Ingredients : 1 medium onion1 clove of garlic3 carrots2 celery stalks1 large can of white beans100ml tomato purée1litre chicken stock100gr tortellini pasta (dry is better, they keep together in the broth until the next day)handful of fresh baby spinachparsleyolive oilsalt…
Reading goals for 2022, a special winter tea and Nobel Prize Laureate Orhan Pamuk Here we are, a new year, an opportunity to make it better than the last. I always find the idea a fresh new start better when…
Hello friends, and Happy New Year to you all ! I thought I’d start the new year with a classic book tag, to introduce myself properly. The Ritual of Reading is turning 9 months old in a couple of days,…
Advent Calendar Day 24 We have arrived at the end of our Advent Calendar, dear friends. It’s been a joy beyond measure to share my December preparations and discoveries with you each evening, and I hope I’ve managed to bring…
Advent Calendar Day 23 There is something quietly magical in turning the page on a short Christmas tale by Louisa May Alcott: a sense of home, of small kindnesses, of time suspended in gentle snow. As my Advent ritual nears…
Ever since I was in school, and Christmas meant time off, I had some favourite activities that symbolized the relaxing mood of the holidays. And one of them, was watching Christmas movies. Animation or romantic comedies, famous books turned into…
Advent Calendar Day 21 It’s December 21st, and all across the globe, countless cultures celebrate this threshold day through traditions stretching back to humanity’s earliest observations of celestial patterns. We’ve come to understand its astronomical significance far better than our…
I believe Canada is one of those countries that has a different representation depending on our imagination. For some, it’s all maple syrup and ice skating, for others it’s the US with more plaid patterns, a land of refuge for…
It’s the last Sunday of Advent, and I wanted to share a Christmas story in French, to make your dream of another time or place. If you don’t speak the language, the English version is down below, but I’m sure…
Advent Calendar Day 18 Perhaps it’s the gourmand in me speaking, but what can evoke the spirit of Christmas more efficiently than a beautiful cookbook? Not just any cookbook—one dedicated entirely to the season, filled with dishes that exist solely…
