La Petite Scierie, Paris

Bonjour mes amies! I'm taking you on a little tour to Paris today. For some odd reason, when I think of Paris, the words 'mais, oui oui, non non!' blurt out of my mouth. Translated, it just means 'But, yes yes, no no,' so I'm not really sure where I got that from. I learned a little bit of French growing up, but I am by no means fluent in the language as you can see. La Petite Scierie was the first little shop I stumbled upon on my recent...

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Lemon Curd Bars

The awesome thing about these lemon curd bars are that they are a hit no matter when and what you make them for. I've made these a bunch of times and people love them every time! The fresh lemon flavor combined with the short bread crust is irresistible. Try it for yourself. You won't regret it....well, you may regret going for that second or third helping, but that's not a bad thing in my books ;) Lemon Curd Bars (Adapted from Taste and Tell) Shortbread...

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Topkapi Turkish Restaurant, Ottawa

My sister and I hardly agree on anything food related. I like salty, she likes sweet. I love to try everything once, and she has psychological barriers to almost every food texture. It is no different with restaurant choices...she disagrees with almost everything I suggest. When we decide to go out to dinner together, letting her choose the restaurant is really not a bad thing. We always end up at places I normally would not go to, giving me...

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Baked Pita Chips

When my in-laws came to visit us in Sydney, they left behind so much pita break, we had no idea how to get rid of it. Our freezer was full of pita bread, and our little apartment size fridge was full of it too. My hubby being a chip lover, I decided to make pita chips. I took out a bunch of spices, cut an overwhelming amount of pita bread, and made bags and bags of chips. The recipe below calls for spices that I happened to use that particular...

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