http://www.ottawaathome.ca/images/logo/OH.gifOttawa At Homehttp://www.ottawaathome.ca/Ottawa At Home - BlogsList of the latest articles from this category.http://www.ottawaathome.ca/Blogs-8514Thu, 17 May 2012 07:48:33 -0400Thu, 17 May 2012 07:48:33 -0400enSangria for #Summerlude 2012http://www.ottawaathome.ca/Blogs/2012-05-14/article-2978299/Sangria-for-%23Summerlude-2012/1Mon, 14 May 2012 08:51:33 -0400Ottawa At Home editor Mary Taggart posts her recipe for sangria, which she will serve at #Summerlude on June 11.http://www.ottawaathome.ca/Blogs/2012-05-14/article-2978299/Sangria-for-%23Summerlude-2012/1editor@ottawaathome.caBlogshttp://www.ottawaathome.ca/Blogs/2012-05-14/article-2978299/Sangria-for-%23Summerlude-2012/1Ottawa warmly welcomes Prince Edward County wineshttp://www.ottawaathome.ca/Blogs/2012-05-10/article-2975557/Ottawa-warmly-welcomes-Prince-Edward-County-wines/1Thu, 10 May 2012 09:31:07 -0400One of my greatest joys as a traveller is discovering new wines. Others must feel the same, hence the increased number and variety of wine experiences taking place in Ottawa this year.http://www.ottawaathome.ca/Blogs/2012-05-10/article-2975557/Ottawa-warmly-welcomes-Prince-Edward-County-wines/1proy@ottawaathome.caBlogshttp://www.ottawaathome.ca/Blogs/2012-05-10/article-2975557/Ottawa-warmly-welcomes-Prince-Edward-County-wines/1Doors Open Ottawa 2012: Gives locals the key to their cityhttp://www.ottawaathome.ca/Blogs/2012-05-10/article-2975584/Doors-Open-Ottawa-2012%3A-Gives-locals-the-key-to-their-city/1Thu, 10 May 2012 08:00:00 -0400Didn't get the chance to tour the awe-inspiring architecture of the Delegation of the Ismaili Imamat or 7 Rideau Gate in last year's Doors Open Ottawa event? Well don't fret; these sites and over 100 more are waiting for visitors of all ages to come by again this year for a sneak-peek of what's ...http://www.ottawaathome.ca/Blogs/2012-05-10/article-2975584/Doors-Open-Ottawa-2012%3A-Gives-locals-the-key-to-their-city/1Blogshttp://www.ottawaathome.ca/Blogs/2012-05-10/article-2975584/Doors-Open-Ottawa-2012%3A-Gives-locals-the-key-to-their-city/1Shedding light on pendant lightinghttp://www.ottawaathome.ca/Blogs/2012-05-02/article-2968806/Shedding-light-on-pendant-lighting/1Wed, 02 May 2012 08:58:23 -0400The one question I get asked more than anything these days as a decorator is how to choose and hang pendant lights. Here are a few guidelines to follow.http://www.ottawaathome.ca/Blogs/2012-05-02/article-2968806/Shedding-light-on-pendant-lighting/1editor@ottawaathome.caBlogshttp://www.ottawaathome.ca/Blogs/2012-05-02/article-2968806/Shedding-light-on-pendant-lighting/114th Annual ‘A Taste for Life’ set for April 25http://www.ottawaathome.ca/Blogs/2012-04-17/article-2956399/14th-Annual-%26lsquo%3BA-Taste-for-Life%26rsquo%3B-set-for-April-25/1Tue, 17 Apr 2012 07:32:39 -0400Imagine a fundraiser where you don’t have to listen to speeches, don’t have to eat rubber chicken and you don’t have to get dressed up if you don’t want to. That’s the premise behind the incredibly successful A Taste for Life, a culinary event like no other. Book a table at one of dozens of ...http://www.ottawaathome.ca/Blogs/2012-04-17/article-2956399/14th-Annual-%26lsquo%3BA-Taste-for-Life%26rsquo%3B-set-for-April-25/1proy@ottawaathome.caBlogshttp://www.ottawaathome.ca/Blogs/2012-04-17/article-2956399/14th-Annual-%26lsquo%3BA-Taste-for-Life%26rsquo%3B-set-for-April-25/1Shopping for a causehttp://www.ottawaathome.ca/Blogs/2012-04-13/article-2953822/Shopping-for-a-cause/1Fri, 13 Apr 2012 08:37:32 -0400It's not secret that I love to shop. I consider shopping to be a hobby, of sorts.http://www.ottawaathome.ca/Blogs/2012-04-13/article-2953822/Shopping-for-a-cause/1editor@ottawaathome.caBlogshttp://www.ottawaathome.ca/Blogs/2012-04-13/article-2953822/Shopping-for-a-cause/1Junos: Hosting 1,700 for dinner no problem for Ottawa Convention Centrehttp://www.ottawaathome.ca/Blogs/2012-04-02/article-2944954/Junos%3A-Hosting-1%2C700-for-dinner-no-problem-for-Ottawa-Convention-Centre/1Mon, 02 Apr 2012 08:39:00 -0400The 2012 Juno Awards, held in Ottawa, embraced all of Canada and theartistic talent found coast to coast - not only on the performing arts side, but the business aspect of pulling off an event of such magnitude.http://www.ottawaathome.ca/Blogs/2012-04-02/article-2944954/Junos%3A-Hosting-1%2C700-for-dinner-no-problem-for-Ottawa-Convention-Centre/1editor@ottawaathome.caBlogshttp://www.ottawaathome.ca/Blogs/2012-04-02/article-2944954/Junos%3A-Hosting-1%2C700-for-dinner-no-problem-for-Ottawa-Convention-Centre/1A grand new store makes its way on the style scenehttp://www.ottawaathome.ca/Blogs/2012-03-30/article-2943268/A-grand-new-store-makes-its-way-on-the-style-scene/1Fri, 30 Mar 2012 08:59:53 -0400Marlene Shepherd has made it her life's work to help Ottawa residents keep upwith style trends.http://www.ottawaathome.ca/Blogs/2012-03-30/article-2943268/A-grand-new-store-makes-its-way-on-the-style-scene/1editor@ottawaathome.caBlogshttp://www.ottawaathome.ca/Blogs/2012-03-30/article-2943268/A-grand-new-store-makes-its-way-on-the-style-scene/1Canadian food shines at Celebrity Chefs eventhttp://www.ottawaathome.ca/Blogs/2012-03-27/article-2940331/Canadian-food-shines-at-Celebrity-Chefs-event/1Tue, 27 Mar 2012 10:31:29 -0400How does one sum up a ten-hour long food extravaganza? A few adjectives spring to mind, including educational, inspirational and delicious!http://www.ottawaathome.ca/Blogs/2012-03-27/article-2940331/Canadian-food-shines-at-Celebrity-Chefs-event/1proy@ottawaathome.caBlogshttp://www.ottawaathome.ca/Blogs/2012-03-27/article-2940331/Canadian-food-shines-at-Celebrity-Chefs-event/1Hollywood takes a liking to Ottawa stylehttp://www.ottawaathome.ca/Blogs/2012-02-26/article-2907764/Hollywood-takes-a-liking-to-Ottawa-style/1Sun, 26 Feb 2012 14:10:43 -0500By Kelli Catana When you think of the question ‘Who Are You Wearing?’ only one night comes to mind!It’s the night where months of planning and sizing and fitting culminate in the biggest and best red carpet event in the world.And one Ottawa woman was in the middle of it all.Forget Chopard, ...http://www.ottawaathome.ca/Blogs/2012-02-26/article-2907764/Hollywood-takes-a-liking-to-Ottawa-style/1Blogshttp://www.ottawaathome.ca/Blogs/2012-02-26/article-2907764/Hollywood-takes-a-liking-to-Ottawa-style/1Ottawa Fashion Week finds a homehttp://www.ottawaathome.ca/Blogs/2012-02-22/article-2903502/Ottawa-Fashion-Week-finds-a-home/1Wed, 22 Feb 2012 08:00:00 -0500Ottawa Fashion Week made its mark this past weekend, capping off Winterlude's festivities.http://www.ottawaathome.ca/Blogs/2012-02-22/article-2903502/Ottawa-Fashion-Week-finds-a-home/1editor@ottawaathome.caBlogshttp://www.ottawaathome.ca/Blogs/2012-02-22/article-2903502/Ottawa-Fashion-Week-finds-a-home/1Celebrity Chefs of Canada 2012http://www.ottawaathome.ca/Blogs/2012-02-16/article-2897209/Celebrity-Chefs-of-Canada-2012/1Thu, 16 Feb 2012 12:07:40 -0500After thoroughly enjoying the many delicious dishes on offer at last year's inaugural edition of Celebrity Chefs of Canada (@CELEBCHEFCANADA), it was with great excitement that I eagerly accepted Chef Michael Blackie's invitation to join the media team for this year's celebration of food.http://www.ottawaathome.ca/Blogs/2012-02-16/article-2897209/Celebrity-Chefs-of-Canada-2012/1proy@ottawaathome.caBlogshttp://www.ottawaathome.ca/Blogs/2012-02-16/article-2897209/Celebrity-Chefs-of-Canada-2012/1IDS12 impressions from a designerhttp://www.ottawaathome.ca/Blogs/2012-01-31/article-2881735/IDS12-impressions-from-a-designer/1Tue, 31 Jan 2012 09:36:31 -0500For the past five years now, I have anxiously headed to Toronto for the Interior Design Show Gala hoping to come home full of inspiration and ideas to pass on to my clients.http://www.ottawaathome.ca/Blogs/2012-01-31/article-2881735/IDS12-impressions-from-a-designer/1editor@ottawaathome.caBlogshttp://www.ottawaathome.ca/Blogs/2012-01-31/article-2881735/IDS12-impressions-from-a-designer/1The 2012 Ottawa Home Renovations Showhttp://www.ottawaathome.ca/Blogs/2012-01-23/article-2871652/The-2012-Ottawa-Home-Renovations-Show/1Mon, 23 Jan 2012 11:20:48 -0500For anyone contemplating a renovation, the Ottawa Home Renovation Show,held at the new CE Centre Jan. 20-22, was proof that Ottawa has plenty of resources.http://www.ottawaathome.ca/Blogs/2012-01-23/article-2871652/The-2012-Ottawa-Home-Renovations-Show/1editor@ottawaathome.caBlogshttp://www.ottawaathome.ca/Blogs/2012-01-23/article-2871652/The-2012-Ottawa-Home-Renovations-Show/1Red & White event a delicious fundraiser for Harmony Househttp://www.ottawaathome.ca/Blogs/2012-01-20/article-2869546/Red-%26amp%3B-White-event-a-delicious-fundraiser-for-Harmony-House/1Fri, 20 Jan 2012 12:40:30 -0500One of the first – and tastiest – fundraisers of the year, Red White, took place Jan. 18. Held at St. Brigid's Centre for the Arts and Humanities, this annual event supports the essential services offered by Harmony House Women's Shelter.http://www.ottawaathome.ca/Blogs/2012-01-20/article-2869546/Red-%26amp%3B-White-event-a-delicious-fundraiser-for-Harmony-House/1proy@ottawaathome.caBlogshttp://www.ottawaathome.ca/Blogs/2012-01-20/article-2869546/Red-%26amp%3B-White-event-a-delicious-fundraiser-for-Harmony-House/1Mary Taggart on CTV Ottawa Morninghttp://www.ottawaathome.ca/Blogs/2012-01-09/article-2858699/Mary-Taggart-on-CTV-Ottawa-Morning/1Mon, 09 Jan 2012 13:40:00 -0500With winter issue in hand, Ottawa At Home editor Mary Taggart spoke about the decor featured in the magazine on CTV Ottawa Morning.http://www.ottawaathome.ca/Blogs/2012-01-09/article-2858699/Mary-Taggart-on-CTV-Ottawa-Morning/1Blogshttp://www.ottawaathome.ca/Blogs/2012-01-09/article-2858699/Mary-Taggart-on-CTV-Ottawa-Morning/1Ottawa is My Home photo contesthttp://www.ottawaathome.ca/Blogs/2011-11-29/article-2795037/Ottawa-is-My-Home-photo-contest/1Tue, 29 Nov 2011 10:59:32 -0500The Ottawa At Home photo contest is now closed. Thanks for your interest!http://www.ottawaathome.ca/Blogs/2011-11-29/article-2795037/Ottawa-is-My-Home-photo-contest/1Blogshttp://www.ottawaathome.ca/Blogs/2011-11-29/article-2795037/Ottawa-is-My-Home-photo-contest/1IKEA: Putting Ottawa on the retail maphttp://www.ottawaathome.ca/Blogs/2011-11-25/article-2815240/IKEA%3A-Putting-Ottawa-on-the-retail-map/1Fri, 25 Nov 2011 11:16:54 -0500The new IKEA store in the Pinecrest Mall is most definitely something to talk about.http://www.ottawaathome.ca/Blogs/2011-11-25/article-2815240/IKEA%3A-Putting-Ottawa-on-the-retail-map/1editor@ottawaathome.caBlogshttp://www.ottawaathome.ca/Blogs/2011-11-25/article-2815240/IKEA%3A-Putting-Ottawa-on-the-retail-map/1Mary Taggart on Rogers TVhttp://www.ottawaathome.ca/Blogs/2011-11-25/article-2815148/Mary-Taggart-on-Rogers-TV/1Fri, 25 Nov 2011 10:17:21 -0500Ottawa At Home editor Mary Taggart recently spoke on Rogers TV about entertaining with ease and elegance.http://www.ottawaathome.ca/Blogs/2011-11-25/article-2815148/Mary-Taggart-on-Rogers-TV/1Blogshttp://www.ottawaathome.ca/Blogs/2011-11-25/article-2815148/Mary-Taggart-on-Rogers-TV/1Poached salmon: Westin executive chefhttp://www.ottawaathome.ca/Blogs/2011-11-25/article-2787819/Poached-salmon%3A-Westin-executive-chef/1Fri, 25 Nov 2011 07:00:00 -0500The Westin Hotel's executive chef, Kenton Leier, shares his healthy eating inspired poached salmon recipe with Ottawa At Home. http://www.ottawaathome.ca/Blogs/2011-11-25/article-2787819/Poached-salmon%3A-Westin-executive-chef/1Blogshttp://www.ottawaathome.ca/Blogs/2011-11-25/article-2787819/Poached-salmon%3A-Westin-executive-chef/1