A storytelling home by Léa Plourde-Archer

Modern tales of a messy abode

Tag: food

  • All in a day’s work: planning dinner recipes in advance

    Each week, I try to prepare creative, healthy meals that will provide to my boyfriend and I the energy that we need in order to get through our long workdays. Since food is one of my tasks on the common chore list, I need to find ways to be able to cook my dinners in…

  • The ingredients of a perfect day: simple things that make me happy

    After two heavy, rather personal posts (on traveling and death), I decided that this week’s piece would cover a lighter subject: everyday moments of joy. Louise Hung wrote a fun piece for xojane.com, titled Is happy really that simple? 10 tiny things that make me ecstatic. This inspired me to make my own list of…

  • Christmas at home: last minute hosting and decorating ideas

    Christmas came so fast and it’s already over. I learned less than two weeks ago that I’d be having 10 people for lunch on Christmas eve, a challenge that I gladly accepted. It was the first time that I was the one hosting Christmas for my family. I was psyched, but had a lot of…

  • Beautiful food: the romanesco broccoli

    When I’m not out looking for a new subject to blog about, I work at a small, family-owned grocery store. I’m one of those people that gets amazed at the little things in life, and the fact that I get to play with fruits and vegetables all day long makes me happy. Rarely will I get…