We live just outside a small town that puts on a huge maple syrup festival every year. My children have been asking for over a month now when the Maple Syrup Festival will be. We have put in on the calendar and already have been discussing what foods we should eat while taking part in [...]
There are so many reasons to invite children into the kitchen. In the nutrition world, there are countless articles and studies that suggest we are raising a generation of children who have no idea how to make real food. Sure, they are able to open the freezer and pop the frozen pizza snack in the [...]
I recently invited some of my boys friends over and we did a little cooking together. I decided that I wanted them to try baking bread. It got a little messy with 6 kids in the kitchen with a bag of flour, but guess what? We all survived, the kitchen got cleaned up and we [...]
Confession time...I have been known to eat raw cookie dough in the past. I used to think that I was a little strange for doing so, but then something wonderful happened! Cookie dough ice cream was invented and I suddenly knew I wasn't alone! Fortunately, I have changed my ways since those days of eating [...]
The winter months are often a time when we re-evaluate our spending habits. For many, Christmas brought with it many family and friend gatherings. While these were lovely opportunities to reconnect, they can also be a little taxing on the grocery budget, as well as our overall finances. For many, the belt buckle tightens for [...]