I love having guests over, there is nothing better than getting together with friends over a meal. There is always a lot of great conversation and food. Sadly, once it is time to leave there is always cleanup to be done. Â Sometimes it is quick and easy, other times there is a bit more to […]
When I was younger, I used to be real fan of bread pudding… but I haven’t had it for a while. When I was asked to make up a bread pudding recipe for Dempsters Gluten Zero, it took me back to one of my childhood memories. Of course it wouldn’t be a traditional bread pudding, […]
Turkey has become such a central focus of the holidays that sometimes it seems we have turkey for days. It is nice to have something a little different, but still a little festive and something that feels extra special. Sometimes just a nice soup and sandwich for lunch is a great break during the holidays […]
I admit it, I am one of those people that you usually find glued to my phone because of everything that I do with social media. I know that I have to find more time away from the phone -something I am going to try to do. Did you know …in a recent TELUS survey […]
There is nothing that I enjoy more than the nice grilled steak or some grilled chicken. Sadly, as the weather cools it gets tougher and tougher for me to go out onto the deck to barbecue, even though I enjoy grilled foods much more than foods cooked in the oven. I was ecstatic when I […]
Late this past summer my daughter and I had a couple of events to attend in Toronto, so it was easier for us to plan on staying overnight in a hotel – we had some extra bonus points to use up so we thought we would splurge a little bit and try out the  4 […]
After a week of all that  snow and cold that we have had, I am really ready to talk  (and go) great hot weather places to escape to! How about you ? Been trying to find a way to escape all of this? Well….keep reading. 🙂 Our monthly #FamilyTravelCA is next Tuesday at 12 pm […]
I have to admit it, one of the reasons this is one of my favorite times of the year is because of the varieties of squash available right now and all the beautiful colors that we see around us. I can certainly do without the cold, especially this year since we had such a short […]



