Beef Taquitos

Beef Taquitos

On the weekend, the kids and I headed to the Jays baseball game. It’s a very long story how this all happened, but in the end, all you need to know is that hubby stayed home. He knew that we would be coming home around dinner time, so he asked me what I had planned for dinner. I had taken ground beef out of the freezer the day before and didn’t end up using it. I had intentions of figuring out how to make beef taquitos and so that is what I told him. He didn’t skip a beat and … Continue reading

A Power Packed Smoothie to Start the Day!

Power Packed Smoothie

Please don’t yell at me….. I’m starting to think about what my morning routine is going to look like in a few weeks once school starts up again. WHY? Well, after some inspirational talks with my friend Michele at Juice Plus, I’ve become motivated to re-think my morning routine. My new routine is going to include a Power Packed Smoothie to Start the Day!   What does my routine look like right now? After lying in bed for about 15 minutes, slowly waking up while checking emails and social media on my phone, I stumble downstairs and drink a tall … Continue reading

CRAZY Simple Homemade NO KNEAD Bread

No Knead Overnight Bread

Last night, I went to a Norwex social. I always have such a fantastic time when I meet up with these amazing Norwex ladies as they are all so nice and welcoming. We share ideas, socialize and have lots of laughs together. Last night was our annual Sangria and PotLuck party and I’ll give you ONE GUESS what item I brought for the potluck – you got it right…my BREAD! You see, my blogging partner over at Canadian Moms Cook, Stacey introduced me to this recipe and I have been making it ever since. Whenever there is a potluck or … Continue reading

Delicious Summer BBQ Dry Rub Ribs

BBQ Dry Rub Ribs

When I was a kid, my all-time favourite ribs came from a locally owned restaurant: they were grilled dry, without any sauce on them, and covered in a savoury rub that made them exquisite on their own, and even more amazing when coupled with a sweet-hot sauce (added on your plate as a condiment would be). A few years ago I decided to set upon the adventure of recreating this recipe, or at least something inspired by it. The fruits of my labour yielded a recipe for rib rub and another for rib sauce. I prepare ribs for our family … Continue reading

Homemade Sweet Rib Sauce

Sweet Rib Sauce

As mentioned in the rib rub recipe, my preference is for a sauce to be added after grilling the ribs rather than during the grilling process. Unfortunately, we found that many of the commercially available sauces tasted nowhere near as good if they were used in this manner; it was almost as if they were designed to be cooked. Undaunted, I set out on an odyssey to come up with a rib sauce to compliment my dry ribs (which, if you force me to tell you, are kind of salty – but I would never admit that to the sodium … Continue reading

Moist Cornbread Recipe

Moist Cornbread

Who knew that we would end up having a family tradition whenever we make ribs, but apparently we do! We have a favourite Cornbread Recipe that we have grown to love and we really enjoy it in combination with delicious BBQ Ribs! We also have a zesty homemade BBQ sauce that we make for the side that I will share with you shortly. This cornbread is beautifully moist thanks to the addition of buttermilk and slightly sweet, but not overwhelmingly sweet. It compliments our Dry Rib Rub as it creates something savory and something slightly sweet. A beautiful combination. FINALLY…. … Continue reading

Amazing DRY Rib Rub Recipe

Dry Rib Rub

Growing up, my family made pork spare ribs a bunch of different ways; my mother’s specialty was to cook them in a tomato based stew so that the meat literally fell off the bones, my father slathered them in sauce and cooked them on our gas grill (sometimes – I even shudder to think of it now – he would boil them first – I know, the horror). The problem was, no matter what they tried, they were never able to match my all-time favourite ribs (which came from a locally owned restaurant): they were grilled dry, without any sauce … Continue reading

Enjoy Your Coffee ONE Cup at a Time with a Keurig K200 {Giveaway} #KeurigColours

Keurig K200 Giveaway

Are you a coffee lover like I am? Me and coffee go WAY back! I still remember heading across the street from my high school to the local coffee shop and enjoying coffee triple-triple (yes, it was more like a dessert!) on my spares. It was a social thing at the time, more than it was the desire for caffeine (although that certainly helped). Over the years, while coffee certainly remains to be a social “thing” for me, it is more of a comfort and yes, I will admit…somewhat of a necessity. Because I work from home, and not in … Continue reading

More Peanut Butter Snack Bite Fun with Kraft!

Peanut Butter Snack Bites with sprinkles

A few weeks ago, I shared a super easy recipe called No Bake After School Peanut Butter Snack Bites. These little snack bites went over SO well with my kiddos, that they have been asking me almost daily since I last made them whether or not there were more waiting for them on the table when they get home from school. They were so easy to make, I honestly feel like I technically could make these every day as an after school snack and I’m pretty sure that they would never tire of them because there are SO MANY VARIATIONS … Continue reading

10 Mother’s Day Brunch Ideas

Mother's Day Brunch

What better way to celebrate Mother’s Day than to invite your Mom over for Mother’s Day Brunch! I’m a HUGE fan of brunch, simply because there is often a variety of both sweet and savory foods and I love the idea of breakfast for lunch or dinner! I often don’t have the appetite for a large breakfast, but I really do enjoy breakfast type foods. Feel free to save the image above and send it to your Mom if you are planning on having her over for Mother’s Day Brunch! Here are some Mother’s Day Brunch ideas to help you … Continue reading