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It's the end of a year and the start of a new one. Always a good time to reflect on the past and enjoy all the wonderful moments of 2011. This past year on what's cooking we went through lots of changes, had some great discoveries, made some good food and shared man...Read More

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Keywords : happy holidays , new mom , New Year

Is it just me or are you running around like a chicken with your head cut off too? Between work, my newborn baby girl and teenage son, I'm all over the map! I'm not the most organised Gal in the world so I tend to rely on lot of "short cuts" to get things done!  Over the...Read More

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Keywords : apps , busy mom , smart phone , work-life balance

As a kid I lived for Halloween. Not much has changed. I still love everything about the holiday.  Dressing up, the candy, carving pumpkins, did I mention the Candy? Months before the leaves even fell I’d start dreaming about filling a pillowcase with candy. My friends and...Read More

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Keywords : baby , candy , costumes , kids , mom , pumpkin seeds

Fall = family and soup of course! My Dad used to love the fall. For him it was the season filled with his two favourite things; football and soup! I remember all us kids packing in the old station wagon and heading to Ivor Wynne stadium to watch his beloved Tiger Cats ...Read More

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Summertime brings back so many family traditions and memories for me. My thoughts immediately go back to my Dad piling us all into our station wagon and taking us to the Canadian National Exhibition in Toronto. His agenda included sampling absolutely everything at the Food B...Read More

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Keywords : dessert , peanut butter fudge

Ya know what I love most about summer? Cooking outdoors! I fire up my BBQ any chance I get... for  two good reasons: 1)    I hate heating up my non air conditioned house with my oven! 2)    I hate cleaning my house when guests come over...with a newborn baby g...Read More

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I’m a big brunch lover. I think I’ve loved the concept of brunch since I was little. I like that Brunch broke all the conventional rules of mealtime. Not quite breakfast, not quite lunch. The rebellious repas! I always equated brunch with fancy occasions and happy times;...Read More

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Keywords : Brunch , eggs benedict

I walked past a pastry shop window the other day. Out of the corner of my eye a tiny red candy heart perched atop a perfect pink cupcake caught my eye. I stopped in my tracks and instantly transported back in time to my childhood and Valentine's Day 30 years ago. I remem...Read More

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Keywords : cinnamon hearts , krafts , Valentine’s Day

Happy New Year Folks! I think I ate enough in the last few weeks to last an entire year.

Every year on New Years Eve we go to my sister Lisa's house and have a great 4-course meal with wine pairings for each course. Lisa’s husband is a wine expert and has a cool cel...Read More

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Keywords : holidays , molten chocolate cakes , New Year

For me, the holidays are a time of reflection and tradition. Recreating family traditions from my own childhood and adding new ones for my son Spence has always been so important to me.

Many of our traditions of course involve food:I’ve got to have Grandma Hourigan'...Read More

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