Birthday Bites

We celebrated a birthday last week. Bake Mob made this amazing cake! Then we served strawberry cake pops for the party. YUM!

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Happy Birthday LLS!

My water sprung a leak about 6:00 am, but it wasn’t clear to me that this was actually the start of labour (again I was only 37 weeks). I made sure DadPhD didn’t have a busy day ahead of him…he decided he should stay home. We got JWS (our older son) settled for the day. [...]

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Menu Planning

Do you menu plan? How do you menu plan? Old school, with a pen, paper and cook books? Do you have a favourite App? I use a few different methods. Some weeks I rely on an App. In the past I have used Epicurious, ZipList, AllRecipes Dinner Spinner. I have entertained Menu Planner and BigOven. [...]

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I am doing the Clean Plate Cleanse!

I am excited to announce that I have teamed up with Leah Lizarondo Shannon. You might know her from the BrazenKitchen, your source of all things delicious, just ask Oprah! We have put together a 3 week cleanse program that is gentle enough for everyone! I am ready to wipe the proverbial health slate clean and [...]

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Chocolate Cookies

Mom, I just farted. That is my body telling me I need another cookie. – LLS LOL! Very creative. Vegan Chocolate Cookies Ingredients: 1  cup gluten free flour 1/4 cup chocolate hemp powder (optional) 1/2 cup cacao powder 1/2 teaspoon baking soda 1 pinch salt 1/2 cup earth balance butter 1/2-3/4 cup demerara sugar 1/4 [...]

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Spring Break 2012: What will you do?

Spring break is next week! Five days to fill with activities to keep us busy. The weather forecast looks promising, warmer, spring-like temperatures! Our Spring Break activity list: DAY 1 Canadian Aviation and Space Museum The theme for spring break is “Green Skies Ahead”.  All activities will explore the importance of energy conservation and green [...]

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Wordless Wednesday: Hockey

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Happy Valentine’s Day

There is still time to make these heart healthy chocolates. They literally take minutes to whip up!

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Wordless Wednesday: Front Cover

More than a year ago, a friend asked me take some photos of her helping a breastfeeding mom and infant, as part of a photo contest the International Lactation Consultant Association was running. I am not a professional photographer but just someone who enjoys taking photos and a challenge. I did a little research on [...]

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Six Years Ago Today

I suddenly awoke at 5:30am. My water had broke, or more correctly sprung a leak!! A wave of nervousness and excitement hit us. I decided to have shower just in case I didn’t get a chance later that day. All the books say that labour lasts hours, even days. Dad quickly called Grandma, while I [...]

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