Sonya Kerr

They say the way you show love to others is how you want to be loved in return, and this combo of Carrot Cake + Fine Easter Chocolate reflects my most favourite things on any Easter Sweet Table – baked with love from my adoring heart to your homemade gift in hand. If you’re looking to try a traditional Easter edible from another culture or have Italian friends/loved ones you’d like to gift a homemade treat to that they’ll appreciate deeply, you should try my Papa’s Canascione di Pasqua (Italian Easter Pies) recipe. We served 1/3 of the filling for the Pistachio cannoli & added some Pistachio Cream Spread – available at most Italian specialty food stores, we love our local shop Nonna’s Pantry. While Italians will tell you the best places to “eat Italian” anything is directly from the region that created it (in the case of Cannoli, Sicily), here’s a list to bookmark for when international travel restrictions lift & we can visit Italia Bella again of “Where to Eat the Best Cannoli in Italy”.

Whatever you’re celebrating this season, we’ve rounded up 10 Simple Spring Grazing Table Food Ideas for ya – one of them my new fave for socially distant times. Spring is my favourite season of all, so our jars incorporate all the spring-y charcuterie things in this SPRING LOVE JARCUTERIE BOARD: Probably my favourite thing to make with cold leftover asparagus, just roll it in prosciutto on an angle, drizzle with balsamic glaze & enjoy! Pasta salad always makes an appearance at our family’s food table for special occasions, and this Greek Pasta Salad is the signature one I’m asked to make every time! Start with our homemade crostini recipe, then add your favourite spreads (like spreadable cheeses, hummus, tapenade, etc.), in-season veg/fruit diced up, a chopped herb for garnish, and flavour-infused oil/balsamic reduction.

Village Vacances Valcartier Resort is located in the rural area of Saint-Gabriel-de-Valcartier, Quebec – just a 30-minute jaunt from the culturally-rich Quebec City area. If you want to experience village fun plus an off-resort attraction, purchase one of their Attractions Passports – a bundling of Winter Playground and Hotel de Glace with a local attraction like Marais du Nord Trail or Mega Parc of the Galeries de la Capitale Quebec’s Winter Carnival happens the first 2 weeks of February, which would be a great time to visit to benefit from city fun & resort life, but you’d definitely need to book early, especially if looking to secure a multi-bedroom suite for a larger family. With fantastic year-round attractions, family-friendly accommodations, the only ice hotel in North America, family-style dining and a rejuvenating sp-ah, we think a getaway to Village Vacances Valcartier is a fantastic, amenity-rich option for families of all ages.

We made 3 easy St. Patrick’s Day appetizers we think you and your fam will enjoy making and nibbling on in the spirit of green, shamrock-shaped things These Shamrock Sugar Cookies were inspired by the ready-to-bake Heart cookies we forgot to make for Valentine’s Day Heart’s Day whoopsie turned St. Patrick’s Day dessert – BOOM-Shamrock-laka! If you’re looking for more green foods or St. Patrick’s Day-appropriate eats, here are some other recipes we hope inspire some food-making in your Cucinas: “