The ideal Sunday of Élyse Marquis

Every two weeks, a personality gives us his advice for ending the weekend in style.

For Élyse Marquis, Sunday is synonymous with sweetness, rest and new recipes to try among the 200 cookbooks that the show’s host The Chiefs ! has accumulated over the years. Sunday is also an opportunity to take walks by the river and read quietly in the comfort of your home.

Childhood memory

Child, it was an important day. “Every Sunday, my parents and I – I am an only child – we went to Granby to see my grandparents. We were going through Mont-Saint-Hilaire to pick up my religious great-aunt. I remember she was dressed in the traditional nun’s costume, black and white. My paternal grandmother made her meatloaf for us, she sold Avon products, so I was allowed to smell all the flavors of the small pots, while at my other grandmother’s, there was always a small dish candy hidden in a cupboard waiting for me! I felt good at my grandparents. I lived privileged moments. When my daughter Alice was little (she is 19), I kept this tradition. We went to see my parents on Sunday. There is a song by Marie-Ève ​​Janvier called On Sunday which really reminds me of my memories at my grandparents. »

Walk along the Rivière des Prairies

“Sunday is a day of sweetness, of rest, where I spend time with my daughter Alice. For the past few years, I have accompanied him to his singing lessons on Sundays, in Ahuntsic. So, during his lesson, I’m going to walk along the Rivière des Prairies. I discovered a small path, at the edge of the river, very pleasant. I feel like I’m far from Montreal. It’s so calm that there are Sundays when I don’t see anyone! It’s very soothing to walk along the water’s edge, whatever the season. I listen to podcasts, I created one myself, Inhale before exhaling, on well-being [offert sur OHdio]. »

new recipes

“Sunday is the day I cook and try new recipes. I have time to be able to miss them and start again! This is my eighth year hosting the show The Chiefs ! and I admit that I really started cooking thanks to that. Before, we ate a lot in restaurants, even for lunch! We weren’t even worried toast almost at home! For eight years, I have been cooking for pleasure in order to discover recipes and new ingredients. I find it relaxing on Sundays to be able to cook, quietly. During the week, I never try anything new, I go with sure values. I realize that I am becoming more and more vegetarian, not completely, but let’s say I put more vegetable protein in my diet. I like Loounie’s book, for its easy recipes, I also like Mandy’s good table, a book full of good recipes and very well illustrated. Obviously, Ricardo’s recipes are a classic. I must have over 200 cookbooks in my house, I love it! »

Readings and cocooning

“Sunday is a day of cocooning where we rest, we take care of ourselves. It’s a pause where we give ourselves permission to stroll and meditate. I’m a hardworking, action girl, but on Sundays I like it quiet. It is also a day when I read a lot. Right now, it’s Nicole Bordeleau’s book inner healing. I read cookbooks as if they were novels! On Sundays, I like to prepare myself a little herbal tea. The one with rose and chamomile, Camomile sublime from Camellia Sinensis, is my favorite. It is a tea house where there is a large selection. I buy my herbal teas there. »

Bagels, ice cream and good addresses

“In Mile End, with Alice, we often go get hot bagels, on Fairmount or Saint-Viateur. We take a pot of cream cheese and we eat our bagels while walking, we feel good, we feel free, we like this feeling. In the summer, we also stop at Kem Coba, rue Fairmount, to enjoy a wonderful ice cream. The place is so popular that there are long lines, but it’s worth the wait. When I go to brunch with friends, it’s at Leméac, in Outremont, for the huge, super decadent and delicious French toast. »