Innholdsfortegnelse for Fall 2025 i Chatelaine

I haven’t been a student for more years than I’d like to admit, but every fall I have the urge to buy a new four-colour pen and binder paper. I loved school, particularly its assignments and deadlines, which is probably why I chose a career that’s full of them. When I was a kid, September also marked a return to Guiding. I spent more than a decade in Brownies, Girl Guides and Pathfinders, and it taught me a lot about leadership, environmental stewardship and the importance of community engagement. I was also obsessed with earning badges. (In case it’s not clear by now, I’m very Type A.) As an adult, I’ve realized that most of my hobbies are goal-oriented. I run, because I’m trying to beat my previous marathon time.…

EDI’S CBN BLACKBERRY LAVENDER SOFT CHEWS Each gummy in this 30-pack has 2.5 mg of CBN and 10 mg of CBD (good for relaxing vibes). $21 for 30 NIGHTNIGHT FULL SPECTRUM CBN+CBD OIL Oils can be quite pricey, but many people swear by them because they allow for very precise dosing. This formula contains CBN and CBD and no THC. $35 for 30 mL FIELD TRIP GO: SLUMBER 5 CBN:1 THC SHOT This flowery-tasting shot—infused with chamomile, lavender and honey—is pleasant and works, but it can become an expensive habit if you plan to take it every night. Each shot contains 5 mg CBN and 1 mg THC. $6 for 60 mL…

A Clock That Wakes You With Light During a vacation, I realized how relaxing it is to wake up to sunlight slowly filling my room. This bedside alarm mimics a natural sunrise, starting at a deep orange light and progressing, over the course of 30 minutes, to bright white. It also has a sunset timer that does the reverse, allowing your eyes to adjust to the night. —Aimee Nishitoba An In-Flight Gadget That Lets You Put Your Feet Up Unlike most people, I get some of my best sleep on airplanes. I credit this genius contraption, which hooks on the tray table and acts as an adjustable footrest. It helps relieve pressure on my back and makes it easier to find a comfortable position. —Andréanne Dion The Most Basic Earplugs…

CREATED FOR The way the world talks about weight—especially women’s weight, let’s state that clearly—has always been fraught with complexity and miscommunication. The messages around diet culture and body image are exhausting, but we all contribute to the weight conversation in myriad ways, from media outlets like Chatelaine to women just trying to cut through the noise. If you have lived with obesity or a bigger body, however, this pressure can take its toll. Health is deeply personal. Taking the first step on a weight management journey is daunting and often tied to the stigma of shame. Thankfully, more research has come out about how and why we lose or gain weight from a biological perspective. This science-backed information clearly states that obesity is a disease like any other, such…

Welcome to Weeknight Hero—a delicious, slam-dunk recipe you’ll want to cook again and again, any night of the week. Pork Schnitzel with Fennel, Radicchio and Castelvetrano Olive Slaw PREP 25 MIN; TOTAL 40 MIN SERVES 4 This is schnitzel for fall: crispy pork cutlets, tangy slaw and roasted potatoes for an extra crispy bite. These olives, also called nocellara, are known for their mild, buttery flavour that even olive skeptics can’t resist. 680 g baby potatoes, halved4 tbsp olive oil, divided1 3⁄4 tsp kosher salt, divided1 lemon, zested and juiced1 tbsp grainy mustard1 large shallot, thinly sliced4 boneless pork cutlets, about 560 g1 cup all-purpose flour¼ tsp pepper2 large eggs1 ½ cups panko breadcrumbsCanola oil, for frying1 small fennel bulb, thinly sliced1 small head radicchio, thinly sliced½ cup pitted Castelvetrano…

Hot Desk by Laura Dickerman Set in Manhattan, this charming dual timeline novel has notes of romance—but it’s really more of a love letter to the book publishing industry. Sept. 2 The Break-In  by Katherine Faulkner After killing an intruder in self-defence, privileged London mom Alice doesn’t face charges—but she does start obsessively investigating the not-so-random invasion. Out now. I Make My Own Fun by Hannah Beer On the surface, Hollywood superstar Martina is the world’s sweetheart. In reality, she’s an absolute monster who will do anything to get what she wants. Delicious! Oct. 14 Awake  by Jen Hatmaker After she discovers her pastor husband’s affair, Hatmaker—a podcaster, author, mom of five and self-described “problem child of the evangelical subculture”—rises from the ashes while interrogating her patriarchal upbringing.  Sept.…

IN CANADA, eligibility for medical screenings is based on factors like age, sex and family history. But privately owned, for-profit clinics across the country offer whole-body MRI scans that can purportedly catch and treat abnormalities earlier. The price tag? Anywhere from $3,000 to $3,500. Are these scans worth the steep cost? Two Canadian doctors weigh in. Why get a whole-body scan? “The most common reason people do this is because they think it will find early-stage cancers,” says Dr. Lauren Lapointe-Shaw, an associate professor of medicine at the University of Toronto and a general internal medicine physician at Toronto’s University Health Network. But she cautions that, for most people, the risks overall outweigh the benefits. “Quite often, ‘incidental findings’—meaning things that are variants of normal—get picked up,” she says. “This…

CREATED FOR Ditching the dye to own your natural grey or white hair is a bold, empowering choice more women are making. Just look at the growing number of “silver sisters,” ages 35 to 105, inspiring others with their vitality on social media. Naturally greying hair is beautiful, but it also comes with a unique set of needs that mainstream beauty brands often fail to address. That’s where Silvering, the Canadian brand making waves among silver-haired women (and earning rave reviews), comes in. Silvering’s founder, beauty industry insider Alexis Eizinas, was frustrated that purple shampoo was all she saw on offer for her newly dye-free hair, and that the products she’d relied on for years were suddenly no longer working. She also felt the industry’s fixation on anti-aging kept it from…

EARLIER THIS YEAR, my husband and I ended our relationship with the disruptive third wheel in our lives. It ruined our sleep and hurt our backs. We often woke up grouchy and a little sweaty. And so, we replaced our foam mattress. It all started in 2019, when our coil spring pillowtop turned 10. We decided it was time for a change, so we bought a direct-to-consumer–style foam mattress we had seen advertised just about everywhere. The first couple of months were fine—the honeymoon period, if you will—but by 2020, I was a few months pregnant and found it difficult to sleep on my side on a semi-firm mattress. I could not get comfortable. By the time our second child came along, I felt like I was truly sleep-deprived. When…

WHAT DOES oral health have to do with a good night’s rest? As it turns out: a lot. Dr. Mandeep Johal, a dentist in Guelph, Ont., shares three tips for better sleep. Get a sleep assessment As we age, declining collagen relaxes the soft palate in the back of the mouth, which can cause sleep disordered breathing—including upper airway resistance that can lead to snoring and frequent wake-ups. “Upper airway resistance is underdiagnosed [in] women,” Johal says. To identify whether this or other oral health issues might be affecting your sleep, ask for a sleep assessment (a questionnaire and oral exam) at your dentist’s office. Reduce gum inflammation When bad bacteria accumulates in the mouth, it can cause gum inflammation and disease, which can disrupt sleep hormones, cause discomfort and…

I’VE BEEN DIVORCED from my husband, Jason, since the second I married him 16 years ago. It’s been a blissful separation: I got to choose my own decor, listen to whichever middle-of-the-night podcasts suited me and turn my bedside lamp on and off with impunity like the possessed, sleep-deprived golem that I am. Okay, we’re not actually divorced—we’re sleep divorced. I’ve always struggled with insomnia, and Jason has always been a terrible snorer. Neither of these improve with age, and as we melt like greying candles into middle age and all its challenges (oh hi, menopausal night sweats!), what started as a necessity now appears to be a master plan. When Jason and I were looking to buy a house in 2010—and I was pregnant with my now 14-year-old—we knew…

“This is where Jennifer Aniston sat.” I’m perched on a millennial pink leather banquette in Mandy’s Gourmet Salads’ flagship location in Montreal’s Old Port. To my right, Rebecca Wolfe gives me the celebrity dish while tucking into a pretty porcelain bowl of veg. To my left, Mandy Wolfe—yes, the Mandy—is eating a Wolfe, the cult salad of her own creation: a $20 mix of kale, mesclun greens, arugula, avocado, cherry tomatoes, shredded carrots, quinoa, walnuts, parmesan and tamari dressing. And then there’s me, with a Wolfe of my own, sandwiched between salad royalty. As we chew (and chew, and chew), a steady stream of customers outfitted in a mix of athleisure and office casual winds its way past mountains of Mandy’s merch—Chocolate bars! Scented candles! Hand soap!—to order their own…

IN JANUARY 2024, I lost my husband, Daniel, to a fentanyl overdose. We had been together for 27 years, raised two children and four dogs, bought a home and carved out successful careers. In all that time, I had no clue that he was an addict. Things started to fall apart in early 2023, when, in a horrific sequence of events, I became aware of his substance use, his serial infidelity and his habit of emptying our savings and retirement accounts. For the entirety of our marriage, he had been living a double life. We separated in March and I filed for divorce in May. I was still trying to wrap my head around the multiple betrayals when the police showed up at my door to tell me that he…

Tender Kale, Asian Pear and Butternut Squash Salad PREP 10 MIN; TOTAL 30 MIN SERVES 4 An autumn salad, but with an Asian-Canadian twist. The dressing, made by blending fried shallots, imparts a delicious roasty flavour to every ingredient it clings to. 1 small butternut squash, peeled, seeded and cut into ½-in. cubes1 tbsp neutral high-heat cooking oil½ tsp kosher salt½ tsp garlic powder½ tsp mild paprika4 leaves lacinato or curly kale, thick stems removed, shredded1 Asian pear or crisp apple (such as Honeycrisp), peeled and julienned½ cup toasted walnut halves¼ cup crumbled feta cheese Fried Shallot Dressing 2 tbsp GF fried shallots, divided¼ cup extra-virgin olive oil2 tbsp GF soy sauce, tamari or fish sauce1 ½ tbsp rice vinegar1 tbsp Dijon or grainy mustard½ tbsp maple syrup 1. Preheat…

Created for Sleep—itሦs something we all crave yet often struggle to get enough of. In our fast-paced lives, itሦs easy to dis-miss sleep as a luxury rather than a necessity. But the truth is, quality rest is fundamental to our overall well-being, influencing everything from our mood and cognitive function to our physical health. And just as our bodies evolve throughout life, so do our sleep needs. Sleep needs for each life stage The amount of sleep you need depends greatly on your age. Young children often require 10 to 14 hours nightly to support rapid growth and brain development. Teenagers need around 8 to 10 hours as their bodies and minds change. Adults do well with 7 to 9 hours, and seniors often need 7 to 8, with shorter…

5.25-Litre Staub La Cocotte In terms of heat retention, durability and how long it takes to boil water, this 50-year-old brand’s cast iron dutch oven operates almost exactly like Le Creuset. While it’s slightly heavier and its black enamelled interior requires a watchful eye (it’s harder to detect food browning), these differences don’t affect how well it performs—and may not really matter to an experienced cook. —Chantal Braganza, deputy food editor $520, zwilling.com 6-Quart Amazon Basics Dutch Oven I bought this Amazon Basics dutch oven on sale for $50 in 2019, expecting it to last a year until I could afford something more sturdy. It’s now 2025, and this workhorse is still going strong. But at such a low price, there are drawbacks: while the oven has thousands of fivestar…

Miriam delos Santos hello_darling_co 44, WINNIPEG From oversized organza headbands to cozy colour-blocked wool dresses, Miriam delos Santos’ creations—which she sells through her label Hello Darling Co.—are the embodiment of dopamine dressing. After years of working (and dressing for) a corporate job, delos Santos taught herself to sew and started experimenting with the joyfully eclectic colour combos and voluminous silhouettes that are now her bread and butter as a full-time designer. “It came out of a desire to find myself again,” she says. “We go through so many different evolutions and iterations of ourselves, and we’re so lucky to have that gift of change.” For delos Santos, everything from the design process to the styling is intuitive: “There are colours that sing to me when I put them together.” Her…

Big Belt Energy Ask any pro to share their top styling tip, and they’ll invariably tell you to invest in a belt. Consider it fashion’s best supporting player: For years now, belts have been quietly doing their job, tucked away under sweaters and blazers. But this season, we’re not just wearing belts—we’re showing them off. Cinched over dresses, chunky knits or coats, they sculpt silhouettes and add texture. Take a cue from Italian fashion house Schiaparelli’s maximalist styling and layer a few of your faves, revisit the extra-wide designs of the early 2000s or add an ornate buckle to dial up the cool factor. Sports Centre This fall, our favourite basics get a collegiate update: think varsity crewnecks, sporty socks and tracksuit stripes galore. To complete the off-duty athlete look,…

FOR THE PAST few years, I’ve worn my Apple Watch to bed every night to see how well I’m sleeping. The nerd in me loves the data it spits out: how many hours of shut-eye I got, how much time was spent in various sleep stages (like REM or deep sleep) and how it compared to previous nights. Devices like the Apple Watch measure sleep by monitoring your breathing and movement. (Sleep clinicians, by comparison, measure brain activity to determine what stage of sleep you’re in.) Wearables are never completely accurate—you could, for instance, be very still and calm while reading a book, and the device might mistake you for being asleep. But with scores of sleep data on my watch, I figured some of it had to be accurate. I…

RECENTLY, WHILE scrolling through TikTok, I came across Loui Burke, a slight man in a calm, airy bedroom. In the video, the Melbourne-based art director and design marketer pulled out a tape measure to show viewers how far back to fold their duvet when making their bed: “A lot of you aren’t pulling your duvet back far enough,” he said. “I want to see a minimum of 45 centimetres!” A home and hosting influencer gently bullying viewers into making their bed better? I was hooked. The advice might sound specific, but folding duvets back further exposes more of the fitted sheet, airing it out and keeping it fresh longer, while the larger cuff looks more polished. The bed I was mindlessly scrolling from—rumpled, missing pillows, top sheet half off the mattress—looked…

We live in a sleep-deprived world. New parents, night-shift workers, chronic overthinkers, so many of us are running on empty, and it shows. While nothing replaces real rest, there is a way to look well-rested, even when you’re not. Enter LUMIFY® : The #1 eye doctor recommended redness reliever brand (IQVIA ProVice 2025, North America educes redness in just one minute. With a single drop, your eyes appear whiter and brighter. LUMIFY® is available online and at most major pharmacies and retailers across Canada. Whether you’re facing an 8 a.m. meeting, recovering from a late-night scroll session, or just another sleepless night, LUMIFY® lasts up to 6–8 hours, giving you a brighter look throughout the day. CREATED FOR…

Created for Sometimes the smallest rituals lead to the biggest breakthroughs. I didn’t realize how true that was until a major life decision didn’t go the way I’d hoped. I had uprooted everything—moved cities, left behind my friends and career—to start fresh with someone I loved. But the relationship didn’t last, and suddenly I was alone in a place that didn’t feel like home. In the fog that followed, the most basic rouines, like brushing my teeth and remembering to floss, felt monumental. Instead of hitting reset again, I focused on finding small ways to feel steady where I was. When I looked in the mirror, it was like the light went out on my smile—so I set out to re-claim it. To make mornings easier on myself, I swapped…

Patty Melts with Spicy Harissa Onions PREP 15 MIN; TOTAL 45 MIN SERVES 4 We gave the classic patty melt a spicy spin. Not only do the harissa onions add a ton of flavour, they also help cut through the fat with a punch of acidity. 4 tbsp unsalted butter, at room temperature, divided1 red onion, thinly sliced1 tbsp granulated sugar½ tsp fine sea salt1 tbsp mild harissa paste6 tbsp cider vinegar8 slices light rye bread1 1⁄3 cups grated swiss cheese454 g medium ground beef 1. Melt 1 tbsp butter in a 10-in. cast iron or non-stick frying pan set over medium-high. Add onion, then sprinkle with sugar and salt. Cook, stirring often and occasionally adding a splash of water to prevent sticking (if needed), until onions are softened and lightly…

What can I bring? It’s often the first question we ask after receiving a party invite, and it also happens to be the title of recipe developer Casey Elsass’ new cookbook, where he flips the script on hosting advice and focusses instead on guest etiquette. Here’s his best advice for, as he calls it, living your guest life. 1 LET THE HOST LEAD THE WAY You won’t find any recipes for main dishes in Elsass’s cookbook. That’s by design. “In my mind that’s the host’s responsibility,” he says, since the main is what sets the tone of the meal. Sides, salads, desserts and drinks are a great way to support, and What Can I Bring? has an excellent selection. Some go-tos? A golden-ratio guac that can be whipped up minutes before…

Pear and Plum Tarts PREP 20 MIN; TOTAL 50 MIN MAKES 8 TARTS A quick cut-and-fold technique turns store-bought puff pastry into the kind of elegant fruit tart you’d find in your favourite café. 1 450-g pkg frozen all-butter puff pastry sheets, thawed (2 sheets)1 ripe Bartlett pear, thinly sliced¾ cup crumbled blue cheese4 tbsp honey2 to 3 large ripe black plums, thinly sliced1⁄3 cup chopped candied ginger8 tbsp melted butter1 large egg, beatenDemerara sugar, for sprinklingIcing sugar, for garnish (optional) 1. Position rack in centre of oven, then preheat to 400F. Line 2 baking sheets with parchment. 2. Working one sheet at a time, unroll pastry onto a clean surface. With a pizza cutter or sharp knife, cut into four squares. Carefully cut an L-shape through the pastry along the…