Cool Nights Mexican Chilli

It's been a long time since I posted anything. Since my last post I've been busy with school work and work work. I've been trying to get used to the shorter days but it's hard to get up before the sun.


This recipe is from a cookbook called Sunday Soups by Betty Rosbottom. It is one of my favourite recipes from the book. It's such a cosy and flavourful chilli with chipotle peppers and corn. Perfect for a cold night.

Time is Flying

I can't believe it is already nearly the end of Thursday and I still haven't posted about Thanksgiving! Well these are some photos of my Thanksgiving dinner. It was the first time that my family wasn't here with me but I decided I would make the whole meal for my boyfriend and me. I made pumpkin soup with toasted walnuts and rosemary and I also made a pumpkin cake with cream cheese icing and candied pecans on top of the usual turkey meal items. The soup and the cake were my favourite parts of the meal. Maybe next year I'll just have soup and cake!


I hope everyone had a nice Thanksgiving and I'll post some more current things soon!

St. Lawrence Market in the Fall

Fresh sylvas that smell like peaches and honey and a nice orange pumpkin that will make it's way into a soup or a pie this coming weekend. The weather has taken a decided turn to fall and I am loving the cozy scarfs and tea lattes.

Raspberry Cake and Friends

Hello all. I had the most wonderful weekend. I spent it with friends who are like family and we celebrated a birthday and saw a baseball game. We enjoyed potentially one of the last warm weekends of the season and the beginning of cool evenings with drinks around a fire pit. I am so lucky to have such amazing people in my life.


I had some extra cake batter from the cupcakes for the birthday party so I made this little raspberry star cake too. It ended up being quite pretty.

The Smell of New Notebooks

This week was appropriately cool making it really feel like fall and it made me even more in the mood for back to school. I started a new semester this week and have three new exciting design projects on the go. Hope fully I'll have some sketches to post soon.


I'm excited to break into my new clean notebooks and sketchbooks with my new pack of pens and my nicely sharpened pencils. In a strange way fall is like a new beginning even though it's really the end of the summer.


I hope you all enjoy your weekends and the last few warm days before fall truly arrives.

City Market

Today I went to the farmers market outside Metro Hall. Apparently it's been happening every Thursday. I went on my lunch break and I got to see all the business people in their suits tasting watermelon and buying peaches. It was nice to see the financial district humanized in this way. There was live music and even though the rain was threatening, everyone seemed to be enjoying themselves. 

 

The market had bread and cheese and meat and fruits and veggies but the flowers definitely stole the show. I wonder how many offices in the surrounding area are benefiting from the lovely fall blooms this afternoon.

A Late-Summer Morning

This morning I was having trouble getting out of bed to go to work. School is starting soon and there is an impending busy-ness that comes with that. Today I just wanted to hang out in my apartment and listen to music and read a book.


Two things managed to turn my mood around this morning. One was a delicious mini watermelon that was as tasty as it was colourful. The second was my new tote from Bookhou that I picked up this weekend from the store on Dundas West. While I was in the shop I got to meet Piper and Lliam who I see so often on the bookhou at home blog.


I'm looking forward to fall, the sweaters and scarfs and warm tea all make it my favourite season, but for the first time I can remember I'm also feeling a little bit of sadness at seeing what was a wonderful summer come to an end. I know there are still plenty of hot summer-y days ahead but the evenings have begun to cool off, a sure sign of fall on the way.