Christmas is in 11 days!!! Are you excited?? I’m super excited if you can’t already tell! To me, Christmas means lots of decadent food, incredible wine and time spent with my family. Oh, and fabulous presents as well. But most importantly, it’s the food. I’ve got my menu on lock by the first week of December every year. We have dishes that grace the table every year but every now…
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Food you NEED to make this Fall/Winter
With Fall/Winter in full swing, my foodie brain immediately goes to all the delicious comfort foods I should be eating this time of year. Out go the fresh, light salads and in comes the hearty deliciousness. Give me all the curries, the soups, the veggie chilis, the pumpkin goodness and everything that sums up Fall. I have my Fall tried and true recipes – pumpkin cheesecake, pumpkin scones, pumpkin soup,…
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What you NEED to know to Indulge AND Stay Fit over the Holidays
The holiday season is here! For many of us, that means time spent with families, opening presents and eating tons of food. But not regular food, once a year decadent delicious dishes. If you’re like me, you look forward to this season all year. But, at the same time, you don’t want to gain weight. I turned to the expert to get some tips on how to indulge over…
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Three Red Wines You’re Gonna Wanna Drink in December
If you follow me on Instagram or have read anything on this blog, you know I’m a massive fan of rosé! I’m pretty obsessed with it and spent the entire summer searching for the perfect bottle. You can read more about that here. Now that the weather has cooled down, I’ve packed away the rosé and moved on the red wines. While I have my favourites, I wanted to…
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An Ode To St. George’s
St. George’s, Bermuda. The land of blue and blue. A place so old, so quaint, so charming. A place where my nana was born and where my kids go to school. A town that birthed Bermuda as we know it today. This summer, I did a photo shoot around St. George’s with the lovely Sanae Murata and we captured some fabulous images, most of which I haven’t posted here. Enjoy!…
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Five Amazing Bottles of Rose’ (that you can actually afford)
Let me start this off by saying we all know I am not a wine expert, but I love me some wine. During the cooler months, I enjoy red wine exclusively but once the warm weather hits, it’s rosé all day baby! There’s just something so fabulous about a bottle of light pink wine. I can’t really describe, but it just feels right to be sipping on a cold, crisp…
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Video: Rose’ Tasting Part Two
Today, I’m back with the remaining bottles of rosé from my haul last month at Burrows Lightbourne in Bermuda. I tasted the first three bottles in this video and today, we’re trying out the other three. In this video, I sampled The Palm, Mirabeau and Rosa de Massi. Out of these three, I the only one I hadn’t heard of was the Rosa dei Masi. I’ve been drinking Mirabeau for…
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How to do Cup Match like a Bermudian
The song goes: “Cup Match time in Bermuda, BACCHANAL, BACCHANAL. Go, go, go, Arrow, Go, go, go Arrow, Jam Bermuda, Jam Bermuda”! It is THE song for Cup Match time in Bermuda and has been sung since I was a child. So what is Cup Match? Cup Match celebrates the island’s emancipation from slavery. It’s the biggest event on the Bermuda calendar, taking place during the last Thursday and Friday…
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Video: Rose’ Tasting Part One
Today, we’re sampling three bottles of rosé! If you saw my video over the weekend, I picked up six bottles from Burrows Lightbourne in Bermuda to taste. Instead of doing six bottles at once, I decided to sample three at a time and film two videos for you. In this video, I sampled Floriography, Domaine Tempier Bandol and Chornic Cellars Pink Pedals. The only bottle I’d tried before was the…
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How to have the BEST Lazy Bermuda Summer Day
Imagine lazing away on a beautiful island with not a care in the world. A drink on a one hand, maybe a book in the other. A gentle breeze blows while the azure water glistens. That’s the premise of a perfect day in Bermuda. If you’re reading this, you either are planning a vacation to Bermuda, living in Bermuda or reminiscing about the last time you were in Bermuda. Let’s…