spring

Sucrerie de la Montagne #SugarShack

April 13, 2016 by Ariel 6 Comments

Spring is here! …and even if the weather over Montreal would sometimes make us believe that we’re still in January, some days are sunny and warm enough to remind us that the best of nature has yet to come.

In Quebec, it’s sugar shack season and, like a few years ago, it was time to go stuff our faces in maple deliciousness and heavy comfort food which is exactly what we did a few weeks ago. On the opposite side of the spectrum of my first sugar shack review, the Sucrerie de la Montagne was like a refreshing and comforting trip back in time.

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Fun Spring Salad with Fennel, Carrots & Apples

March 25, 2013 by Ariel 4 Comments

Even tho it’s technically spring right now, I’m looking outside my window and I don’t see it. Last week, for our first day of Spring, we had a big snowstorm in Montreal and since it looks like we are in the middle of January. The worst thing is, 2 weeks ago there was no more snow outside, the weather was starting to be nice and uplifting and the birds were singing. I’m wondering how surprised those pore little birdies were when they realized that only a few days after they either woke up or came back from the south, mother nature still had a ton of snow and cold weather for them.

One thing for sure, mother nature is getting more and more erratic with the years… and I cant believe some people are still so close minded that they don’t believe in global warming. …Ugh, ignorance like this annoyed me till no end and I feel like slapping all those people in the back of the head for having such ignorance but again, it’s not my place to do so but since this is my blog, I’m venting away lol …sorry about that that.

On a much funner and tastier note, I decided that even if it’s not as sunny as I would have expect it today, I’m not going to let this weather gets to me and I will be celebrating the arrival of Spring anyways with some fun light and flavorful salads like this one. It’s also part of my few posts that I’m dedicating to my contracted models who are seeking for healthy and low calories recipes to prepare because they have to go on photo shoots very soon. I hope you’ll enjoy this fennel, carrot and green apple salad as much as I did. It’s super easy to do, barely take any ingredients and will keep you full for quit a while. Enjoy!

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The Perfect Lemon Squares

April 24, 2012 by Ariel 2 Comments

We had some really good weather in Montreal a couple of weeks ago… The sun was out, the birds too and it really felt like a hot summer day. I decided to make some lemon squares that week end because there is something with lemon and the bright light of the sun that I find match perfectly. I always make sure not to add too much sugar in my preparation because I find it’s an mistake that some people do often. I understand that some might want to over power the zesty taste of the lemons with sugar and vanilla but it’s really not my case… I remember eating the lemon straight up like that when I was a kid and loving the tangy/zesty aroma of this fruit. I hope you will enjoy this recipe, I wish I had better photos because those were taken a little while ago but those were the only one I had on my computer…

…I guess I’ll have to do another post on lemon squares in the future…

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