This no bake Grasshopper Pie isn’t so much a pie, but it’s definitely a very tasty dish. We were headed to a Holiday Monday BBQ and I left myself too little time to make dessert, so I headed straight to my No Bake Treats board on Pinterest. Follow Jennifer VanOosten’s board No Bake Treats on Pinterest. I used the recipe from ... Read More »
Just a few days ago, I posted a recipe for Inside Out Lemon Meringue Pie – I had a few meringue cups left after everyone was served, and my 3 year old son was wondering why I had birds nests sitting on the counter. That got me thinking. I grabbed a package of shredded coconut and tossed a cup of ... Read More »
10 years ago this semester, I was studying in Oxford, England, on an exchange program. 10 years ago this week, I was on ‘reading’ break in Alicante, Spain. It was wonderful and amazing. We did a great many things there, like climb palm trees and walk along the Costa Blanca for 6 hours, but one of my favourite things that ... Read More »
I seem to be fairly alone in this opinion, but I’ve never been impressed by Snickerdoodles. The first time I heard that someone made Snickerdoodles for a cookie exchange, I was really excited. I was conjuring up images of melted chocolate, gooey caramel, crunchy peanuts. What I actually ate was a fairly plain flour cookie with cinnamon seasoning on top. Huh. Not ... Read More »
We love Chex in our house. Not only are they gluten free, but they’re one of our favourite cereals to use when making treats! From Puppy Chow to Chex Mix and the fantastic variations of each, to crispy rice cereal squares – those little puffy squares are deserving vessels of yummy goodness. I have to admit. I wasn’t going to ... Read More »
As of today, the 2014 Sochi Winter Olympics are only 19 days away! Do you know how I know that? Besides being just a little obsessed with the Olympics, I have this SUPER handy app on my phone that tells me how many days left until the Olympics start. And let me take pics of myself & the kids with ... Read More »
Confession: In this house, our favourite thing about making a Turkey Dinner is eating the Turkey Dinner Leftovers. It’s possible that we make a big Turkey Dinner several times a year, not because we like the whole big dinner that much, but because we LOVE the leftovers. About a month ago, we cooked a 20lb turkey for 3 adults and ... Read More »
You know, when I was growing up, it was cold enough outside to skate on the bay before Christmas, and there was always enough snow on the ground to go tobogganing during the Christmas holidays. Sadly, that’s almost never the case anymore. But. We’d all get all bundled up in our gear and wrap our knit scarves around our necks ... Read More »
I think that we can all agree that Pinterest is full of amazing & fun food ideas for kids. In the average day, I’ll admit – I just don’t want to spend the time to make these fun treats. However, one a week for the past few weeks, we’ve been doing some fun treats for snack or lunch – and the ... Read More »
I opened a can of pumpkin puree the other day to make some pumpkin cream cheese icing (fail – but it tasted great!) for a friend’s birthday cake, and then I had 3/4 of the can left. I’m babysitting 4 days a week and I like to make yummy, healthy lunches for the kids – so I thought that I’d give ... Read More »
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