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Love pumpkin spice lattes but don’t love the price? This easy pumpkin spice creamer recipe is perfect for fall, and made with real pumpkin!

Inspired by classic apple pie, these apple filled donuts are fried to golden perfection and tossed in cinnamon sugar for a sweet finish.

This Baked Feta Pasta with Cherry Tomatoes recipe is inspired by the TikTok famous cherry tomato pasta recipe. It’s easy and delicious! This greek inspired pasta recipe is hugely trendy right now and with good reason – it’s absolutely amazing and easy to make. My spin on it adds some fresh ingredients like lemon, more …

Make the best cream cheese frosting with this easy recipe. This sweet and tangy frosting is perfectly creamy, but pipes like a dream. I love cream cheese frosting, it’s not as sweet as buttercream but perfectly just creamy and satisfying instead. How to pipe a creamy frosting: This frosting tends to be a little hard …

    If you love cheesecake, you’ll love this No Bake Layered Berry Cheesecake.  It’s full of flavours that burst in your mouth, and it’s so delicious, you’ll have a hard time picking which layer is your favourite.   I made this dessert in a 9 X 13 dish, and there were only two pieces …

    There is something special about having a real Christmas tree over the holidays. There is just nothing quite like the smell of a fresh tree as it permeates your home, bringing fond memories to the forefront of your mind. Sometimes though, real trees come with a few negatives. For instance, real trees can …

  Sweet Potato Toast 3 Ways {Sweet and Savoury Options} Prep Time: 5 minutes | Cook Time: 30 minutes | Total Time: 35 minutes Ingredients: For the Blueberry Cream Cheese: Sweet Potato Cream Cheese, softened Blueberries Granola Honey   For the Almond Butter Banana: Sweet Potato Almond Butter Bananas, sliced thinly Chopped almonds Cinnamon   …

  Ugly Christmas sweaters are a huge thing during the holidays. From ugly christmas sweater parties to family Christmas dinner, you want to make sure you have at least one awesome ugly Christmas sweater.  Amazon.ca has a great selection of ugly Christmas Sweaters. We’ve got the perfect roundup of 15 Of The Best Ugly Christmas …

  With back-to-school just around the corner it is time to think about stocking up for back-to-school. Whether you are a parent preparing your kids for the first day of school or a student gearing up for university, the Amazon.ca Back-to-School Essentials Store is a one-stop shopping destination for parents and students alike. You will …

  As a Frugalista, I love sharing tips and great ideas for saving money while grocery shopping, which is why I have written so much on the topic. Of course, this is a topic that many of you seem to enjoy so this probably won’t be the last time I dig into it. Savvy Canadian …

  HTeam | Shutterstock.com   Having a new baby is sure to zap your energy. Waking up throughout the night and constantly putting your needs on the back-burner for your child will take a toll on your body. However, it’s not healthy to neglect your needs. Here are a few ways you can maintain energy …

HTeam | Shutterstock.com   Motherhood is one of those things that you think you’re ready for, but you never are. You never quite know what it means to be a mom until you actually are one. Fortunately, once you become a mom, you can rest assured that you’re not alone. There are a million other …

      This Microwave Loaded Potato Soup in a Mug is ready in under 5 minutes flat for a delicious, creamy hot meal loaded with delicious toppings like bacon, shredded cheese and more!      This creamy loaded potato soup couldn’t be any easier to make. No peeling or boiling potatoes, and no running …

    My kids love pizza. This might not be surprising as most kids do actually love pizza. It’s the one dinner option I know my kids will scarf down happily. This of course means that we all love pizza. That age old argument of “What do you want for dinner” is basically always solved …

  This easy corn salsa is a party staple – serve with tortilla chips or with tacos as a delicious condiment.     I use frozen corn because its cheap and easy to get here in Canada all year round. When you can get fresh corn, try grilling cobs of corn for an even tastier …

       Red Velvet cupcakes may seem like an obvious choice for your Canada Day celebration, but why not kick it up a notch with these fun Canada Day Red Velvet Surprise-Inside Cupcakes!          I keep seeing the internet flooded with 4th of July recipes and thought I’d spread some Canadian patriotism around too. …

Father’s Day is around the corner and I have a selection of fabulous titles from Raincoast books perfect for celebrating with dad!     Commando Dad New Recruits: A Guide to Pregnancy and Birth for Dads-to-Be by Neil Sinclair This essential guide to pregnancy offers everything the expecting father needs to know in the run-up …

  You’ve never met a hero quite like SHREK, winner of the first Academy Award® for Best Animated Feature. The endearing ogre sparked a motion picture phenomenon and captured the world’s imagination with…the Greatest Fairy Tale Never Told! This irreverent animated masterpiece arrived on Digital HD on May 16, 2016 and Blu-ray™ and DVD on …

      I am sure most of us in the 25+ age range grew up with peanut butter sandwiches and peanut butter toast.  Maybe you had peanut butter and jelly sandwiches in your lunch bag, or perfectly melted peanut butter and honey toast. Maybe, like my dad, you enjoy a peanut butter, cheese and …

  Canadian chicken farmers work hard day in and day out to provide Canadians across the country with fresh, high quality chicken.  Their dedication to communities across the country goes beyond that which farming requires, they are also active members of their communities – on national and local levels.  Chicken Farmers of Canada is at …

Since the dollar is still low, many families have probably planned to stay at home this march break rather than venture abroad. Thankfully we are so blessed in Canada that there are plenty of options in local cities perfect for a staycation. Planning on a staycation this March Break? Some may find a staycation daunting, …