Melting.

I could eat ice cream all day long. It’s one of my favourite treats. So many flavours to choose from – how to decide? Here’s the truth – mint chocolate chip ice cream is not my favourite flavour, not even close. I’d pick, pralines and cream, strawberry, or an orange sherbet well before I picked mint chocolate chip, but that’s not the case for one of my little girls. This is her favourite flavour.

I enjoy making ice cream but I don’t do it often and I don’t have much storage space in my kitchen so, I put the ice cream maker away and stick with store-bought. This past Spring, we did a big purge/spring cleaning and I came across our well loved but forgotten ice cream maker. I pulled it out from behind the waffle maker, espresso machine, pasta maker, you get the idea and started making homemade ice cream. Everything changed. I was reminded that there’s nothing better than this creamy, sweet, homemade treat on hot summer days and it’s been hot.

I have a lot of making up to do – starting with this tasty Spearmint and Chocolate Chip ice cream. You’ll have to hurry up and eat it, because in this heat it’s melting fast!

Summer Lunch

When I was working, pre-COVID, I use to buy my lunch pretty much everyday. Half of the time, I didn’t really enjoy what I was buying and most of the time it wasn’t cheap. For some reason, I could organize myself enough in the mornings to make my kids their lunches, but when it came to myself, the story was different.

Now that I’m home, things have changed. I’m making myself (and the kids) lunch everyday and I’m eating so much better. I’m not making anything over the top, but I am putting some thought into what I’m preparing. I’m loving my meals and I’m keeping it fresh and simple.

When I do return to work, I’m not going back to my old ways (hopefully!). I’m brown-bagging it, just like my kids! Except, my lunch may be a bit more gourmet then theirs.

Hello.

It’s not surprising that my first post on Mimi Eats is Strawberry Rhubarb Shortcakes.

A couple of years ago, I started a blog called Spoonfuls of Fun and my first post was Strawberry Shortcakes. It somehow felt right to start this blog with something grounded from a past memory, in that case after a trip with the kids to Springridge Farms.

It also happens to be summer. A season that I love. Strawberries and rhubarb are in peak season in Ontario and they also happen to be my favourite combinations for pies, cobblers, tarts, you name it.

Mini Eats is my new season and I’m excited to have you come along on this crazy ride.