it's bbq season + rufus teague!

B B Q   S E A S O N   I S   *F I N A L L Y*   H E R E!

I'm absolutely loving this beautiful Spring weather here in Toronto. I've got to say one my favourite parts about Spring & Summer is cooking delicious meals on the BBQ! Pete and I are so lucky to have our cute little back patio that gives us the opportunity to hang back there, host and of course cook up some delicious food on the BBQ for ourselves and our guests.

Last week I was lucky enough to attend a blogger event at Barque (one of my favourite places to eat in the city!) for all things BBQ. In other words, this was the event of my dreams! I loveeee BBQ, in fact I'd say it's probably my favourite type of food.

I got to learn all about Rufus Teague BBQ sauce and ohhhh baby, am I glad I now know it exists. The chefs cooked up all kinds of delicious plates using their BBQ sauce, and they were all incredible in their own ways. Also, how can I not mention the fact that their was a fountain of BBQ sauce! I mean, seriously? The best! Chicken Fingers dipped in Rufus Teague = heaven on earth.

The three flavours we tired were Honey Sweet + Touch 'O Heat + Whiskey Maple ♥

Everyone at the event left with some sauce and spices and Pete and I have basically been putting them to use every night! On Sunday night we made fajitas on the BBQ with Touch O' Heat. They! were! so! darn! good!

Follow Rufus Teague on Instagram + Twitter for some serious BBQ inspo for the Summer!

I thought I'd share a little somethin' delicious to make with your Rufus Teague BBQ sauce!:

BBQ BLTA WRAP:

Brown Sugar Bacon 

8 pieces thick cut bacon

1 cup of brown sugar

1 tp of rufus teague meat rub

1 whole wheat tortilla

1 beefsteak tomato, sliced 1/2' thick

1 head of boston lettuce

1 ripe avocado, sliced

1 tbs rufus teague honey sweet bbq sauce

Directions:

set oven at 400 Degrees

massage bacon with brown sugar and rufus teague meat rub (allow to sit for 3-5 minutes)

set bacon on wire rack + place in oven. allow bacon to crisp up and get crunchy

while bacon is cooking in the oven, slice up veggies

remove bacon from wire rack, cover with foil and retain heat

warm up tortilla in microwave.

once tortilla is nice and warm, slather on a heaping tablespoon (or more!) of your rufus teague honey sweet bbq sauce

add your bacon, lettuce, tomato and avocado. wrap it up + serve up with some more bbq sauce!

Photography by Josh Tenn-Yuk courtesy of Rufus Teague

 + this is a sponsored post. please note that jules only chooses to work with brands that she loves, believes in and best reflect her personal brand & blog +

Our Favourite Meal + Making Your Food Look Pretty!

h a p p y   t u e s d a y ♥

Life has been insane lately, and after a wild and busy birthday weekend and wonderland all day yesterday, I am feeling like it's time to slow down, relax and have some "me time" for the next couple of weeks. I cannot wait for Fall because I absolutely love that time of year. I am ready of cosy evenings, layered clothes, reading books, working on my blog, spend time at home, drinking coffee and just working on some really exciting things.

So for my post today - I am sharing (one of) mine and Pete's favourite meals to make! We have always loved a "snacky" type meal and change it up every time, but no matter what it's always delicious. Ideally, we will go to a market to get something local and fresh. And since I love the host and plan parties, this always gives me a chance to make our food not only look yummy, but also have a super cute spread before eating it!

Here are some shots of our cute-as-can-be snack spreads! // some of our favourite things to eat during our snack dinner: cheese (any kind and every kind ever), olives, pickles, crackers, fresh bread, cucumber, carrots, celery, bruschetta, grapes, berries, and nothing tops it all off better than some wine and fresh flowers (basically mandatory for a successful meal!)

(Best Ever) Homemade French Onion Soup!

Happy Monday Beautiful! Here we are again, ready to start another amazing week of life. My Monday was pretty good for the most part. During my week off last week (Jules Week) I scratched so many things of my t-do list. I did so many things I've wanted to do for so long, including making homemade french onion soup (for the second time) I was so beyond stoked both times I made this because I was blown away at how perfect it turned out. Domestic goddess in tha houuuuuuusssse.

French Onion Soup is one of those things I only started liking in the last few years and my reaction was like "WTF, how did I not discover this earlier in life?" Anyway since I fell in love, it's been one of my most favourite dishes to order in restaurant (especially during the colder months)

I got this recipe from a "all you need is cheese" magazine that was free from the grocery store, and now I am going to BLOW YOUR MIND and share it with you :)

Ingredients :

• 2 tbsp butter
• 8 cups of red onions, thinly sliced (I think 3 or 4 cups is better though!)
• 1 cup sweet potato, grated
• 1 cup of red wine (duh!)
• 4 cups low sodium beef broth
• 1-2 tsp of fresh rosemary, chopped (game changer!)
• 6 slices of white bread, toasted (or a fresh baguette, or ciabatta!)
• 4.5 oz canadian aged cheddar, grated
• 4.5 oz canadian swiss cheese, grated

Preparation & Cooking :

• In a large sauce pan over medium heat, melt butter and cook onions for 10 minutes, stirring frequently
• Add sweet potato and cook for 3-4 minutes
• Deglaze red wine and reduce by half
• Add broth and rosemary, bring to a boil and let simmer for 15 minutes
• Pre-heat over at 450 F (230 C)
• Divide soup among oven-safe bowls, top each with a slice of bread and a handful of both cheeses
• Place bowls on a baking sheet and cook in the oven until cheese is browned. Serve immediately

There it is! ENJOY! 

let me know if you try this recipe out!

Paris love! Delicious food.

Well hello there! Or should I say Bonjour?

So far I've shared two Paris blog posts with you, and tonight I am delighting you with my third!

It's undeniable that one of Paris' best known wonders is the food! Obvi. We had some of the best meals I have ever eaten in my life! Simply devine.

There are a lot of things I love about Paris, and one of them is the art of going out to eat. Typically the french don't eat until after 9pm, which definitely took some getting used to! The restaurants normally don't even open until after 7pm and if you go at that time they are empty. Our first few days we realized that everyone started coming in as we were about to leave. Once we got the feel for the late meal times, we began to enjoy it a lot more. It's so lovely because when people go out to eat, they alllllways buy a bottle of wine, then sit and enjoy three dishes, and definitely always finish it off with dessert, and usually a coffee too. Did I mention that every friggin' meal comes with a bottomless pit of fresh bread?

I love the idea of really sitting down and enjoying your food but more so your company. It's a great way to look at it really. You go out for dinner with your boyfriend, family, friends or whom ever, and you sit there with them, and chat, and laugh and just enjoy. I LOVE it.

Here are a few photo's of some of the delicious food we ate. Although I must admit, usually once dinner came along, I didn't lug around my DSLR camera. Not pictured is my favourite meal I had while in Paris, Beef Bourguignon (OMG) // 

Mmmm. Late night snack anyone?!
xo