• Mrs. McBane's Sugar Cookies are a family favourite. This easy recipe was passed down to me from my Grandma. These little sugar cookies are the ultimate bite. An irresistible holiday must, so good, you won't miss the frosting, I promise!

    Mrs. McBane’s Sugar Cookies

    Mrs. McBane's Sugar Cookies are my favourite. I don’t know Mrs. McBane, but I imagine her to be a very a proper lady with a bit of a wild side. I could have this all wrong. She is a friend of my grandmas, or so I think. I'm not even sure of her first name, the colour of her hair, the names of her children, or even if she has children. What I do know is that she is incredibly generous to have shared this cookie recipe with my grandma.

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  • Have a mermaid obsessed daughter with a birthday coming up? Click on the link to learn How to Make a Mermaid Crown and score the best mother of the year award. Your daughter will be thrilled with her new birthday crown adorned in seashells and pearls. Even her guests won't be able to resist trying it on.

    How to Make a Mermaid Crown

    If you've been following along, you already know that my husband and I have two little boys, and might be wondering why I'm about to show you How to Make a Mermaid Crown. Well, this year, I got to pitch in for my niece's birthday and help make it extra special. You see, her and her brother's birthdays fall just over a week apart, so they've always shared a party. This year they each got their own. Theirs to choose the theme and help decide all the details. My niece chose a mermaid party.

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  • Dutch Apple Pie Milkshakes are fun fall inspired drinks. Apple pie filling is blended with ice cream, a bit of milk and a true baked crumble.

    Dutch Apple Pie Milkshakes

    Oooh, have I got a treat for you today! These Dutch Apple Pie Milkshakes are the real deal. Apple Pie filling blended with ice cream and real crumble, topped with whipped cream and salted caramel makes for the ideal fall milkshake, especially this year. Apples are abundant and the weather is unseasonably warm. It's literally 97 degrees here today. What is that?

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  • Need a new Thanksgiving side? Rustic Wild Rice & Sourdough Dressing is just what you're looking for. Loaded with traditional stuffing flavours of onions, celery and fresh herbs, it'll remind you of the usual side. but then it gets updated with wild rice, apples and sausage which takes this dish to a whole new level.

    Rustic Wild Rice & Sourdough Dressing

    Canadian Thanksgiving is right around the corner. Do you have your meal planned out? I love big family gatherings. This year, it'll just be our family of four for both Canadian and American Thanksgiving, but I know what I'll be making for both meals, this Rustic Wild Rice & Sourdough Dressing! It's my happy holiday side! The one, I can't wait to make a giant dishful because, LEFTOVERS, obviously!

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  • Sausage & Crispy Brussel Sprout Flatbread is a combination so good, it's crazy! I sat on my kitchen floor counting down the 14 minutes for this to bake. Crispy Brussel Sprouts get toasted to perfection, complimented by juicy sweety drop peppers (a must!), creamy goat cheese and fennel sausage. OMG, I'm drooling just thinking about it. My only dilemma is whether I should call this an appetizer or a meal.

    Sausage & Crispy Brussel Sprout Flatbread

    You guys! I literally sat on my floor, in front of my oven watching this Sausage & Crispy Brussel Sprout Flatbread bake. I sat there like a little kid watching cookies, or like every baker on the Great British Baking Show at one point or another. And watched and waited, checked the timer and waited some more. Really, it was only 14 minutes, but it felt like a lifetime. I could not wait to sink my teeth into this flatbread and it was so worth the wait! This is crazy good.

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  • Peanut Butter Poke Cake was my son's birthday request. He wanted chocolate cake with peanut butter, it was my job to combine the two. This easy poke cake was the answer. A devil's food cake is layered with a homemade peanut butter sauce that soaks into holes making delicious pockets of caramel-like sauce. Then top it all with a thick layer of peanut butter-cream cheese-buttercream frosting. Seriously, this is a cake you won't forget anytime soon!

    Peanut Butter Poke Cake

    This year for our son's third birthday, he knew exactly what he wanted. Well, he knew he wanted chocolate cake with peanut butter, it was up to me to find a suitable way to combine the two. Peanut Butter Poke Cake was what I came up with and man, was it good! A rich devil's food cake, topped with a layer of this peanut butter sauce and topped with a huge, thick layer of peanut butter-cream cheese-buttercream frosting. Tell me, that doesn't sound decadent?

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  • Need a quick dessert? This Peanut Butter Dessert Sauce is an easy recipe that makes the perfect sundae topping. Don't stop there though, this sauce is a perfect dip for fruit or even stirred into yogurt. Try pouring it over cheesecake, pancakes or waffles. Whip up a batch of this for dessert tonight, you won't be disappointed.

    Peanut Butter Dessert Sauce

    Can you believe I've never made a homemade peanut butter dessert sauce? I haven't even bought a jar of it from the grocery store. I do, however, love peanut butter. You'll find it in all my Dairy Queen blizzards, sometimes even in their milkshakes. It makes a perfect snack and I tend to sustain myself most mornings on peanut butter and honey toast. With all that said, it only makes sense that I would add Peanut Butter Dessert Sauce to my repertoire.

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  • Easy Two Ingredient Fry Bread, isn't necessarily your traditional, from-scratch fry bread, but you'll quickly come to love this easy recipe. Dough fried crunchy and bubbly on the outside, while soft and chewy on the inside. Perfect dusted in a bit of icing sugar, or go the savoury route and use these as a base for tacos.

    Easy two ingredient Fry Bread

    This recipe for Easy Two Ingredient Fry Bread, is all because of one of my oldest and best friends, Edith. When Edith, or Ede as I call her, comes across a recipe or comes up with an idea, that's to die for, she'll text, and this tasty bread is no exception. I love her texts, especially the ones about food. We've been friends since we were three, that's over three decades of friendship. In those thirty plus years, there have been endless conversations about food.

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  • Our son's Under the Sea First Birthday Party is chalked full of fun ideas for a kid's event. Everyone who attended had a favourite decoration or snack. Check out this post with plenty of inspiration so you can plan your own fun Ocean themed event.

    Under the Sea First Birthday Party

    Our sweet, fierce, fun little boy turned a year old a couple weeks back and to celebrate we threw him an Under the Sea First Birthday Party. I love planning events. Any kind of celebration. I do feel that birthdays deserve extra attention when it comes to details. Even for the one year olds who will only remember because of the photos.

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  • Need to please a crowd? Perfect Party Veggie Pizza always delivers. Start with a pre-made pizza crust top it with a thick layer of herbed cream cheese and then add vegetables and lots of cheddar cheese. A snack that satisfies everyone. Veggies for those who want to pretend this is healthy, cream cheese and extra cheddar for those who don't!

    Perfect Party Veggie Pizza

    If you've been following along, you know that I'm having a hard time saying goodbye to Summer this year. This cold veggie pizza may seem like a summer appetizer. But really, with carrots, broccoli and cauliflower available year round, I declare Perfect Party Veggie Pizza a snack that shall be served year round.

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