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Slow Cooker Beef Stew

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I enjoy cooking in the cooler months. With the temperatures slowly dropping here, I have been using the oven and slow cooker a lot more. I have also been going through the new Betty Crocker cookbook and have been tackling a bunch of their easy recipes for the slow cooker. The thing I like the Continue reading →

Roasted Pumpkin Seeds

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Have you picked up your pumpkin to carve yet? This year make sure to hold on to your seeds so you can make Roasted Pumpkin Seeds. Pumpkin seeds make great snacks that are rich in fiber as well as vitamins B and E. There are about 80 calories in a quarter cup once cooked. We Continue reading →

Planning a Third Birthday Party

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I can’t believe our Little Bird is going to be three years old next month. We just handed out her invites this morning and we have been talking about her birthday this past weekend. This is the first year she gets some input on what she wants and she is getting excited. She is at Continue reading →

Giveaway: Let’s Talk Dads and Barbecues! (Closed)

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In this household, those two go together like “rama lama lama kadingy kading-a-dong”(Grease throwback for ya). My husband is in his element around barbecues. I imagine that listening to him decide what he wants to grill and watching him in action would be like hanging out with Beethoven while he composed Fur Elise. Okay, I am Continue reading →

Colourful Gardens, Barbecues and Eating Healthy — Oh My!

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I just got back from one of my favorite gardening centres with the rest of this year’s vegetables that we will be planting in our garden. I say the rest because Little Bird and I already started some peas, ground cherries and heirloom tomatoes in doors a couple of months ago from the seeds we Continue reading →

Happy Belated Mothers Day

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This past week was a little exciting in our household. On Friday, I finished my last day of work before our baby will be born. Also on Friday, I ended up stopping in to the hospital on my way home because I had been having contractions since Thursday night. I only clued in that they Continue reading →

Recipes Fit for a King… or Prince and His Princess to Be (Plus a FPC Ice Cream Coupon)

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Is anyone here currently signed up for the Life Made Delicious e-newsletter? I am and I look forward to getting their emails throughout the month that cover things from picky eaters to new and favorite recipes. I was even SUPER excited to see that they had my Slow Cooker Chicken & Dumplings recipe in one Continue reading →

Life Made Delicious – Easy Recipes For the Whole Family

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Every week we sit down at the dinner table on Wednesdays and make our menu for the following week to prepare for our grocery shopping trip that night. We try to have a good combination of kid friendly recipes, family favorites and something new each week so we aren’t just eating the same things over Continue reading →

Bernardin – Home Canning

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When we first moved in to our house in April, a neighbour of mine told me that our garden ‘really produces’. At first I was worried because that meant that if I didn’t have a good crop, then it was me, and not the garden. I could never have prepared myself for the harvest at Continue reading →

Power Berry Trail Mix Snack Cookie Recipe

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Well, as you know, I am out of town enjoying a week with family. I have some wonderful posts lined up for you this week to keep you company while I’m gone. I have a total of three recipes coming this week from Cherries. How long have our kids been back to school? And are Continue reading →

A Zombie Ate My Cupcake by Lily Vanilli – Book Review

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Wondering what ghoulish treats to serve your little goblins and witches this year? Look no further than ‘A Zombie Ate My Cupcake’ by Lily Vanilli. Just released this summer, this book features 25 fun, scary and creepy concoctions that are sure to thrill any little Halloween lover (AKA my husband!). With full-page colour pictures and Continue reading →