The heat of the summer means that I try to stay away from kitchen appliances as much as humanly possible, so this salad is the perfect nutrition packed healthy solution to your dinner side dish dilemma. Quinoa is an amazingly versatile, nutritionally charged super food, and I almost always have some cooked and ready to go in the fridge. I wanted to make an additional … [Read more...]
{MAKE IT} Hidden Valley Ranchify Recipe Challenge: Shrimp and Veggie Bake
I was recently invited, as one of Canada's top online influencers, to take part in the Hidden Valley Ranch - Ranchify Recipe Challenge.As part of the challenge, Hidden Valley Ranch sent me three bottles of ranch dressing to "Ranchify" a recipe and with my love of spicy stuff, I knew right away the bottle of spicy would be in the recipe! Super exciting, however aside from … [Read more...]
Just what the Doctor ordered! Reinventing the housecall with Medeo
It's no secret that I'm not a big fan of the Doctors office. It's not the visit that I despise so much as the process involved with the visit. You see, my family doctor is in a city that's about 25 minutes, one way, away from my house... And that's when there's no traffic to contend with. Couple that with the fact that he only works 3-4 days per week, and is notorious for … [Read more...]
{MAKE IT} Homemade Tortillas
Taco Tuesday will never be the same. This I promise you!I have a love-hate relationship with those "Why didn't I do this sooner?" moments. This was one of those moments.4 ingredients, 7 steps, under an hour, and you too can have better than store bought flour tortillas just in time for dinner!This is honestly one of the easiest recipes I've made in a long time, and I can't … [Read more...]
Quick and Easy Panda Bento Lunch
One of the things I really love about making my kids bento lunches, is finding cute and creative and best yet SIMPLE ways to take a regular lunch up a notch. This bento took less than 15 minutes to make which is a win in my books (especially when it's after midnight already!) and it's cute to boot! My kids love pizza, and these little english muffin pizza's are a simple … [Read more...]