Posts by movita beaucoup
granola {for haddy}
My sister’s birthday is on Thursday – she’ll be turning 40. So, I’ve decided to have four days of Haddy-inspired posts this week. Naturally, I turned to Rosie Beaucoup for assistance. movita: I want to do four days of Haddy-inspired posts to mark her birthday. I was thinking I’d share some of her favourite childhood…
Read Moreeasy homemade chocolate sauce
The girls run across the studio, screaming. Two of them jump up on window sills. For a moment, I am unsure of what is happening. I look for an axe wielding maniac and simultaneously suffer cardiac arrest. I turn to Mr. Kallio (my accompanist) behind the piano. He looks confused for a moment, throws his hands over his…
Read Moreblueberry break cake {crap no. 4}
I’ve been at the studio this week – rehearsals have started for a ballet we’re producing. When you haven’t used your body properly (or at all) for a few weeks, it means your body will make weird moaning sounds when you try to engage Ballet Mode. Also, when you’ve spent most of August working from…
Read Moretangy raspberry sherbet
. . . Today I have a guest post over on Will Cook For Friends. That’s Willow‘s blog, and she’s the bomb. Willow’s readers are used to gorgeous photos and elegant blog posts about food technique and seasonal ingredients. So I took things down a notch and sent her a longversation about the decline of…
Read Morechocolate marshmallow squares
mango salad and the year of the sloth
In recent weeks, whenever I mention how incredibly lazy I’ve been as of late, my mother will respond with, “well, of course! After the year you’ve had?” And then she’ll go on to talk about how I went back to school, worked, and did all sorts of other things that I don’t really recall doing.…
Read Moredark and stormy {cocktail}
A few weeks back, whilst celebrating Bill Beaucoup’s birthday and being disgusted by Rosie Beaucoup’s broken wrist, I was introduced to the Dark and Stormy. It’s the sort of drink that makes you feel better about being stuck on level 65 of Candy Crush for two weeks straight. It is both spicy and refreshing at…
Read Morea bride’s cake
. . . Here’s a wee cake I made for Heather, a former student and generally awesome gal. Heather’s getting married in August and asked me to make her wedding cake. SHE WANTED IT TOPPED WITH BALLERINAS. But because I don’t have access licensed kitchen (yet), I had to say no. And then I died.…
Read Moreblueberry buttermilk sherbet
This sherbet is made with blueberries and buttermilk. It is smooth, sweet and incredibly easy to make. . . . Blueberry Buttermilk Sherbet recipe: from Martha Stewart Living, July 2013 print and make Yields about 3-4 cups. 1.5 pints (about 3 cups) fresh blueberries 1 cup granulated sugar 1 cup buttermilk zest of 1 lemon…
Read Moreeasy summer pasta {crap no. 3}
. . . Here’s some more crap I’ve been meaning to tell you about: Summer has finally hit here in Nova Scotia. After about 40 days straight of rain, it’s hot and humid. Naturally, the first hot day in ages prompted the ancient boiler at the dance studio to kick in at full tilt, and…
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