

There are no greater pleasures in life than sitting around a table with loved ones, a bottle of wine, and delicious food. Often we get too bogged down by the day to day clatter of our working lives to make it happen. The hum of …