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    Adoption and Family

    14 Life Skills For Teens To Learn During Quarantine

    June 1, 2020 /

    Let’s talk Quaranteens…you know teens in quarantine. My oldest daughter has been doing a lot of baking and finding ways to keep busy during the quarantine. So, this post is one we worked on together. Staving off boredom has been a daily goal here in my home. Some days that’s baking and other days that’s building life skills for teens. While we are trying to work on online schooling, and often also failing dramatically, there are a lot of other life skills for teens that we’ve been working on to fill the time and keep moving forward. Self esteem, mental health and health are actually more important goals here right…

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    Food

    Best Glazed Apple Bread Made in the Bread Machine

    May 29, 2020 /

    It’s no secret that our breadmaker has been working around the clock here to churn out constant recipes. This past week, my oldest daughter decided she’d try glazed apple bread in the bread machine. I know I keep saying this, but this recipe really is the best bread recipe yet. Post may contain affiliate links as a service to readers. Also, in case you are interested, our breadmaker is a Hamilton Beach bread maker and we love it. Affordable and easy to use, we love this small appliance. It’s been a huge piece of our quarantine sanity. I don’t mean that as a slight in any way to anyone struggling.…

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    Easy Cheesy Breaded Cheese Balls Appetizer

    May 20, 2020 /

    OH MY GOSH, this pandemic is turning my one daughter into one amazing chef and baker and crafter. This breaded cheese balls recipe is her latest creation. Ever since the pandemic started here, my oldest has been baking and cooking like mad. The time, she’s turned her hand to creating some scrumptious meals and appetizers lately too. These breaded cheese balls are my favourite snack so far. This breaded cheese balls recipe is super simple too. Basically it’s grated cheese and egg, flour and bread crumbs. I mean, that’s a super simple concept. All you need for this is a frying pan and a bowl and lots of cheese. I…

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    Tasty and Easy Air Fryer Cheese Sticks

    May 13, 2020 /

    I have been wanting to make some air fryer cheese sticks forever. Love my air fryer! Any excuse to make a recipe in there is worth taking time to explore. Stay tuned for more air fryer recipes coming up soon. Post may contain affiliate links as a service to readers. I receive a small commission off of qualifying purchases made via links. Mozzarella sticks and cheese sticks are a favourite of mine. My oldest daughter loves them too. Honestly, what’s not to love about cheese melted in a tiny handy bite-sized snack form? In fact, I used to go out of my way to find a Burger King drive through…

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    Food

    Easy Family Approved Cheesy Beef Penne Dinner

    April 22, 2020 /

    These days, good food is everything. Let’s be honest, we are all cooking up a storm right now. With more time on our hands due to social distancing and lockdowns and quarantines, we are taking more precautions than ever and dining out at restaurants is really no longer a safe thing at all in many places. So, we are cooking and baking and spending way more dinners at home. This easy cheesy beef penne dinner is one of my new favourites and I wanted to share it with you. The cheese and sour cream add a lot to this dish. Right now, simple, but tasty matters. Everyone is stressed and…

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    Food

    How to Make Reusable Beeswax Wraps

    March 26, 2020 /

    Reusable beeswax wraps are insanely easy to make and so popular too. Recently, we had a Friday night where one of the kids was grounded. Hashtag TEENs. Need I say more? And we were all looking for something to do. So, we made a plan to make Reusable Beeswax Wraps for food. This is a craft that my oldest daughter, 18, and I both have been wanting to do this year. She’s very into recycling and reusing and striving to be environmentally friendly. I love that about her. It inspires me to be better. So, I hunted down beeswax pearls or beeswax pellets at Michael’s – also available on Amazon…

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    Three New Healthy Eating Cookbooks To Try Now

    February 10, 2020 /

    This Healthy Eating post contains affiliate links as a service to readers. If you know me at all, then you know that I am active. I exercise a lot to try to stay on top of my health. But, healthy eating is an area that we are always striving to improve. That’s why I was pretty excited to give these new healthy living cookbooks from DK Canada a try. Healthy Eating With a Twist I have an extremely impressive collection of cookbooks in my kitchen already, so what’s so special about these new ones from DK Canada? Will they find a permanent spot in my kitchen? Let’s take a look.…

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    Travel

    Southern Foods You Cannot Miss on the Gulf Coast

    February 7, 2020 /

    We were guests of Mobile, New Orleans, Coastal Mississippi and Gulf Shores while on this amazing 12 day girl’s trip. Meals, flights, accommodations and more were paid for by the tourism partners listed here. This is my honest opinion on the Southern Foods below. Whether it’s the Acadian influence, the flourishing port cities bringing easy access to imported spices, or the jubilant approach to cooking that makes the difference, there’s something unique and thoroughly magnificent about Southern Foods. Whatever the reason for the impressive range of dishes all throughout the Gulf Coast, the flavours of the south will knock your socks off and then some. The flavour profiles along the…

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    Travel

    19 Fun Things to Do on a Mobile Alabama Girl’s Trip

    January 28, 2020 /

    “Mobile Alabama is like the quirky teacher you had in high school, you know that one who wore mismatched Crocs?” ~ a Mobile resident. Born to Celebrate Born to celebrate is exactly the right tag line for Mobile Alabama. Rarely have I been to a city so exuberant, colourful or tasty. A couple of months ago, I landed in Mobile Alabama on a girl’s trip with three travel writers who are also friends. We arrived via Coastal Mississippi and our Mobile Alabama Girl’s Trip started with seafood at a famed restaurant. I mean, honestly, for me, that just hits a high note right out of the gate. Alabama was the…

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    Food

    Best Kitchen Gifts to Give This Season

    December 18, 2019 /

    I received product for consideration here. My opinion is all my own. I am having so much fun with some amazing kitchen gifts this year. Thrilled to be able to test and share the latest and greatest. So, if you have a foodie on your list, a tea or coffee lover then listen up, these are the gifts they want to receive this season. My Favourite Kitchen Gifts This Season Top of my list is the Hamilton Beach milk frother. I love this easy to use gadget so much. I am making all of the lattes and specialty drinks. Super affordable too. Today at lunch I made myself a new…

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