This is my personal story and an explanation why positive body image issues are important for me now. And why I stress so much the importance of raising girls free from self objectification and body insecurities. There was a time when I didn’t think about positive body image at all, and instead I felt ashamed…
This chocolate lovers heaven aka easy chocolate cheesecake is so good it’s addictive!(consider yourself warned). It’s really easy to make too; basically it’s an upgraded brownie with a creamy and cheesy chocolate filling, a graham crumbs crust and a dark chocolate ganache decorated with frozen raspberries! I made it one day when I couldn’t decide…
When children’s books author Laura Caputo-Wickham asked me to review her newest book, I got really exited. You see, this book was written for bilingual children! And as you probably know, I’m raising my kids bilingually ( you can read about it here and here). And even though here where we live ( Montreal, Canada)…
Couple of weeks ago I decided that we’ll be having three vegetarian dinners a week. I was stuck in the summer grilling routine, and it just wasn’t healthy nor exiting anymore. I needed a change and a challenge: something beyond meatless pasta recipe. And so I discovered quinoa, and it’s many surprising uses! This is,…
Recently I was feeling like a failure of a mother. My almost four-year old daughter Lili stopped listing to me. And I stopped enjoying her company. I was blaming her age for it, but deep inside I knew it was my fault. I knew, that I’m doing something wrong, that kids just don’t turn bad…
Even though I hate getting up early, then as soon as I’m in the kitchen making my first coffee, I feel like morning is my favourite moment of the day. I love looking at the morning sun soaking the table, and my full of energy kids around it (unless of course they are screaming/whining or…
