Posted in Food & DrinkHealth & Wellness
Best New Year’s Eve Drink Choices
My top 5 figure-friendly drink choices (what I actually drink myself) PLUS holiday tipples & their bacon equivalents. Choose wisely this New Year’s Eve!
When to Buy Organic: The “Dirty Dozen”
Organic produce (and especially local, organic produce) just feels right. Organic fruits and vegetables might lack that creepy, shiny, technicolour look of conventionally grown produce, but they make up for the occasional spot or bump in amazing, fresh taste. When produce is in season and grown healthfully it tastes AMAZING!
Posted in Everyday ParentingJust Between Us
Taking the Stress Out of the Holiday Season
The holiday period is a lot of fun for families, but ‘tis also a season of stress for parents. This year, try to lower anxiety levels and enjoy all that this festive season has to offer. 1) Stressor #1 – Shopping • Be an organized shopper – know your budget, make a list, have coupons. Don’t be that frazzled mom…
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Inexpensive Ways to Give Back
The time leading up to the holidays see so many people stress out over Christmas, Kwanzaa and/or Hanukkah! Everyone spends a lot time rushing off to visit friends and family, preparing meals, eating and drinking more than necessary and we can’t forget the SHOPPING. Everyone gets so wrapped up in all these activities that they often forget that many people…
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DIY – Drinkable Yogurt
My 8 year old is totally addicted to drinkable yogurt. You know the kind I mean that is oh so expensive. She drinks one and wants the next right afterwards because the containers are so small. Well I decided to venture into making some of my own drinkable yogurt. My daughter prefers the vanilla drinkable yogurt over any other kind.…
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Thanksgiving Crafts for Kids: Paper Plate Pumpkin Pie
Thanksgiving Crafts for Kids I adore paper plate crafts! They are usually pretty simple and there are ideas for every season and every holiday! Now that I’m teaching pre-K I have a great opportunity to try some new crafts. My son isn’t quite old enough to do too many art projects but my students are. So I was on the…
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Raising a Healthy (and not picky) Eater
Take a close look at this picture. What’s on the plate? Macaroni and toaster strudel, the breakfast of champions. That’s right my daughter requested “macamoni and toaster” for breakfast and I quite happily obliged (since I had leftover Kraft Dinner from the night before). I am raising (or doing my best) a healthy eater. Ok, I know, macaroni and toaster…
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Easy Chicken & Hummus Wrap
My husband used to be skeptical of any food that wasn’t roast beef and mashed potatoes, but over the years he has become used to trying new foods and recipes, and has grown to love foods he wouldn’t have otherwise thought of trying. One such food is hummus, which in the following recipe replaces the mayonnaise or butter he would…
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Berry Balsamic Salad
This a salad that I’ve been making for several years now and it’s a hit in my house and always received rave reviews when I serve it to guests as well. I was having a hard time finding a salad dressing that I really liked so I just developed my own recipe. Berry Balsamic Salad Ingredients: 2 tablespoons of olive…