Gratitude
A Saucy Sort of Love
FOOD + LOVE BLOG #1
On our first “official” date, my (now) husband — then boyfriend — and I went to a potluck dinner. I brought a container of pasta sauce, made using my mother’s family’s “secret” recipe. It takes hours to make — almost an entire day of meticulous pre-preparation and sequencing of ingredients, loving stirring and carefully-supervised simmering!
My darling placed the container on the roof of his car when we got out. He then proceeded to slam the door (after graciously helping me out to the curb). The container rolled off, bounced along the back of the trunk, made a spectacular (dare I say “Olympic-worthy”?) flip and landed in the slush on the ground. He was paralyzed in horror. I laughed with mild hysteria.
Luckily, the container had landed on its lid, with most of the contents still safely inside. He liked it so much upon tasting it that he married me. (For that is the only way to get a secret family recipe…)
Story written and shared by Corinne McDonald.
Corinne is a devoted wife, mother and friend.
She is also a future doctor.
Corinne’s wide-open heart is a gift to all who know her.
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Word on the Street
Word on the Street…
“…you crazy broad! You’re very entertaining… now get a damn food processor!”
~ Jann Arden, Juno Award winning singer/songwriter ~
“Great home style cooking show, even better is that its supporting a wicked organization like KidSport™!”
~ Brady Reardon, 2008 Canadian Olympian, Kayak ~
“As an avid baker and true believer in the power of sports, I fully support Jock’s Guide.
Way to bake it up for the community Kate!”
~ Stefan Frei, soccer player, Toronto FC ~
“A Jock’s Guide is proof that what you do and what you love can be the same thing. Kate keeps what matters to her front and center: creating a show suitable for all ages and helping kids. A Jock’s Guide can’t help but to suck you in.”
~ Tattiawna Jones, actress (Flashpoint, Heartland) ~
“I want her to be my BFF in real life LOL…”
~ Melissa, Owner of bestfriendsforfrosting.com ~
“I have loved watching your videos …I never learned to cook growing up so I’ve had to learn here in Africa (unless I want to eat fish & rice nonstop!) so I relate to your videos and the successes and failures in the kitchen. I just donated to KidSport™ because I believe it to be a worthy cause!
Thank you for the many laughs!”
~ Lindsy, teacher in Africa ~
A Year in the Making…
It’s hard to believe that it was almost a year ago to the day, that A Jock’s Guide was born. By accident.
One rainy dismal night of fudge making, turned into 11 episodes of hilarity, learning and great food… not to mention, a fan base that has blown me away with their support. I am so grateful.
Many people have asked me about my show. Why am I doing it? How do I come up with the ideas? Am I really doing it for free? What does KidSport have to do with it?
It’s simple really.
The show is really about giving. Putting out positive energy into the ethos in hopes of making someone smile, laugh…. and remind people that you don’t have to be great at something to have fun at it (i.e. me + cooking = failures a plenty but lots of fun). And yes, I do it for free. Happily.
I’m doing the show because I am inherently an uber-creative person who loves to tell stories, laugh, learn… and I love food. Why KidSport Ontario? I’m a teacher, competitive athlete and lover of kids. I have witnessed and experienced the benefits of sports and how they help to foster a healthy body, soul and heart in our kids AND if my site generates traffic, then who knows, maybe someone will see the link to KidSport and give it a click. 
Just a big thank you to everyone who has been supporting the show, and sharing it. Your feedback and encouragement has been such a blessing.
Love always,
The Jock
Twitter @ajocksguide
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