Sometimes I think …”ok I’ve got this…I can do the mommy things, the blog things and the Christmas things” ….but most of the time I’m just over here hanging on by a thread. If you’re anything like me and tend to leave a few things till the last minute, and …. so inevitably you’re still … More Mason Jar Christmas Cookies
We have a bit of a Christmas morning tradition in our house where we love to make brunch with our family after the kids have finished opening their gifts. One of our favourites is Italian Style French Toast. We always have a loaf or half loaf of Italian bread in the house, especially around the … More Italian Style French Toast with Le Creuset
We truly do love taking our kids to restaurants and we do it all the time. I will admit, it isn’t always easy, but it’s something that we truly do enjoy and when we find a spot that offers great food and makes our family feel welcome, I can guarantee you we will be going … More Kicking off the Festive Season with Farm’r and The Toronto Christmas Market
So I caved this weekend … Yup, we started to deck the halls and I made a fun festive drink using chocolate flavoured Vodka Mudshake. We had a busy day on Saturday at the market (can’t wait to share more on that with all of you) and then we relaxed a lot more on Sunday … More Holiday Hot Chocolate with Vodka Mudshake
It’s 5:30am … a muffled monitor beside my bed is ringing with the sound of our daughter waking up (and by ringing, I mean loud cries) yup she’s usually my alarm clock when I don’t have it in me to wake up before her. I make my way into her room for her morning milk, … More All You Need is Love and a Little Help from Love Child Organics
Our Two-Year-Old to Me: “ Mama I nee a nack” Our Three-Year-Old translating on behalf of his brother, just in case it wasn’t clear: “ Mommy Nate needs a snack and me too!” Living with two toddlers means that it’s snack time all the time. Toddlers love to “snack” and as a busy mama of … More Snack Time Simplified with Love Child Organics
I’ve been Christmas baking with my Mother-in-law every year for a very long time now, my husband and I met in high school, so we’ve been baking together for years. She’s taught me so many baking tips and tricks over the years and I am so excited to share them and continue our tradition by … More Cranberry Orange Christmas Sugar Cookies
“Ok mama, this is the deal… first we eat the candies, then we make the haunted gingerbread house.” Well, all the candies got eaten and so did some of the cookies (aka the walls of the house) so it was pretty much a sugar-filled mess. I love to bake, and I don’t really remember … More Baking with my Babies… the Real Deal
Being Italian, I am always a little sceptical of Internet pasta recipes. Growing up on a healthy diet of pasta and tomato sauce, I’ve been spoiled with delicious homemade sauce since before I could even speak the words to describe it; I am pretty picky when it comes to pasta. So, when a friend suggested … More One Pot Pasta
We are pretty big banana bread fans over here, in fact, I could honestly say it’s a staple in our house. There are always a few frozen bananas in our freezer just waiting to be baked into bread and that way whenever I have company coming with nothing to make or somewhere to go with … More Crispy Nut Crunch Banana Bread with Roasted Nuts from Royal Nuts
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