By Lisa Marie on Jul 2, 2010 in Recipes, Resources | 0 Comments
I joined a mama forum recently which has really inspired and excited me in many ways. One of the very first things I stumbled on was a delicious looking artisan bread recipe - which, of course, I had to try.
It originally came from a book called Artisan Bread in Five Minutes a Day by Jeff […]
By Lisa Marie on Mar 21, 2010 in Handy Tips, Resources | 0 Comments
While hanging out at a parenting forum that I like to frequent, one of the ladies directed us to a website called StillTasty.com I had no idea what to expect. After checking it out, I really wanted to recommend it to you all. I had NO idea about the actual shelf lives of food. Sure […]
By Lisa Marie on Mar 1, 2010 in Resources | 9 Comments
Last night as I was surfing around the mommy blogosphere, I came across a link for something called Muffin Tin Mom. I admit, it caught my interest and I had to check it out. I was pleasantly impressed.
I mean, what could be wrong with a meal in a muffin tin!? Isn't this cute?
The basic premise […]
By Lisa Marie on Feb 17, 2010 in Local Events, Resources | 0 Comments
I recently stumbled on a great FREE find here in Durham. It's called the Food Budget Kit. >
The Durham Region website says this:
"The Food Budget Kit was created to help you and your family eat healthy when on a budget. It includes information and tools to help you learn about menu planning, smart shopping, following Canada's Food […]
By Lisa Marie on Mar 7, 2009 in Resources | 0 Comments
Campbell's Soup is a big part of many thrifty, time-saving, tasty meals in my house. So, I popped into the website to take a look around.
I learned some things!
For example, did you know…?
"On average, consumers purchase more than 100 cans of Campbell's soup every second of every day of every year."
and that…?
"The top selling soups are […]
By Lisa Marie on Jan 28, 2009 in Resources | 0 Comments
I love my American neighbours, but I hate the fact that so many online contests and events, etc are focussed and exclusive to them, so we can't enter! Today, I found a website called Canada Contest - and I'm excited. A whole website of things I can enter!
Best of all, it's FREE!
Foodwise - there's lots […]
By Lisa Marie on Jan 21, 2009 in Resources | 0 Comments
So, I happened to come across a website called Cakewrecks that totally had me in stitches. The whole blog is dedicated to showcasing some unbelievable combinations of "when professional cakes go horribly, hilariously wrong."
There is some seriously funny stuff here.
Like this: (which isn't really a bad looking cake, except for the letter mix up […]
