• Food - Technology

    Social Media Superstars: The Second Award Ever!

    May 19, 2012 - By 

    Two weeks ago I announced the start of my Social Media Superstars Award. I gave the first ever to TD/Canada Trust and people were pretty happy about the series. It got a good response and frankly TD earned the award for all the reasons I told you here  Anyways it is time to dish one out again in honor of a company doing social media well, or at least trying to do it well. This week, the company I am highlighting is also Canadian. So Go Canada! Two awards. Two weeks in a row. Both to Canadians. Wow! Listen, I…

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    Cooking With Kids: Divine Pulled Pork sandwich recipe

    May 18, 2012 - By 

    Well, this one is good. You are going to want to jot it down, or bookmark for life. Seriously. Mama went nuts for this delicious recipe. So here is my take on pulled pork. I started on line and my kids, well they have been asking to make this one for months. So finally we found the right cut of pork – a pork blade roast ($6) and we got the crock pot out this morning and got started. Put the pork in crockpot.Add two spoonfuls of vegetable oil.one half cup water3 bay leavesOne diced onion1 can tomato sauce1 can tomato…

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    Blissdom At Home and My Bliss Experience

    May 17, 2012 - By 

    Last October I bought a last minute ticket to Blissdom Canada. It was an experience to remember. I still remember sitting in Shes Connected with a great bunch of friends and thinking how inspirational some of the speakers there were and that I really needed to be at the Blissdom Canada conference happening a couple of weeks later. It was sold out, as Blissdom often is, and I wasn’t sure we could afford it. Sponsorship wasn’t an option, because clearly it was too close to the event. And then there was my Mom, who had been really ill all summer.…

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    Where Do You Drink Your Water?

    May 15, 2012 - By 

    The Backyard? The gym? The PTA meeting? In your house? At the mall? Where do you rehydrate? All you have to do is tell me where you drink your water and where you take your water bottles and you could win this Faboosh Rubbermaid giveaway. Water bottle with filter and extra packet (worth $20) I am, as you all know, nothing, if not active. My kids do a whole mess of activities and I have a lot on the go. Husband does too, in fairness to him. So, when we remember we take our water bottles, they go everywhere. Beach. Check.…

  • family - Health - parenting

    Adult Essentials: Update on my ShesConnected Health Journey

    May 15, 2012 - By 

    Writing is a pretty sedentary activity. Yes, between all the twitter parties and the bon bon eating, navel gazing and naps, there’s scarcely any time for anything else…(cue awful sound of screechy needle dragged across a record).Say what? Truth: I run so hard and so fast most days my head spins. These are a few little snapshots of our life. When we were still for purposes of capturing a moment in time. Us in Cape Canaveral, Us doing a story and meeting the amazing Olympian Kurt Browning. Us at martial arts. The whole family trains. I run them around and…

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    Mother’s Day: Tenderflake Pie Kits. Bake a Smile and a #Giveaway Chef’s Coat

    May 11, 2012 - By 

    My girls and I love to bake. And we love to be silly too. Because every now and then humor is food for your soul. So for Mother’s Day we shared some silly moments in the kitchen and we tried out Tenderflake’s Easy Pie kits. I mean, really, who doesn’t love pie?Tenderflake easy pie kits and Tenderflake pie shells take the headache out of baking and help simplify process for children in the kitchen. On occasion we make our own crusts and shells, but I love how these make everything just a bit easier and scrumptious too. There are two…

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    Friday Finds: Mother’s Day and Charity BBQ.

    May 11, 2012 - By 

    Just a few super quick deals this weekend and here’s hoping you have a fantastic Mother’s Day. I truly believe all families are worth celebrating regardless of how they are made. Shoppers Drug Mart has their Spend Your Points Event. Real Canadian Superstore has spend $250 and receive a free PC Jumbo Flower Hanging Basket. Freshco. Frenzy $1 Sale. Oh and don’t forget the M & M Meat shops Charity BBQ Day Saturday. Benefits for Crohn’s and Colitis.

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    Cooking With Kids: 175 Best Babycakes Cake Pop recipes #giveaway

    May 11, 2012 - By 

    Easter cake pops. Daisy cake pops. Pancake bites. Champagne Cake Pops. Oh my gosh! No end to the creations you can make with this cookbook, published by Robert Rose. There is even a gluten free and vegan section in the cake pops book. Hear that my gluten-free fans? No secret here that I love my Babycakes machine. It is amazing. So when I was offered one of these 175 Best Babycakes Cake Pop recipe books to review and give away, well I knew we’d be baking some fun cake pops again. So this is my Thursday feature turned review and…