How to Make Rhubarb Sour Cream Muffins

Rhubarb Sour Cream Muffins

Rhubarb Sour Cream Muffins ~ One advantage to living in a northern climate (there aren't too many...lol) is rhubarb! If you are not familiar with rhubarb, it's a cool season perennial vegetable, that's right...it's a vegetable! Even though we most often treat it as a fruit in such confections as pies, crisps, squares, ice-cream, compotes and jams, crumbles, coffee cakes, sweet breads and muffins, it is actually a vegetable. Rhubarb is a cool season, perennial crop. It requires … [Read more...]

Are You Familiar with #WINKDay {w/Twitter Party Details}

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  Cancer and its treatment rob a woman of many things, including her sense of self. Your participation in #WINKDay will help a woman with cancer see herself in the mirror again and bring awareness to the social and emotional challenges she faces. All money raised will fund Look Good Feel Better workshops that provide valuable cosmetic tips and tools to lift her spirits and help her face cancer with courage. LOOK GOOD FEEL BETTER Look Good Feel Better offers free … [Read more...]

Mexican Hot Fudge Pudding Cake in an Edible Tortilla Bowl

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This shop has been compensated by Collective Bias, Inc. and its advertiser. All opinions are mine alone. #CreateYourBowl #CollectiveBias I did not grow up having Sunday dinners, but it was a Sunday tradition in my husband’s family. Before we had kids and when they were little, we ALWAYS went to my in-laws for a big dinner on Sunday. As the years went by and my mother and father-in-law became older, the dinners were held more and more often at our home.  Even now, with our grown children … [Read more...]

~ CLOSED ~ BBQ Turkey Club with Spicy Mayo {w/$75 Visa GC Giveaway}

BBQ Turkey Club with Spicy Mayo

Thank goodness summer has finally arrived! Schools will soon be out for the summer holiday, the days will be less structured and mealtime is going to be more casual. I love the relaxed, easy-going vibe of summer! One of my favourite food items to cook with in the summer is Canadian Turkey. Turkey isn't just for "special occasions".  I love having turkey in the summer months, it is so convenient and summer is the perfect season to cook, eat, and grill our favorite bird. Turkey is a light … [Read more...]

You Won’t Want to Miss the NeelyG Festival of Music

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Photo attribution: Ben Gillcrist Are You A Music Lover? If you are, you need to set aside July 15th-17th, 2016 to catch an absolutely stellar line-up of talent at the 2nd annual NeelyG Festival of Music. The Neely G Festival will feature the best of Folk, Blues, Roots, Celtic, Country and Bluegrass music for three fabulous days. We attended last year's inaugural festival and let me tell you, the quality of talent was unrivaled and the venue was magical. This year's festival features an … [Read more...]

~ CLOSED ~ Perfect Gifts for Dads and Grads {w/Giveaway}

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I don't know about you, but June is a busy month in our household! We have birthdays and anniversaries to celebrate, not to mention the all important dads and grads! It's often sometimes tough to come up with a gift that will be meaningful to the recipient but yet doesn't tax the brain or the bank too much. I find I can usually count on Hallmark to take some of the guess-work out of my shopping. They seem to always have the perfect gifts for every occasion, including Perfect Gifts for Dads … [Read more...]

13 Recipes for Your Next Camping Trip

Recipes for Your Next Camping Trip

  Original Photo via Visual Hunt 13 Recipes for Your Next Camping Trip ~ Finally, the weather has improved, spring has arrived and I have camping on my mind.  I’m not quite sure what I love about leaving my comfortable home with bathrooms, showers, bathtubs, stove, oven, electricity, running water and comfortable beds to live out of boxes & bags in the middle of nowhere, but I do! I have always felt I was born 100 years too late. I think I was destined to travel in a covered … [Read more...]

Our Visit to the Saltscapes East Coast Expo in Halifax N.S.

Saltscapes East Coast Expo

If you have never been to the Saltscapes East Coast Expo in Halifax N.S., I strongly urge you to mark it on your calendar for next year! A couple of weekends ago I was in the Halifax, N.S. area and by somewhat of a fluke, found out the Saltscapes East Coast Expo was happening that weekend. I am a long time lover and subscriber to Saltscapes magazine and even though I was aware of the Saltscapes Expo, which just finished its 12th year, I had never been in the area when it was scheduled. So, … [Read more...]

Old Fashioned Peanut Butter Cookies

Peanut Butter Cookies

If you are looking to re-create Peanut Butter Cookies like your grandmother used to make, you know the cookie; a little crunchy on the outside and totally chewy on the inside, then this is the cookie for you! This is a delicious, peanut buttery, old-fashioned cookie like your Grammie would have made. My hubby is a peanut butter cookie fanatic, so I thought this would be a fun cookie to make for him and hopefully it would bring back lots of great childhood memories. This is a very simple … [Read more...]

5 Ways to Show Your Legs Some Love This Summer

Show Your Legs Some Love This Summer

As a mom who carried two rather hefty babies and a nurse who has worked many, many, many twelve-hour shifts, I am now all too familiar with a medical condition called Chronic Venous Insufficiency (or CVI). I would often come home, especially in the summer months, after a long day of work with heavy, painful, swollen and very tired legs. And fairly early on in my career, I started to notice the formation of varicose veins in my legs.  During the winter months, when long pants and jeans were … [Read more...]

Wishing You a Happy Victoria Day, Here’s to the Queen!

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Queen Victoria By Alexander Bassano - Scanned from the book The National Portrait Gallery History of the Kings and Queens of England by David Williamson, ISBN 1855142287, p. 153., Public Domain, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=6640482 The Victoria Day weekend signals the unofficial beginning of summer in Canada. Yes, we are well aware that the season doesn’t officially start for another month but for we northerners, when the weather becomes warm enough to haul out the … [Read more...]

Vegetable and Cheddar Frittata

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Let me paint you a picture.  I am pretty sure you will recognize this picture, most of us have been there at one time or another.  It's 5:30 PM, everyone has just arrived home after a long day of...work, school, endless appointments, soccer practice, ballet or whatever, and "everyone" is hungry.  You go to the fridge, hoping by some miracle of miracles that something suitable for dinner has appeared, but there is not a dinner worthy item in sight. You go to the fridge, hoping by some miracle … [Read more...]

A Visit to the Halifax Seaport Farmers’ Market

Halifax Seaport Farmers' Market

A couple of weekends ago, we decided a little trip was in order and went to Halifax, Nova Scotia. Halifax is about a 3.5-hour drive from where we live. In addition to spending some time relaxing and taking in the Saltscape Expo, which was happening that weekend, we also wanted to visit the Halifax Seaport Farmers' Market. We had heard lots of good things about this market so got up early on Saturday morning to pay it a visit. If you're not familiar with it, the Halifax Seaport Farmers' … [Read more...]

Tweetstorm for Bill C-246 to Support Better Animal Cruelty Legislation

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Tweetstorm for Bill C-246 to Modernize the Animal Protections Act This enactment amends the Criminal Code to consolidate and modernize various offences against animals. The enactment amends the Fisheries Act to prohibit the practice of shark finning and the Wild Animal and Plant Protection and Regulation of International and Interprovincial Trade Act to prohibit the importation of shark fins that are not attached to the rest of the shark carcass. It also amends the Textile Labelling Act … [Read more...]