Category Archives: food

Sugar Cookies Recipe

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My six year old daughter and I made these sugar cookies together in preparation for an upcoming Bridal Shower. This is a perfect recipe for children to help with because there are many jobs just perfect for little people! Here are some tips when making sugar cookies: Remember flour is your friend (you can use icing sugar instead) – flour your work surface and your rolling pin. I have recently bought some amazing rolling pin elastics to help me roll out my dough evenly – they work SO well! If your dough is at room temperature, it can get difficult … Continue reading →

Tim Hortons New Lasagna and Garlic Bread (REVIEW)

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When I heard that Tim Hortons had just started promoting a new dish: Lasagna and Garlic Bread, I will admit to being very intrigued. I love my pasta, that is no secret! And well, me and Tim Hortons coffee, well, we are best friends. So, why not marry the two?! Here’s a funny thing, I asked for my meal “to stay” and the above is what they gave me. I nice stainless “tray” with a disposible cup and spoon as well as the garlic bread wrapped in paper. As much as Timmies is getting their recycling/waste sorted out, they still … Continue reading →

#CanadianCookies Blog Event is Coming Next Week!

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Do you love to bake? Are you getting excited about the upcoming Holiday Season? Did You Know Canada and Multi-Testing Mommy are excited about baking for the Holiday Season! All About #CanadianCookies: Reviews of various baking related products. A recipe link up. Recipes for Holiday Baking #CanadianCookies Twitter Party RSVP Now for #CanadianCookies Twitter Party About #CanadianCookies Twitter Party: When: Wednesday November 9, 2011 8-10pm ESTWho: Open to ANYONE but prizes are only available to CANADIANSHashtag: #CanadianCookiesHosts: @DiduKnowCanada and @MultiTestingMomTopic: Twitter Party for Canadians who would like to chat about baking and the holidays. We can share tips, recipe ideas … Continue reading →

Fun and Easy Halloween Snack with a Little Hidden Math!

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If you don’t have time to be creative, but you want to serve a fun and festive snack to your little ones, here’s an idea…. Buy festive icecube trays from your local Dollar Store or this year, I’ve seen them at the Canadian Superstore (Loblaws). Young children just LOVE to get their snack tray filled up with fun little food bits and they feel like a big kid when they carry it by themselves to the table. The trays are so much fun to fill and they portion out the smallest snacks so their tummies don’t get too full. You … Continue reading →

GivingGifts.ca – Eco Friendly and Fair Trade Gifts (REVIEW)

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I’ve had the wonderful opportunity to have learned about GivingGifts.ca! The owner is a fantastic woman who is a very caring and conscientious person. This is seen in the Giving Gifts’commitment to carrying products from companies that respect and sustain the environment and promote and practice fair and open trade ethics and principles. 10% of profits from Giving Gifts goes directly to Charity. They offer a large variety of fun, unique and practical items that can be purchased for yourself or that can be given as gifts! Categories to choose from include: Playing and Crafting, Reading and Writing, Eating and … Continue reading →

Real Food Moms (REVIEW)

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Real Food Moms is a website for families providing information (“real food answers”) for busy families. Jeannette Lee Bessinger and Tracee Yablon-Brenner, the website owners and the authors of two amazing books have quite a bit of combined experience. Their books are called Simple Food for Busy Families – The Whole Life Nutrition Approach and Great Expectations: Best Food for Your Baby and Toddler – From First Foods to Meals Your Child Will Love. Great Expectations: Best Food for Your Baby and Toddler covers all aspects of feeding a baby from birth through age three—from breastfeeding through toddler food preparation. … Continue reading →

A Visit to Tim Hortons (#EqualCanada)

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I was supposed to have some “me time”, something that is so important, but those plans got cancelled and so I took the kids with me instead. We went to one of the 11 Tim Hortons in our city for lunch, during the week because both kids were feeling a bit under the weather and some warm, hot soup from Timmies would hit the spot. We were SO lucky that we arrived when we did because just as we sat down with our food, the lineup grew and grew and grew! Timmies is a hopping place at lunch time and … Continue reading →

“Today I Ate a Rainbow” – Healthy Eating Encouragement for Kids!

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Back in August, I wrote a post about a grocery shopping trip that my daughter and I took together where she asked me if we could buy enough food so that when we got home we could eat a Rainbow Snack. That afternoon, we did indeed eat a rainbow snack! I cannot express what a proud and happy Mama I was! My daughter actually ASKED to EAT A RAINBOW! This made me think of a company that I had seen around Twitter for quite some time, so I decided to contact them about my post and potentially reviewing their amazing … Continue reading →

How to Bake and Puree Fresh Pumpkin

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Last year, I sent these delicious mini Pumpkin Muffins for my daughter’s Halloween Class treat. I sent these rather than a bag of candy in hopes that the class would enjoy something half healthy during their Halloween Celebration. Pumpkin Muffins 1 cup all purpose flour1 cup whole wheat (if you don’t have this, just double the all purpose flour)2 tsp baking powder1 tsp cinnamon1 tsp nutmeg (optional)½ tsp salt (optional)¾ cup packed brown sugar1 egg1/3 cup canola oil2/3 cup buttermilk1 ½ cups pureed pumpkin (canned or fresh)¾ raisins (golden works best with this recipe) Variation: Add 2 apples, peeled and … Continue reading →

Do You Know Where Your Seafood Came From? (INFO and GIVEAWAY)

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People are starting to want to be in the know about where their food comes from. Thisfish is “committed to helping you make more informed choices about the authenticity, quality and sustainability of the seafood you eat, while promoting the folks who proudly stand behind their catch!” Fish is a popular dinner option, especially considering the health benefits of some specific kinds of fish! But, who wouldn’t want to know where there fish came from? From the fisherman who caught it, the boat it was caught on, the fishing area it was caught from and the fishing method used, this … Continue reading →