Things to do in Porto for 1 night

What I love to do around the Holidays I married into a family full of traditions and I love it. I also grew up with many traditions that I still keep to this day. Christmas is a special time of year for traditions and it got me thinking of some of my favourite ones today. Decorating the Tree together : We always buy a real tree with my family and decorate it with ornaments that are both handmade and store bought. Each one has significance and a story, which usually gets broug

Over 15 years ago, I had a chance to travel to Portugal and stay with a Portuguese family I grew up with. This December I will be returning to that country again, to see it with a different set of eyes. I wanted to post the story of my first visit there so I can compare it after I return the second time. so full of youth, so full of promise Most people are not lucky enough to go to a European city once. I however am one of the lucky ones who has travelled to many cities in Eu

Enjoying the Tastes of the Season Summer has gone away and its finally sweater weather. Time to cozy up and take on some fall activities and cook delicious food. I always hear chef's say fall is their favourite time to cook. I think I tend to agree with that. The produce is good; the air is a bit cool and I think we lay down some quality time to actually stop for a second. I myself have done some hard thinking the past 2 months and have prioritized my time and life a little b

Getting to know the many place to enjoy wine in our province This past week I took a trip down memory lane. I went back to the first...

When I was a kid, rhubarb was around every summer. My grandmother used to make the best rhubarb pies and muffins and would bring them...

I love pasta, in all different shapes and forms. Stuffed, made with cornmeal or just dry out of the package. It's one of the best and...

Over the past 2 months, I have had the pleasure of taking a food writing course at the Good Egg cookbook store in Kensington Market. I...

Try this new recipe for these easy to make Lemon Thyme Sparkle Cookies

Sausage and White Bean Soup

Trying to decipher what to do and eat in this transitional period before festive season What day is it? As far as I know it's November...

On this sunny day, I am beginning to think of harvest food. The seasons move pretty fast in this country so you look forward to your...

Planting by trial and error Who said growing stuff was easy? So you have a bunch of earth and you decided that you will plant something...

Bruschetta-the perfect food of summer When you think about summer, you think sunshine and beautiful produce. Nature offering it's best...

Bringing back the fine dining PTSD and reflecting on the why part of being a chef

Is it worth it? Living in this day and age is expensive. Cooking at home is great, but sometimes you really want someone else to do it...

The trend we love to hate I don’t have tik tok. Should I get it? I think I may be too old. Just like Snapchat or twitter, I never latched...

My name is HOV! Wait that's not right... Hi, my name is Katrina and if you are reading this then you are probably either one of my...

Hosting can be a lot of work, but there are some things you can do to make it less of a hassle Even a small table can look inviting when...

On Sunday we turn our clocks back in hopes for the Spring season to start, but all I feel is Deja Vu with all this snow I'm not sure if...