Carole’s Salad Dressing Formula

I hate bottled salad dressing! I grew up with Kraft Catalina dressing as a staple in my household. We progressed over the years to Kraft this and Kraft that….blue cheese, french…Kraft made them all adding the magic ingredients of salt, chemicals, and lots of sugar and fat. Then Caesar salad came onto the scene and […]

New Find: Google Arts & Culture App and Website

This rabbit hole of a website/app is a dangerous one because you may never want to get out! Google Arts and Culture app and their website  feature content from over 2000 leading museums and archives from around the world. Visual art, music,  games, poetry, museum tours…it is a never-ending treasure chest. One section of the […]

From Our Experts: Thanksgiving Decor

So… what happens when Carole only gets around to asking our decorator, Lori Butler, for a fall decorating video AFTER Thanksgiving has already happened? Simple…. it doesn’t happen as Lori is on top of this decorating thing and always ahead of the game.  We did ask her to share photos though as you can see […]

Ottawa Events: List of Websites to Find the Best Events

For years friends and acquaintances would ask “How did you find out about that event?” after I mentioned going to some obscure and terribly interesting activity. CBC Radio 1 was my go-to for years for information on what was going on in the Ottawa area that might interest my family and me. The unfortunate thing […]

Neighbourhood Highlight: Ottawa South

I recently discovered THE ideal spot for a night out! An amazing small and intimate restaurant with incredible food and then a 5 ft walk to an amazing small and intimate club with great live music! Old Ottawa South, near Belmont & Bank, is home to The Belmont restaurant and Red Bird Live. Talk about […]

New Find: The Grandparent’s Baby Shower

I went to a baby shower last week and it was not your traditional baby shower NO… this was a “Grandparents Baby Shower”! It made so much sense! I became a Nana for the first time a year and a half ago to Vivi and we were so very fortunate to have friends give OR […]