August 9, 2025

Summer Saturdays Vol. 10

by Liz Heather in Summer Saturdays

BAKING

Can someone please make me this pistachio cake?

COOKING

The best recipes of summer.

CRAVING

An A&W teen burger in a lettuce wrap. Nothing better.

DRINKING

Red sangria forever. I’m not complicated.

EATING

Red snapper and baby scallops, who am I? I swear to god you turn 40 and every fish in the sea becomes sexier.

I don’t look at anyone the way I look at red snapper

EXPERIENCING

My first time at the Millcroft Inn and Spa in Caledon and it was too lovely. I’ve never found an outdoor pool that I don’t love.

LISTENING

Our old Baby Dog playlist (that consists of songs that we would change the words to so they’d be focused around her life and I won’t go into any more than that because the things that couples do shouldn’t be discussed in public).

LOVING

The gluten free sourdough bread from Schar is pretty good at attempting to be real bread - but honestly I’ll take any bread substitution if it allows me to cover it with an heirloom tomato drenched in sea salt.

SHOPPING

I’ve just started using the mini version of the Dr. Jart Color Correcting cream (mixed with Dr. Dennis Gross moisturizer) so we’ll see what happens. It seems pretty great so far.

WATCHING

The newest Naked Gun and it was perfectly all right! My 11 year old nephew loved it and honestly that made me like it even more.

WEARING

I bought the most perfect black evening bag from Simons. Excited to own it for about thirty years.

My two favourites - Marla and my black bag

You can find last week’s Summer Saturdays Vol. 9 over here.

July 20, 2024

Summer Saturdays Vol. 5

by Liz Heather in Summer Saturdays

BAKING

Made a batch of oven cooked bacon to add to the tomato toast for the week.

COOKING

Officially time to make the world’s greatest panzanella salad.

CRAVING

With all the rain from last week, the kids and I made paper sailboats but the winds were too strong so we decided to wait to sail them. Now we need another, lighter storm so I can finally sail them.

DRINKING

Got a cider flight with my niece Tianna at Spirit Tree Estate Cidery in Caledon and that place is the absolute best. Their seasonal soup is almost the main reason to go.

EATING

My dear friend Marla brought me plums she grew and they are heavenly. Summer produce solves all.

EXPERIENCING

Went to Activate again and I love that place, especially the hoops room. Maybe I should buy a basketball?

LISTENING

Swim playlist!

LOVING

Heirloom tomato season IS HERE. Right now I can only find them at Whole Foods, but I’ll take it.

SHOPPING

My jaw will forever drop at specialty butters. Fact.

WATCHING

I made the kids watch all of the Naked Gun movies and they were a massive hit.

WEARING

Summer outfits >>

Last week’s Summer Saturdays Vol. 4 can be found over here and I’m keeping a summer highlights section over here.

October 6, 2014

Downey's Farm in Caledon, Ontario

by Liz Heather in Events, Food, Personal

I've been going to this farm for twenty years and I doubt I'll ever stop.

In recent years, they've added on a lot of things so there's an admission of $14 per person on weekends and $7 per person on weekdays, which isn't that crazy considering the farm's closed most of the colder months.

And there's an area where you can build your own scarecrow. And I don't know what kind of hay they use here, but I built one with my dad about fifteen years ago, so let's just say that it definitely holds up over time.

Layla, after going to the face painting area.

But the main reason to go here? These pumpkin donuts.

Even thought 100% of the people who I let have a bite of this said, "This doesn't taste like pumpkin" - I still maintain that it DOES. Also, it's one of the best donuts I've had. Maybe 'cause they make it at the farm? Maybe all the sugar on it? I don't know, I'm not a scientist. EAT THIS DONUT! They're seventy-five bloody cents, so I recommend getting a dozen.

This is the only place to be come October. Take your family!

You can find more details here.