(i can't believe i'm saying this)... here's the september calendar! is it just me, or did summer go by way too fast?! it feels like we JUST got our of school for the summer. but here comes a new year of school whether i'm ready for it or not. i'm gearing up for all of the due dates, meetings, ...
homemade blueberry muffins
i can remember my mom making these blueberries muffins often - even in the winter months! she would use either fresh or frozen blueberries to make them, and so would freeze the many, many pounds we'd pick during the summer months to use in sundaes, smoothies, and of course, these muffins! and now i ...
back to school :: i heart math bingo!
we're starting to get into back-to-school mode at our house. can you believe it's right around the corner? we've been brushing up on our abc's and 123's, and came up with a fun and educational bingo game that our whole family can play together. since we've got a kindergarten-aged kid at our house, ...
easy weeknight dinner :: chicken divan
a few weeks ago, i posted my family's favorite way to eat broccoli - roasted, of course. it's delicious! i also mentioned in that post that i had bought a humongous bag of broccoli from costco. here's one of the ways we used it up: chicken divan. this recipe is not only delicious, but it is super ...
the best homemade playdough recipe
a couple years ago when i was living in toronto with no car and nobody around that i knew, my darling sister-in-law would make the 1 hour drive to our place so our boys could play together. at one of these play dates she suggested we try making no-cook playdough. up until that point i never knew ...
“stressed” is desserts – spelled backwards :: my favorite easy desserts
at the end of a long day (and with young kids at home, that happens quite often!), i usually put my feet up and indulge in a little something sweet for myself - no noise, no messes to clean up - just me and my sweet retreat. these are a few of my favorite easy dessert recipes that we make often ...
easy breakfast idea :: sausage & red pepper scrambled eggs
my kids love cereal. they always have and it seems as though they always will. but the thing that gets me is that within 1/2 hour of eating said cereal they are always, always, telling me that they're hungry again. it just doesn't seem to fill them up. so i've been trying to come up with healthier, ...
homemade nanaimo bars :: a canadian classic
a good friend of mine sent me the recipe for these nanaimo bars so i could make them this past canada day. being away from home, there are some things i miss, and nanaimo bars are definitely one of them! we used to be able to buy them from a local store, and i'm telling you - they're addictive! even ...
how to roast broccoli (and other vegetables)
i suppose i am a lucky mom in the sense that my kids LOVE broccoli. i've never had a problem getting them to eat it. i think it started when they were really little and i told them to pretend they were a dinosaur eating a tree.... anyway, since we all love broccoli, i bought a big bag of it from ...
free printable calendar :: august 2013
i can't believe i'm posting the august calendar already! it means that summer is drawing to a close and there's still so much to see and do before we send our kids off to school. fit in as much as you can while you can! to print your free august calendar, click here. have a happy ...