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5 Books to Increase Your Vocabulary This Summer
I caught a little bit of The Bachelorette last night and before long I had to turn it off. I actually had the option to turn it off...
Trish Bentley
3 min read


Letter to my Older Self
My grandma set the bar for me on how the elderly should roll. I’m only realizing now that she was truly one of a kind. I thought that all...
Trish Bentley
3 min read


The Lady and the Contractor: 7 Things I Learned While Managing a Renovation
Last year, approximately $24 billion was spent on home renovations in North America. Women are accounting for a majority of those home...
Trish Bentley
6 min read


You Don’t Need to Buy Roast Chicken in a Grocery Store Again
If you’ve ever picked up a rotisserie chicken from Costco or your local grocery store, you know how good they can be and how incredibly...
Trish Bentley
2 min read


Recipe Card: Roasted Cauliflower Mashed
Roasted Cauliflower Mashed 2014-09-04 13:32:24 Write a review Save Recipe Print Ingredients 1 head cauliflower 1 tablespoon chopped...
Trish Bentley
1 min read


Recipe Card: Easy Delicious Roast Chicken
Easy and Delicious Roast Chicken 2014-09-04 10:47:40 If you've ever picked up a rotisserie chicken from Costco or your local grocery...
Trish Bentley
2 min read


Women Who Are Inspiring Us With Their Incredible Careers
As an increasing number of strong and savvy women break through the dreaded glass ceiling thanks to their careers in technology,...
Trish Bentley
2 min read


Note From Trish: Staying Positive and Living in the Now
Have you ever looked at a dog sleeping, or just strolling along the street without a care in the world, and wanted to switch spots for a...
Trish Bentley
2 min read


Food: Kale is My Boyfriend
Kale is my boyfriend. It’s like that muscle-head guy in a tank top who isn’t my type at all because he works out too much and doesn’t...
Trish Bentley
2 min read


Food: Oscar Party Eats
Ahhh the Oscars. My favourite awards show of the year. You know how I like to celebrate this wonderful night in style? Fry. Fry, fry,...
Trish Bentley
4 min read


Recipe Card: Coconut Fried Shrimp
Coconut Fried Shrimp 2014-09-04 11:53:17 One of my friends recently said that she was afraid she'd burn her house down if she fried food....
Trish Bentley
1 min read

The Aging Process: Caught Between Holding onto the Past and Preparing for the Future
Lines, lines on my forehead. Where did you come from? Be manifest solely as excess grey or an aversion to turn in after 11 o’clock. That,...
Trish Bentley
3 min read


Recipe Card: Lettuce Wraps With Buttermilk Ranch
Lettuce Wraps With Buttermilk Ranch 2014-09-04 13:14:55 Write a review Save Recipe Print Homemade buttermilk ranch 1/2 cup well-shaken...
Trish Bentley
1 min read


Recipe Card: Burgers With Pulled Pork and Secret Sauce
Burgers With Pulled Pork and Secret Sauce 2014-09-04 13:02:24 Write a review Save Recipe Print To make the pulled pork 1) 1.5 lbs of pork...
Trish Bentley
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Come On People, Let’s Read More
To a New Year and Newer Literary Adventures Being an avid reader, whose ever-growing appetite for literature doesn’t seem to be waning...
Trish Bentley
4 min read

Note From Trish: The Meaning of Christmas
Suddenly this year every time a commercial for anything toy-related comes on, I hear: “I want that. I want that from Santa!” My son is...
Trish Bentley
2 min read

Note from Trish: Marriage Trumps Wedding
One day, when I was planning my wedding, a friend in the office said, “You will see one day that the wedding means nothing compared to...
Trish Bentley
2 min read


Note from Trish: It’s Never Too Late
When Ann sent me her draft for the piece It Ain’t Over ‘Till You’re Dead I got that wonderful feeling of knowing that I’m not alone. It’s...
Trish Bentley
2 min read


Note From Trish: It’s a Long Life
So this past week my family and I went to Palm Springs to visit my dad and his wife who currently spend the winters there. We spent...
Trish Bentley
2 min read


Parenthood: It’s About What Happens, Not What I Think About What Happens
When my son was 18 months old my babysitter breezed into my home office revelling at the fact that she had walked him all the way to a...
Trish Bentley
3 min read
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