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    Marshmallow Brownie Bites With White Chocolate Drizzle

    April 3, 2015 - By 

    What’s Easter without a few treats? I strive to eat healthy and feed my family healthy foods, but when there is a holiday we enjoy sharing some baked goods with friends and family. Easter is a great occasion to experiment or try something new in the kitchen. That’s exactly what we have been doing this week. Sometimes you end up with a bit of magic. I think these Marshmallow brownie bites are magic. I hope you do too. Everyone loves Brownies, right? And I truly don’t know many people who don’t adore marshmallows too so it stands to reason combining…

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    Easy Easter Bunny Bark

    March 27, 2015 - By 

    My kids love Easter almost as much as they love baking. So combine the two and you have a great way to spend an afternoon. This year we have had a lot of candy melts on hand so I let the kids loose one afternoon in the kitchen recently and this is what they came up with. This easy Easter bunny bark is super easy to make. Tastes pretty good too. I love bark for many occasions. It is easy to make and requires only a few simple ingredients. It’s not fussy at all because you get to break it into…

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    Best Three Cheese Extra Cheesy Spaghettini Bake

    March 26, 2015 - By 

    This cheesy spaghettini bake is perfect for nights when you have no idea what to make. This recipe will be sure to delight everyone in the family. Best Three Cheese Extra Cheesy Spaghettini Bake Comfort Food Any Time of Year I know I’m not really still supposed to be making comfort food in the spring, right? But cheese!! Cheese makes me happy. So when I discovered Ivanhoe cheese is also made by Gaylea Foods, I thought I might give some a try and concoct a meal out of as much cheese as I wanted. We ended up with the best three…

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    Six Best Easter Brunch or Dinner Recipes

    March 25, 2015 - By 

    It’s Easter brunch that always gets me. Well, to be truthful it’s brunch, period. Any holiday. When we have guests over and we have cooked the night before I am always hunting for some great ideas for Easter brunch or just brunch in general. That’s why I decided to pull these together – Here are the Six Best Easter Brunch or Dinner Recipes I could find. Easter is such a great time of year. Finally after months of snow we get a long weekend to celebrate with friends and family. Food is naturally a big part of that celebration. I…

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    Thai Coconut Curry Soup Recipe

    March 24, 2015 - By 

    I love soups and crockpot recipes and I love to experiment with spices too. Sometimes the ingredients and the results are magical. This Thai Coconut Curry Soup recipe is one of those magical meals. This is quite a versatile recipe. This recipe goes well with beef, chicken, shrimp, or just vegetarian and with some rice noodle.  It serves two people, comfortably. When I have used either beef or chicken, I make sure I cook it aside first and then cut it into bit size pieces. Also, you cut up your veggies any way it looks more appealing to you.. I…

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    Eight of the Best Easter Desserts From Popular Blogs

    March 20, 2015 - By 

    Well Spring is clearly here. Time to share some of the Best Easter Desserts around. Last night we spied half a dozen bunnies hopping around our backyard. They were totally skittish though and every time a tiny noise occurred they raced under my neighbour’s trampoline. So we couldn’t grab any pictures of them. This time of year is sweet both literally and figuratively. That’s why I thought it time to share some of the best Easter desserts we have found. Hello Spring time!! Winter can be long and gruelling. Don’t get me wrong – our family LOVES winter weather. Winter weather…

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    Are Your Getting Enough Fruits and Veggies? Printable Fruit and Vegetable Journal

    March 19, 2015 - By 

    Healthy eating and healthy living is a constant goal here. We each exercise a lot and we are a very active family in my opinion. In fact my kids are involved in many sports and we try to balance that out by building in our own sports and fitness goals and activities too. One area where we all need help though is eating. We strive to include enough fruits and vegetables daily, but don’t always get there.   Eating well can be challenging for any family. There is always room for improvement. I have a brutal sweet tooth that is…

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    Ten Divine Pie Recipes

    March 13, 2015 - By 

    What can you say about pie? It’s like a little slice of heaven on a plate. There are hundreds of kinds of pies, from savoury to sweet. I like an old fashioned Lemon merengue almost more than anything else. Key lime is also extremely refreshing in the summer months. Cherry pie can be a treat any time of the year but mostly I like that one when the cherries are in season. On National Pie Day, March 14, 2015, I thought I’d pull together a roundup of some divine pie recipes from around the many fabulous blogs I read. What’s…

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    Five Easy Gluten Free Lunch Ideas

    March 9, 2015 - By 

    Gluten free eating is on the grow. Did you know that? In fact over the coming decade it is rumoured that 25 per cent of the population might be eating gluten free. Chances are good, that even if you don’t eat gluten free right now, that someone you know eats gluten free. I recently ran a gluten free roundup here and was shocked at the response to the post. That shows me that many of my readers are gluten free. In fact I was gluten free for several years in my twenties because my Crohn’s Disease was probably at its…

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    Guinness Inspired Recipes

    March 6, 2015 - By 

    Guinness Inspired Recipes can make you feel like you are visiting Ireland this March when you dig into hearty broth or a scrumptious chocolate treat. You need to get your hands on some of these great ingredients and try some of these Guinness inspired Recipes. Surprisingly the addition of something as simple as a bit of beer can elevate a simple recipe onto an entirely different level. Just in time for St. Patrick’s Day I thought readers here might enjoy some unique Guinness Inspired recipes. These, I am warning you now, are not recipes I would share with my kids. These might…