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It’s -30 with the wind chill, and somehow the kids have lost all the right-handed gloves so mix & match is not even an option. It’s not a hot lunch day & there’s no sandwich bread left in the house (thank goodness for the burger buns in the freezer)! You have an appointment with your [...]

As many of you know, I am super-excited about finding a nutritious on-the-go Drive-Thru option: Fruit & Maple Oatmeal from McDonald’s. You can read why I’m a believer right here. Being that getting nutritious fare on-the-go is something of concern to busy moms, it’s worthy of a chat, and if we’re going to have a [...]

You’ve dropped off the kids, and as the door to the minivan closes, you begin calculating how long it will take you to get to your downtown appointment. Your stomach grumbles. You suddenly realize that in all the hoopla of finding mittens & packing lunches, you forgot to eat. AGAIN. I’ll just grab a muffin [...]

When it’s a pulled BEEF shoulder, that’s when! And SO easy to prepare   I actually used a recipe for “Beery Roast” by the FABULOUS Norene Gilletz of Gourmania from her Classic Second Helpings Please cookbook. I switched it up a touch by preparing it in the crockpot and shredding it for these incredible Pulled Beef [...]

Like so many people, I try to remember my reusable shopping bags all the time.  When I forget I end up with a bunch of plastic that I end up reusing somehow (at least those that make it home without developing holes in them) The bags I have a hard time putting to good use [...]

People are always asking how I prepare my brisket and when I tell them, they don’t believe it’s as simple as onions, salt & pepper. The thing is…it really is THAT SIMPLE! This is a perfect dish for the holidays or for any gathering with family and friends. Have a look at this video to [...]

As I’ve said before, one of the fun parts of my job is when companies send me new & cool stuff to try out in the hopes that I will share with my readers.  The BEST part of my job? When I know that by sharing, it will bring some benefit to others. I recently [...]

This week, I was invited by a friend to visit the just-opened menchie’s on St. Jean Boulevard in the west island. She told me I just HAD to have a real menchie’s experience…and what an experience it is! It’s essentially a self-serve frozen yogurt buffet where you can choose as few or as many flavours as you’d [...]

One of our family’s greatest summer pleasures is berry picking. We love our strawberries, raspberries and blueberries and we also love our jam. I’ve always been intimidated by the whole “canning” process – from sterilizing jars to putting tem back into boiling water to process.  It seemed like a lot of work and I was [...]

One of the fun parts of what I do is getting to sample lots of new stuff.  My friends at McDonald’s are aware that I have some dietary restrictions and so when I asked about the smoothie ingredients I was disappointed to hear that they were made with yogurt.  Why?  Simply put, many of the [...]