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Experience Gifts for Christmas in Canada That Actually Deliver

by Candace Sampson

Every year someone asks me what I want for Christmas, and every year my answer is the same: time. Not a candle. Not a gift card to a store I’ll never visit. The best experience gifts for Christmas in Canada are the ones that give you a reason to show up somewhere and actually be …

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Adult-Only Mocha Baileys Fudge Pop Recipe

by Anne Radcliffe

If you’re hot, and if you like fudgsicles or iced caps, then I’ve got just the thing for you: My adult-only Mocha Baileys Fudge Pop Recipe. This poor little bottle of Baileys I had was sitting all forlorn like in my liquor cabinet. Usually it’s waiting for winter because the only thing I ever tend to …

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Four Freezer Friendly Chicken Marinades You’ll Love

by Candace Sampson

I can’t tell you how happy I am that I made up a huge batch of these freezer friendly chicken marinades back in May. This summer has been a bit of a pisser to say the least. It has been raining pretty much non-stop since June and there’s no sign of it letting up. Needless to …

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The Art of the Smoothie Bowl

by Candace Sampson

My girls are Instagram/Pinterest/YouTube addicts. You know, normal teens. So when they came to me with the latest food craze “we just like totally had to try,” I almost burst out laughing. What was this life-altering dish? Wait for it. A smoothie bowl.  Me: Isn’t that just a smoothie in a bowl, instead of a …

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Keep Afterschool Hunger at Bay with Homemade Trail Mix

by Candace Sampson

My kids get home from school at 2:30 p.m. That leaves a crazy amount of time between the end of school and dinner. In order to keep them from eating everything in their path as soon as they walk through the door, I need to be prepared with fast snacks that they can grab as …

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Five Best Summer Hostess Gifts

by Katja Wulfers

An old standby for any hostess is a bottle of her favourite wine, or yours if you have ulterior motives and if her usual wine selection leaves you parched. Traditional gift options range from flowers to jars of ingredients for delicious desserts to candles, and these are all welcome gifts, but since this is summer …

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Back to School/End of Year Party

by Candace Sampson

Now that the kids are back at school, it’s time to party, Kalamu, Fiesta, forever…..sorry lost in a Lionel Richie song. Come on and sing along! Gah! Sorry, sorry. I just love parties. And what better way to celebrate that the kids are back at school than with a fun get-together? Not for you and …

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