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Super Easy Sugar Cookies for Christmas

By //  by Life In Pleasantville

For the last few years, I’ve leaned towards DIY Christmas gifts for my loved ones – in part because budgeting for gifts is extremely difficult on a single income, but also because I love making things. After spending hours and hours trying to decide what the “best” gift for this person or that person might be, I threw caution to the wind last year and made almost every gift I gave. It was awesome. My favourite DIYs involved my son's hands and feet, first with our Christmas Tree canvas …

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The Best Chocolate Chip Cookies

The Best Chocolate Chip Cookies

By //  by Kelly Given Williams

I love Christmastime and all the feel good giving, time with family, and parties with great food. Oh, the food *wipes drool and loosens belt in preparation for some epicurean debauchery*. This is the time of year that people bring out their best party recipes or their personal food treasures and share amongst their friends. I’m not the bravest party goer who will try one of everything on the buffet table - unless it’s the sweets table because "yes" to everything with sugar and butter as the …

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Brutti ma Buoni (Ugly But Good Cookies)

By //  by Candace Sampson

My very best friend in the world is Italian. I'm not saying I chose an Italian best friend on purpose, but I think if you're going to have a best friend then someone of Italian descent is always a good bet. Why? Well because of the food silly. Italian best friends have parents and grandparents and aunts and uncles who are always trying to feed you. The Irish? They don't do this. Just sayin'. Italian best friends also get married. For foodies, this is like participating in the Iron Man of …

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No Fail Shortbread Cookies

By //  by Kelly Given Williams

There's nothing more Christmasy than shortbread. For years I tried to make this delicate, buttery treat, but I could never get it quite right. My shortbread was crumbly and dense and tasted of defeat, which is rather salty on account of all the tears in the batter. A couple years ago a friend of mine heard me ranting about how shortbread was the bane of my holiday existence. She decided to bestow a Christmas miracle on me in the form of these easy, no fail shortbread cookies. She is a …

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Chocolate Coconut Snowballs

By //  by Candace Sampson

It's a winter wonderland outside my door today and it's only November! This is not a good omen when this much snow is sticking to the ground so early in the season. I'm having visions of Snowmageddon back in the winter of 2007/08 where we received a whopping thirteen feet of snow in Ottawa. Ugh. So needless to say the bitter cold and white fluffy stuff are pulling me into hibernation mode. And when in hibernation mode, I bake. That's why for this month's Life Made Delicious post I'm making the …

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Ask Millicent: We Must Be Awesome Because Our Guests Never Leave

Dear Millicent, I have a family member, let's call him Uncle Frank. Uncle Frank doesn't know when to leave. He will stay at our place long after all our other guests have left, completely ignoring all subtle hints about …

12 Tips to Host a Memorable and Stress-Free Holiday Party

It's just over a month to Christmas and the next six weeks are going to be a whirlwind of school concerts, Secret Santa's and wrapping presents. It's going to push you to the very brink of your sanity because what would …

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I was eleven when I tried my first cigarette. Eleven. My youngest is eleven now and every time I look at her I can’t imagine a cigarette dangling between her lips. I can only imagine how absurd I must have looked, all 80 …

6 Steps to Ease Back to School Stress

Believe me. There is no one who dreads back to school as much as I do. My kids think they are the ones with all the stress and worry over going back, but under my cool and calm exterior my inner child is panicking about …

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Five Best Summer Hostess Gifts

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 …

Why You and Your Car Both Need a Spring Tune-Up

On this 10th day of April in Ottawa it is -14C. I am broken but not yet defeated, because the weatherman tells me there are double digit temperatures just around the corner, which means....Spring Tune-up!  With …

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