• seven mouth-watering muffin recipes
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    Seven Mouth-Watering Muffin Recipes

    March 4, 2015 - By 

    For years I lived on muffins. So easy to make and I loved all the various varieties of muffins out there. Now I eat them quite a lot less than I once did and that’s okay. You know how absence makes the hard grow fonder. Well, that’s kind of how I feel currently about muffins. Now, as far as my family is concerned – they can’t get enough muffins. So I need to have some easy and delicious muffin ideas on hand frequently. We are big fans of honey bran and carrot. Sometimes the old stand chocolate chip muffin recipes…

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    DIY Banana Hair Mask

    March 3, 2015 - By 

    Make Your Own Banana Hair Mask. I’ve been experimenting this winter with some do it yourself concoctions. This is one of them. I hope you enjoy it. It’s easy and super fun to make. Give your kids some of the ingredients and have them help. DIY Banana Hair Mask This is the perfect way to use up those over ripe bananas. They can be made into a deeply moisturizing hair mask which can also do wonders for the hair on your scalp. Packed full of Vitamins A, C &  E as well as potassium, bananas are the goto fruit for…

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    Easy CrockPot Potato Soup

    February 19, 2015 - By 

    I am a soup lover. In the winter it’s my GO to food. And when I can use my slow cooker to make soup then I am ecstatic. This Easy CrockPot Potato Soup combines my love of the slow cooker with my penchant for soups so for that reason it’s a favourite of mine. Are you a potato soup fan or no?   This February has presented us with a string of snowstorms and under minus 20 temperatures. That’s the kind of cold you can barely recover from. Luckily I have my secret weapon – my crockpot. I use this…

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    How to Make Easy, Tasty, Gluten Free Oriental Beef Lettuce Wraps

    February 18, 2015 - By 

    These Oriental Gluten Free Beef Lettuce Wraps have been a long time coming to fruition. I have been thinking about lettuce wraps and gluten free wraps for quite some time. Finally I had the materials and the time and inclination to actually make them. In fact these gluten free wraps are so easy and tasty too. Plus they don’t leave me feeling all bloated and sluggish as wraps with gluten do sometimes. Where possible, whenever possible, I enjoy making gluten free meals and snacks. My stomach simply seems to respond in a much nicer way. In fact I am on…

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    13 St. Patrick’s Day Desserts

    February 14, 2015 - By 

    13 St. Patrick`s Day Desserts St. Patrick`s Day is a time for getting together with friends and or taking part in community events. Many cities and towns hold special events on this day. Restaurants and bars often serve green beer. You can celebrate St Paddy’s Day at home by making any of these 13 St. Patrick’s Day desserts that either are colored green or have ingredients that are used in Ireland.   Patrick`s Day Marshmallow Pops– Just Us Four Blog Irish Cream Cupcakes– Mooshu Jenne Irish Cream Pound Cake– Andrea Myers Andes Mint Cupcakes– Thrifty Jinxy Chocolate Stout Cake– I…

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    Twenty Fantastic Gluten Free Recipes

    February 10, 2015 - By 

    Are you gluten free? I know well the struggle to find good wheat free products, and great recipes to build meals out of when you are trying to avoid gluten. The positive news is that there are a lot of products and recipes out there than there ever were before. Here is a roundup of 20 Gluten Free Recipes you will want to save. Do you know someone who is on a gluten free diet? Are you on a gluten free diet? I read something recently in market trends that indicated what I already suspected. Gluten free eating is a way of life.…

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    Best Crepes Recipe: Nothing Says Romance Like French Cuisine #GayleaMom

    February 9, 2015 - By 

    Nothing whispers romance like French cuisine. There’s just something inherently gorgeous about French food. Same can be said of travel to France and Quebec, and learning the language. All things French evoke atmosphere. So too with the food. So what better time than February – a month celebrating family and love – to dust off the skillet and create some lovely French recipes? This weekend I used two of my favourite Gay Lea Food products to create a lovely romantic and delicious meal. I hope this will be the best crepes recipe you have ever tried too. First the dinner…

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    Printable Pantry Labels to Help Keep You Organized

    February 6, 2015 - By 

      It’s still early enough in the year that you can get away with tackling that organizing goal now. It’s always better late than never. My immediate organizing goal is going to have to be my pantry. Why? Because I keep buying things and filling it up and then forgetting what’s in there. Same truth can be said of my freezer however. But the pantry is first. If you are like me at all, then your pantry cupboard is a mess of boxes and containers and cake mixes and bread and there is often no logic to the shelves themselves.…

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    Free Printable Weekly Menu Meal Planner

    January 30, 2015 - By 

    Are you a meal planner? Or do you see your phone flashing 5 p.m. and hit the panic button? I am a bit of both. More manic panic meals than well thought out meal plans. So why should I be concerned? Well, I know it makes more sense to plan because it is budget friendly. There are thousands of bloggers talking meal plans. Need proof? Head on over to Facebook any night at about 5 p.m., or browse some blogs on a Monday. Menu Planning Monday is a whole thing. Until recently, I have taken a pass on this whole…

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    Family Favourite Cheesy Stuffed Pasta #GayLeaMom

    January 23, 2015 - By 

    Cheesy stuffed pasta I love manicotti and I love cannelloni too. I remember making these both as a teenager. I still love a tasty cheesy pasta dish and so does my family. So sometimes we combine the two ideas of cannelloni and manicotti and make our own version of cheesy stuffed pasta with a little help from Nordica cottage cheese. The ingredients aren’t expensive and this should make enough for the entire family, and then some. When we made this scrumptious and nutritious dinner last week, we actually made enough for two nights. The kids ended up taking some for…