After posting the recipe & YouTube Video for Apple Cinnamon Challah, I received many requests for the recipe that I use to make my  challah dough.  I have been making challah in the bread machine for over 15 years and I love the results.  This recipe is available at http://montrealmom.com/recipes/bread_machine_challah.pdf. More recently, however, I experimented [...]

Apple Picking time is here & rather than a wordy post, I thought I’d leave you with a list of orchards where you could enjoy some fun family time together. FRANKLIN CENTRE Hillspring Farm 1019 Route 202 450-827-2565 Maniadakis Organic Orchard 1150 Route 209 450-827-2357 McMillan Orchards 1639 Route 202 450-827-2748 Vergers Cassidy Orchards 2910 [...]

At Shoreline Cleanup, it really does.  Every cigarette butt collected is logged & accounted for and every human butt that shows up makes a difference. As those of you who read my blog post last week already know, I was recently asked by Coca-Cola Canada to get involved in the Great Canadian Shoreline Cleanup (GCSC) [...]

In our family, we started a tradition making challah with apples and cinnamon.  It’s also a wonderful and easy baking activity for kids of all ages. The video speaks for itself so I hope you enjoy! http://www.youtube.com/user/montrealmomTV I’d love to hear back from you if you try it and would also love to hear about [...]

Did you know that in 2010 over 365,000 cigarettes & filters were found on Canadian shorelines? They were found alongside over 100,000 food wrappers and containers and close to 75,000 plastic bags. How do I know this? Because they were found during the Great Canadian Shoreline Cleanup of 2010. I was recently contacted by Coca-Cola [...]

Back to School can often mean Back to the Doctor’s Office…and so I thought it timely to share this information with you. Unfortunately over the years, our family has seen as lot of strep. We have also learned that strep has symptoms beyond what is commonly known. Over the years I’ve also recommended to friends [...]

How to use your pot drawer to organize your snacks to grab & go for school/work lunches:                         Alternatively, you may prefer to organize your coffee pods:)                     Either way, you may wish to purchase [...]

THIS GIVEAWAY IS NOW CLOSED Congratulations to Julia, our lucky winner!!! Hope you have a wonderful family outing! (Julia has been notified by email). Thank you to all of our entrants & if you are still interested in attending, I understand that there are still some tickets available for purchase. (You can see the link [...]

I recently had the opportunity to hear Lorraine Boisclair, French teacher at the Hebrew Foundation School in Dollard-des-Ormeaux, speak about teaching her grade 5 students. She offered insight as to how it was important to keep the kids moving during the day.  That can mean different things.  She may ask them to demonstrate the different [...]

A recent favourite in my home, I just have to share this recipe. If peanut butter is an issue, you can substitute with mini caramel cups instead (available at Walmart & elsewhere) It’s actually the method that makes these treats so special.  Special thanks to Sam & Jill Wise for letting me know about this [...]