The weather here is warming up, believe it or not the ground is thawing after a very cold winter. This finds us out in the backyard, discovering everything the dogs and the kids have brought outside to play with...and left in a snowbank, hidden from view. Our yards looked a GREAT mess, with Halloween skeleton hands and dog toys strewn everywhere. It's embarrassing to say but I had been avoiding doing the heavy work of cleaning it all up and raking away the debris of the lawn...until the sun ...
Drinks
Berry Green Protein Smoothie Recipe
We are well into the new year which finds me sticking to my resolve to be conscious of what I'm eating and preparing for our family. With my parents living here, we are preparing meals for 6 very different taste buds and health needs. 3 generations isn't always easy but one thing we all enjoy is a smoothie. Smoothies are fantastic for nutrition, I can jam in veggies which my kids (or my parents) that they usually would turn their noses up to. When I come up with a new smoothie recipe, I'm ...
Creamy Hot Cocoa Recipe
It's the time of year when I dust off my hot drink recipes because baby it's COLD outside! Each year I try to share some favourites here, last year I shared my Candy Cane Hot Chocolate recipe which is one of the kids favourites. Today I'm sharing my Creamy Hot Cocoa recipe which I know you will all enjoy. This recipe is one we've been making for years, it's the go-to hot drink after the kids run in from a day of playing in the snow. We change into jammies and cuddle up by the fire with a ...
Starbucks Copycat Cinnamon Dolce Latte
I am a sucker for a GREAT drink recipe! Hot or cold, if it's jammed with flavour chances are I will enjoy it. Starbucks coffee choices are some of my favourites but to be honest I am very budget conscious and we simply don't allow for me to buy a tasty Starbucks treat often. I've taken to trying to recreate Starbucks recipe at home which hasn't been easy but I won't give up just because one or two fail. As I make my way through the trial and errors, I'll be sharing the recipes with you all. ...
Blueberry Smoothie Recipe from My Creative 10 Yr Old Sydney
The kids have been off school for some time now and believe it or not I'm not going crazy! Things have been rather smooth, we've been enjoying our days together and finding fun things to do. Today Sydney who is 10 spend her day developing a fantastic blueberry smothie recipe and having a photoshoot to share it with you all. In February I told you all about her love of photography and how she surprised me by making an Orange Peach Smoothie Recipe and snapping her own photos. When she ...