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What is Galette? {Recipe}

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Berry Galette

The fancy word for this dessert is “Galette”, but in my books, it is a cheater pie. It tastes like pie, it just doesn’t look like it! Remember, it’s just a fancy name for cheater pie!  So, you’re still asking yourself, what is Galette? Answer from Wikipedia: “Galette is a term used in French cuisine to designate various types of flat round or free form crusty cakes.” So does that answer your question? Perhaps not. As I mentioned above, I find Galette to be like a cheater pie because it has all of the exact same ingredients as a pie, … Continue reading →

There is NO Such Thing as a Stupid Question #ShineStrong {Giveaway} #PGMom

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ERASE the phrase “Stupid Question” from your vocabulary! In this day and age, it is even MORE important that we raise our daughters to be strong and confident! They are faced with so many challenges growing up. I want my daughter to be confident (but not TOO confident) and to have personal strength. I want her personality to shine out upon the world and for it to land upon many smiling faces. I feel the need to add a side note here… There are SO many amazing campaigns like this, surrounding women and girls, I want to express the importance … Continue reading →

PlasmaCar Giveaway

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PlasmaCar

I’m SO excited to be able to offer you another PlasmaCar Giveaway here on Multi-Testing Mommy! Plasmacars are the BEST! Last summer, we received a PlasmaCar to test out. I remember how easy it was for me to put together and how excited the kids were when they came home to find it on the porch waiting for them! A year later, the Plasmacar continues to be a popular outdoor toy at our house. We have a small hill across the street from our house and the kids LOVE to put on their bike helmets and double up together on … Continue reading →

Comfort and Style Together: Geox Shoes for Children

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Geox

At the beginning of August, my daughter and I had the opportunity to visit Yorkdale Mall to look at Geox shoes for children. What a treat that was for both of us! For my daughter, she loved trying on all of the shoes and dreaming of having a shoe wardrobe that consisted of all of the shoe choices that existed and for me, it was SO much fun to shop with my daughter, despite the analysis paralysis that she experienced. LITERALLY, my daughter and I were in the Geox store for a good part of the morning, we are talking … Continue reading →

Sears Back to School Giveaway #RockTheHalls

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Sears Gift Card Giveaway

Sears Canada has been surprising families in-store and online this month! Their goal is to help families with school aged children get ready for Back to School so they can Rock the Halls! Be sure to see the Sears Back to School Giveaway at the bottom of this post! It is a quick giveaway, so enter now and visit daily to receive your extra entries. How cool is this? Across Canada, as part of their

Emergency Alert Me Bands from @CanadaSpd {Giveaway}

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Alert Me Band Giveaway

Do you answer YES to any of the following questions: Does your child worry? Does your child have any form of anxiety? Do you have a child under that age of 6? Does your child panic easily? Is your child prone to wandering from a group or caregivers? Does your child have difficult communicating? If you did answer YES to any of the questions above, then I highly recommend that you purchase one of these Emergency Alert Me Bands for them! Each band has a place for the following information: Medical Information or “Alert Me In case of EMERGENCY” (e.g. … Continue reading →

Helpful and Fun Back to School Ideas {LINKY}

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Blank calendars

I have to apologize to those of you who don’t have school-aged children or Grandchildren! My blog has been over-run with Back to School content. At least my content has been sprinkled with some good recipes like: Both of these would make GREAT additions to your child’s lunch bag, for those of you who DO have school-aged children! Last week, we had a few bloggers link up some fantastic ideas surrounding Back to School that I would like to feature. These blank calendars can be printed out for your child to use to keep track of projects or for the … Continue reading →

Who Has the Time to do Laundry Twice? {Giveaway}

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OxiClean Giveaway

Do you have time to do laundry twice? If your household is anything like mine (loads of laundry EVERY.SINGLE.DAY), then you likely want to SAVE TIME on laundry like me! OxiClean Laundry would like to help moms everywhere “take a load off” with some great tips on how to get the deepest clean, inside and out for your kids’ clothes during that busy back to school season! From art stains to grass stains, your kids will come home with it all and OxiClean will come to your rescue. Did you learn something new from the infographic above? I hope you … Continue reading →

How to Skin Peaches – the EASY Way!

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How to Skin Peaches

If you follow me on Instagram, your mouths have likely been watering lately as I’ve been trying out a lot of new dessert recipes. I’ve been making desserts with seasonal fruits and vegetables including zucchini, blueberries, strawberries and peaches. A few of the biggest hits were Peach Crisp, Peach Galette, Berry Crisp and Bery Galette. I will be honest with you, up until a few weeks ago when my blogging buddy Personally Andrea shared her recipe for Strawberry Galette, I had never heard of it either. She convinced me to give it a try as I had shared the fact … Continue reading →

How to DEEP Clean a GLASS Stovetop {Tuesday Tip}

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cleaning your glass stovetop

About once a month, I get this crazy urge to clean. I don’t mean sweeping the floors, dusting and wiping the counters, I mean REALLY clean! Are there any other women out there who deep clean and organize their homes according to their menstrual cycle? It’s like clockwork around here for me. So, this weekend, I was wiping our glass stovetop when I noticed there was a slight (it was very slight) pile up or caked on crumbs in the corner. My AMAZING Envirocloth from Norwex couldn’t get the gunk out because it was right in the corner, so out … Continue reading →