Summertime in Toronto may almost be over, but I've still got a few items on my checklist.
Like any self-respecting Canadian, I have a summer bucket list I need to check off. There are only so many weeks of warm weather each year, so it's important to pack in as much fun as possible....
Hello, my name is Isabelle, and I am a condiment-a-holic.
I realised I had a problem a few weeks ago when, as we were cleaning out the fridge, my husband commented that we should probably get a separate fridge just for our condiments....
Last week, on a warm and sunny Thursday afternoon, I dashed out the door with my small rollie suitcase crammed full of Coffee Crisps and ketchup chips, a cooler crammed full of road trip snacks, and a belly crammed full of anxious butterflies.
Five days later, I came home with my rollie suitcase crammed full of swag from generous sponsors, a cooler crammed full of Trader Joe's goodies, a belly crammed full of good food, and a heart crammed full of happy memories.
And in between, there were long hours on the road with Kris, who was kind enough to give me a lift there and back, sleepover parties and market trips and hand-pulled noodle soup and trips to Trader Joe's with Kelly in Philly, and the three-day extravaganza of food and inspiration and community that is the Big Summer Potluck....
