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    Spice Up Pizza Night With This Mexican Pizza Recipe

    December 15, 2015 - By 

    Easy, Fantastic and Family Friendly! That’s the trifecta of all great recipes in this house. In fact, the easier the better some nights! And well, easy also means that sometimes kids who are 11 and 14 can actually take the lead in cooking it. That makes this Mom happy. There’s nothing my one daughter loves more than pizza – well, unless it is peanut butter. I think she could live on those two foods regularly. Not at the same time of course, but she’d be totally okay having them both back to back I think. Not that we’ve ever tried. Anyways…

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    10 Delicious Sweet Treat Christmas Cookie Bar Recipe Ideas

    November 16, 2015 - By 

    It’s now well into November and honestly it’s starting to look a bit more like winter around here. There’s something about this time of year that makes me want to bake. This year I have a gorgeous new Breville Scraper Mixer Pro which is clearly going to be my new Christmas toy and present just for me!! Also it is already inspiring this Mom to generate some creative cookies and recipes in the kitchen. Baking is so much more fun with the right tools! Don’t you agree? This year I thought it would be nice to share with you a collection…

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    Festive Gingerbread Chai Latte

    November 11, 2015 - By 

    If you know me at all, then you are aware of my love for chai latte. Chai tea latte is my favourite beverage on the planet. I can drink it all year round but it’s my favourite thing to order from Starbucks when I travel. There’s something very comforting and smooth about a chai tea latte. This season I love experimenting with the flavours that are Fall and Winter standbys. This time of year gingerbread is a smooth partner in so many holiday recipes. Gingerbread cookies and treats are synonymous with Christmas. Gingerbread is to Christmas what pumpkin is to…

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    8 White Chocolate Raspberry Recipes

    September 11, 2015 - By 

    8 White Chocolate Raspberry Recipes Milk chocolate, dark chocolate, sugar free? Do you have a favourite kind of chocolate? I’ll pick white chocolate any day. Oh now I know white chocolate isn’t really chocolate – I get that spiel every time I grab some at home. I know and yet I don’t care because it’s just that good. I think these 8 White Chocolate Raspberry Recipes prove my point. White chocolate is versatile and melt in your mouth yummy. When you combine it with raspberries you’ve got a truly refreshing and tasty dessert. Plus white chocolate is a yummy treat all…

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    8 Delicious Apple Dessert Recipes

    August 13, 2015 - By 

    Everyone knows apple pie is one of the most loved Apple Dessert Recipes. But what else can you do with your ripe apples? How many different ways are there to cook or bake something tasty with this beloved fruit? Today, I just wanted to share eight new ways of my favourite Apple Dessert Recipes. What’s better than fresh apple picking on the farm in the fall months? Well, maybe cooking with those fresh apples after you pick them. I love apples – all kinds of apples. Happily my kids love them too. One of my favourite places to go every…

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    5 Scrumptious Squash Recipes

    July 27, 2015 - By 

    I am a summer girl through and through. July is the month of my birthday and I am a true July baby. I could live on the beach somewhere sunny and eat Barbecue and enjoy fresh fruits and the occasional sip of wine and be happy for the rest of my life. Fall, interrupts my happiness and doesn’t have a tonne of redeeming factors about it. But there are some great foods that I enjoy that only come around in the Autumn months. [tweetthis]Cooking with squash is the only reason I am happy for Fall to come.[/tweetthis] Fall foods like apples…

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    Make Your Own Creamsicles with a Breville Hemisphere Twist Blender #Giveaway ARV $180

    July 23, 2015 - By 

    How do you stay hydrated and refreshed this time of year? The Breville Hemisphere Twist can help. The Breville Hemisphere Twist blender can juice, blend and pulverize with a flourish. Just the right ticket for the summer months, a party at the pool, the bar, or the health nut you love. I’ve been wanting a juicer forever and the only blender we have here is a single serve that works for one small smoothie each at best. So this Breville Hemisphere Twist blender was a welcome addition to our kitchen. I have been striving to build some sort of bar…

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    5 Healthy and Awesome Spinach Recipes

    June 19, 2015 - By 

    As a child we had spinach at least twice a month. It was affordable and so good for you too. We grew up on simple spinach boiled and served with butter. But there’s no end to what you can use this amazing health vegetable in at meal time. From dips to salads and pastries too, spinach is more versatile than you might think. These 5 spinach recipes prove that. If you ask me spinach gets a bit of a bad wrap. It’s not nearly as sexy as kale has become. Instead, it’s that thing caught between your teeth after lunch…

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    Delicious Peach Desserts

    June 16, 2015 - By 

    Peach recipes can be so light and refreshing this time of year. And what’s great about that in Ontario is that peaches are available in abundance in the summer months. They are affordable too. So, when summer arrives it’s time to take advantage of all the fresh local fruit and produce like peaches to build peach desserts that win everyone over. There are so many great recipes to try in the spring and summer months. And there are so many fun family occasions that lend themselves to experimenting with a new recipe. This time of year so many ingredients like…

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    The Best Peach Recipes For Summer

    June 9, 2015 - By 

    Is there anything sweeter than a peach? Yes there is – a great peach recipe. I think you might find some sweet and really creative peach recipes for summer here. I am so making the Olive Garden Peach Tea Copycat recipe the first chance I get. By the way did you know? [tweetthis]DYK the peach tree originated in China? [/tweetthis] Five Facts About Peaches: 1. The peach tree originated in China. 2. The peach tree is deciduous. [tweetthis]Is a peach tree deciduous or coniferous? Read more about peaches here..[/tweetthis] 3. Peaches and nectarines are the same species. Peaches have fuzz on…