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    Dempster’s Farmhouse Country White Bread #Giveaway

    November 12, 2012 - By 

    What’s your favorite sandwich? I like mine toasted first on a great bread, something substantial, not flimsy or too grainy. The bread, for me, is like the canvas for a work of art. I need it to be well constructed so I can build it high with all the fixings. First I like a good Swiss cheese, then liverwurst, mayonnaise, mustard and salami, maybe a slice of ham too, if we have it. Then I warm the whole thing up for about 20 seconds. Perfection. Writing about it makes me hungry. You can see, with that amount of yummy stuff…

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    Celebrating Baby Milestones with #NatrelBaboo

    November 5, 2012 - By 

    Guest post by my baby blogger – Brooke Looking back, the first year with my first child was a breeze. I thought that was normal. At the time I thought it was hard, and being sleep deprived wasn’t easy, but in terms of what to expect? Easy. We called him our text book baby. If the books said they were fussy at 6 weeks, guess what? He was fussy at 6 weeks. He sat up, crawled, walked, talked exactly as expected. I could prepare myself for what was coming next and look forward to him learning these new skills. When…

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    Cooking With Kids–Delicious Lemon Thyme Pork Tenderloin

    November 1, 2012 - By 

    Pork Tenderloin is always a huge hit here. So it doesn’t take much work to dress it up for my kids and make it a great family meal. This is my Cooking With Kids recipe for this week and yes, the kids helped a bit, but this is a recipe you need to be careful with, because raw meat can be dangerous if not handled correctly. I wish I could convey how amazingly delicious this is. Start with Pork tenderloin. Plain. Vegetable oil or olive oil and Clubhouse Flavourful Recipe Mix Lemon Thyme Pork. Take the pork tenderloin and roll…

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    Best Apple Cinnamon Butternut Squash Soup

    October 25, 2012 - By 

    If it’s autumn here it’s all about the squash. I don’t like much about autumn transitions, but the food is amazing. Butternut squash and apples and corn and pumpkin pie are some seasonal favourites. So when I found this recipe for Apple Cinnamon Butternut Squash Soup on Life Made Delicious I was keen to try it. Now, the kids didn’t help much with this one because they were at school when I made it, but Thursday is my Cooking With Kids segment and soups and stews are always a hit with my kids. I anticipate they will give this a…

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    Cooking With Kids and a Killer Pulled Pork Recipe #ClubHouseRecipeMix #Giveaway

    September 21, 2012 - By 

    We have done pulled pork before here on Cooking With Kids, but this week I got a great variety of spices from McCormick’s and Club House, so because pulled pork is such a hit with the whole family well I just had to try this one immediately. As I said, we have made pulled pork here with my own recipe, but I wanted to see how much punch the ClubHouse Recipe Mix for Pulled Pork added. Now, my kids, at this age and stage of their development, are fussier than they ever were as toddlers. They eat well most days,…

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    Easy Meal Ideas with VH Sauces

    August 30, 2012 - By 

    Did I really just make this? Delicious Pad Thai? VH sauces inspired me to get creative this week. True story. I am a cautious diner, usually. I stick to a few dishes I like and I experiment on occasion with sauces, so VH delicious sauces seemed just right for me. I was asked to take part in a Collective Bias shopportunity and I jumped at this one because I know VH makes some great new Asian Inspired sauces. Months ago I read about the garlic hoisin sauce on the Yummy Mummy Club and I was excited to try that one.…

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    Cooking With Kids: Summer Blueberry Treats

    July 12, 2012 - By 

    It’s Thursday, so here we are cooking in the kitchen with kids. Easy peasy this week and yet, oh so yummy. I saw a variation of this on Pinterest and wanted to try it. So this is what we started with. Oh so yummy and nutritious blueberries. Did you know they are a superfood? Yes, they are. Also they contain great nutrients that help your skin and protect your brain from Alzheimer’s Disease. I love that. Then I added this. My favourite yogurt. I can generally only find at Costco. And we rolled all the delicious berries in yogurt. And…

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    Grownup Lunches and The Grazing Bunch Fiber 1 #Giveaway

    June 25, 2012 - By 

    My girls have always been grazers. You know the kind of children that need regular input of small amounts of food at consistent intervals. Snackers. Yup. So the challenge there has always been managing their cravings and providing small nutritious snacks that aren’t too dense in calories. In our house, fresh fruit is always on hand and so too are carrots and things like that. We maintain the philosophy that kids make better food choices when there are healthy choices in abundance. We try to encourage them to choose milk and water over juice or soda pop. And then there’s…

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    Free Customized Children’s Placemat

    June 22, 2012 - By 

    Here’s one I am taking advantage of right now. Warning: You will be responsible for shipping costs – I think that is $3.99. Create a custom placemat for you child. How fun is that? You can even involve your child in designing it. This offer is from Ink Garden and it only runs until June 29, 2012. I am an Escalate affiliate and this offer is valid worldwide.