Durbanville Hills Has the Perfect Wine to Pair with Your Mother’s Day Celebration

Durbanville Hills

Mother’s Day is a celebration.  It is there to help us remember the mothers, grandmothers, aunts and other mother figures in our lives. Are you planning a Mother’s Day brunch with a bunch of friends?  Why not get together and celebrate each other? Sangria, the popular Spanish wine punch, is a perfect drink to serve [...]

3 Great At-Home Date Ideas {Twistos Prize Pack #Giveaway} {CAN}

3 Great At-Home Date Ideas

Being parents to young children, date nights are a must.  Just having time as a couple can rejuvenate your relationship.  But let’s face it.  There isn’t always time or money (or willing hands to watch the kids) to make date night a full blown event.  So hubby and I have started having date nights at home. 3 [...]

Kickin’ Cajun Chicken Alfredo #Recipe

Cajun Chicken Alfredo

Kickin’ Cajun Chicken Alfredo   Years ago, when my husband and I were dating, we used to go to a restaurant that served a great chicken Alfredo dish with a kick of Cajun seasonings.  14 years, 2 kids and a celiac disease diagnosis later, eating out at restaurants is not high on our priority list [...]

Pack a Lovable Lunch with the help of Snack Pack #NoTradesies {Giveaway}

Snack Pack

Many many many years ago I was a child, hard to believe but I was.  And when I was a child I had a bag lunch.  And in that lunch it included some veggies, a sandwich and a drink.  If I was lucky i got some left over desert from the night before.  Well times [...]

Steinbach resident Katharina Neufeld and her family have been named the grand prize winners of the Pizza Hut Don’t Open Me challenge! #Giveaway

Pizza Hut

Photo: Left to right: Prize winner Katharina Neufeld with husband Toby and daughters Kayla and Sofia, Lilia (store manager) and Sandeep Teriar (Area Coach, Manitoba market). Courtesy of PizzaHut.ca It’s not everyday that a local family wins an awesome contest, but for Steinbach resident Katharina Neufeld, a dream vacation has become a reality thanks to [...]

Questions & Answers from my visit to a Breakfast Clubs of Canada program

Breakfast Clubs of Canada

A few weeks before Christmas, before our home was hit with the flu, I had the chance to visit one of the Manitoba schools that runs the Breakfast Clubs of Canada program. This September I wrote a post talking about the Breakfast Clubs of Canada program and how they provide breakfast for over 100,000 Canadian [...]

Teaching Kids about Giving with Kellogg’s

Gingerbread Christmas Pops

Holidays are a great time to teach kids about giving. One way we have done that this year is baking treats and delivering them to friends.  We received a cute package from Kellogg’s and we made Gingerbread Christmas Pops - a twist on a favorite Kellogg’s treat! 5.0 from 1 reviews Print Gingerbread Christmas Pops   [...]

Put A Healthy Option on the Table Tonight with Pasta from Nature’s Farm #MommyMomentGifts #Giveaway {CAN Only}

Nature's Pasta

Nature’s Farm is located in Steinbach, Manitoba, Canada.  (For all you Manitoba readers out there, you will definitely want to support this local business.) The Nature’s Farm family has a fertile prairie acreage and a small poultry operation.  In 1987 they started as a “designer–egg” wholesaler.  In 1993 Nature’s Farm was founded and they introduced [...]

Sit Back and Relax with Steeped Tea this Holiday Season! #MommyMomentGifts #Giveaway

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My husband is a tea lover! He knows so much about tea it almost scares me. But for those of us who do not know so much about tea, Steeped Tea is your one stop shop for the tea connoisseur. Steeped Tea is a company that features independent consultants, who host tea parties and truly give you [...]

Pam Cooking Spray for Holiday Baking

Pam cooking spray

It is the time of year when I seem to go through copious amounts of flour, butter and chocolate chips.  Getting ready for bake exchanges, baking trays for teachers and making more than enough treats for the plethora of guests that I will be serving over the holiday season.  With all the baking we do [...]