Cream of tomato soup

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One of the best things about winter (along with snow, hot cocoa, blankets, books and cuddling) is that it’s soup season.  Warm, hearty, healthy and oh-so-delicious soup season.  It’s like a hot bath for your tummy and a liquid savouriness (yes, that’s a word – at least with respect to this recipe) for your mouth… at least […]

Quick and Easy Christmas Treats

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Are you ready? Except for the cooking that is? I am!! Mainly because Hubby handles cooking the main meals, and I handle the baking, grocery shopping, cleaning etc.  (aka: he gets all the glory). Fortunately for me, my baking has been pared down to a few seasonal favourites that we bring out every year – […]

Gingerbread Ornaments

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A few years ago my Mom decorated her tree with gingerbread ornaments and I remember sitting near it and thinking how scrumptious it smelled. This year I decided to make some of my own gingerbread ornaments (with help from Mom and the girls) to create that same warm and homey feel for my own Christmas […]

Sugar cookies with buttercream icing

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I had this dilemma last week – it was Mother’s Day, my pottery berry bowls that I’d made for my Moms weren’t glazed or fired yet and every cookie-maker in town was booked until August. How can people be so ahead of the game that they know they’ll need sugar cookies in August!?  I don’t even […]

Strawberry Brownie Kebabs – an Easy Valentine’s Treat

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These strawberry brownie kebabs are an easy treat that you can whip out in minutes (especially if you buy two-bite brownies) to make for Valentine’s day at school. There’s not much to it really, you will need: large marshmallows two-bite brownies (or bake-your-own and cut them into 1″ bites) kebab skewers fresh strawberries – washed […]

Easy Meringue Poppers – Great classroom treat!

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My Mom makes meringues. She makes a LOT of meringues. Up until I made this recipe, I’d assumed that she adored meringues for the volume she turned out. Now I know that a little goes a looooooong way.  (No wonder she kept offering them to us!) This recipe – adapted from Kraft Canada uses 3/4 […]

The BEST Protein Bars in the world

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“The BEST protein bars in the world” sound like a tall order to live up to? You need to try these and tell me I’m wrong.  I don’t even like protein bars as a rule, but I’ve been snacking away on these like they were candy.  Truly, I even had one as dessert the other […]