When my family talks about returning to Universal Orlando one of the first things that always comes up is heading back to Toothsome's. From the moment I set eyes on Toothsome Chocolate Emporium & Savory Feast Kitchen I just knew I had to eat there. Before leaving for our trip to Orlando I had read online that there was a new steampunk + chocolate themed restaurant … [Read more...]
June Lunch Box Woes and Quaker Chewy Super Grains Granola Bars to the Rescue!
I am SO done with packing school lunches. So. Done. It's June. We've got about sixteen school days left until the end of the year and depending on the day of the week I am wavering between "I can't wait for summer vacation to start", to "Oh crap, the school year is almost over, I don't think I'm ready for summer yet." I look forward to having my girls home with me all summer, … [Read more...]
Thick & Chewy Muffin Tin Sugar Cookies
It's been a while since we last baked something together, so when the big kid asked if we could make cookies for Family Day I said yes. Poking around the kitchen to see what ingredients we had at hand it was decided that we would make sugar cookies. We assembled all of the ingredients on the dining room table, dumped things into our over-sized bowl and mixed and mixed and … [Read more...]
Family Valentine’s Day Plans with Boston Pizza, Heart-Shaped Pizza & Feel Good Moments
I have plans for Valentine's Day. Big old plans. I even made reservations. I didn't book a sitter though, because Valentine's these days is more about the kids then it is about us. While I'll never turn down an excuse for date night, the truth is hubby and I get to go out just the two of us fairly often. My mom, bless her heart, takes the girls overnight pretty frequently. … [Read more...]
What are your kids eating for Halloween dinner? How about Bugs ‘n’ Cheese?
So, this is pretty awesome. You know how each Fall Boston Pizza sells Kids Cards to help raise donations for the Boston Pizza Foundation Future Prospects? Well this year they set a new record, and raised more than $900,000. That's amazing! That's money that will be going directly towards helping kids by supporting The Rick Hansen Foundation, Big Brothers Big Sisters, Kids Help … [Read more...]
Make the Halloween Ghosts and Ghouls go Squoosh!
When we first moved into this house I was excited about getting to hand out treats to trick or treaters, something we hadn't been able to do when we lived in an apartment. However I quickly discovered the disappointing reality, our neighbourhood doesn't get many kids for Halloween. We usually get around two dozen kids, or less. Handing out treats consists mostly of waiting, … [Read more...]
Cooking : The Good, The Bad and The Surprising
I have always loved to cook. I assume it is the same with many families but for me it was always a time of togetherness with a side of great adventure. My mother had this spiral notebook which held mystical recipes that she used to turn boring dinners into tasty delights. I remember fondly my excitement at being old enough to use that notebook with my mom, and one day on my … [Read more...]
Remembering lunch and eating smart with Eat Smart salad kits…. #EatSmartVeggies
Okay now, don't laugh, but with both my kids in school full time I find I forget to eat. Apparently the only thing driving me to produce lunch each day is my kids incessant pleas to be fed. With them out of the picture I forget about lunch. I don't tend to get hungry either. My body likes to play a trick on me where it skips right past hungry to feeling ill and nauseous, and … [Read more...]
Grab a #BPKidsCard This Fall For 5 Free Kids Meals!
Well here we are at the end of the first week back to school, and I don't know about you but I feel like I deserve a treat. I loved spending the summer with my girls. We had another summer of awesome. We played, adventured, argued, napped and occasionally gorged on "sometimes things" like giant bowls of ice cream or endless hours of screen time. And I let things slide. Things … [Read more...]
When Life Gives You Chicken Pox, Have an Ice Cream Bar….
This post has been compensated by Collective Bias, Inc. and its advertiser. As always, my words and opinions are my own. #CollectiveBias Did you know you can get chickenpox even if you've had the vaccine? A few weeks back the big kid went camping with Scouts and came home with an unexpected souvenir. The day we picked her up from camp we got an email from her Beaver leader … [Read more...]
Lego Cake, Nailed It! #CakeWreck #NailedIt {Wordless Wednesday}
As I've admitted before, I am a lousy baker. My sister on the other hand usually manages to bake up some pretty tasty stuff (like these Eggnog Snickerdoodles or this Chocolate Dipped Biscotti). However this time..... Awesome Lego birthday cake photo courtesy of Doug Cornellus. Slightly less awesome "Nailed It" version courtesy of Holly Pageau. … [Read more...]
Valentines Day Candy Heart Sugar Cookies
Cute and super simple. Great idea for a grade school classroom treat, right? … [Read more...]
Buddy’s Pizza in Dearborn, Totally Worth Crossing the Border For
A little while back I went on a press trip to Dearborn, Michigan. A small group of bloggers got together and stayed at the adoba hotel Dearborn, visited the Henry Ford Museum, had a crazy scavenger hunt at the Fairlane Shopping Center, and enjoyed a few meals together. In standard press trip style the majority of our meals were arranged. We had two lovely breakfasts and one … [Read more...]
Snowstorm Sushi Tuna Bombs {Recipe}
We had planned to go for groceries this afternoon, but we ended up staying home because it was snowing like crazy out. I know, I know, I'm Canadian. It's winter. Snow is expected. And I know many people would just plow on out there, but I figure if the roads are crap and I don't absolutely need to be on them, why risk it? The thing is we needed groceries. We were out of … [Read more...]
PJs & Pancakes: Birthday Party Fun with Fisher Price Little People {plus Pumpkin Pancake Recipe}
Fisher-Price sent me on a mission to check out their new Little People First Birthday site. Now everyone in this family is well past their first birthday, but that didn't stop us from having some Fisher-Price style fun. My kids, yes even the seven year old, still love their Little People and play with them frequently. Browsing through the party planning suggestions I decided a … [Read more...]