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Eats: Cara Cara Oranges
Cara Cara oranges – they are the most delicious oranges I have ever had. And, I owe it to my Mom for recommending them to me last year. Thanks! They are sweet and pink coloured, so they’re so beautiful. They’re juicy and make me so happy when it’s time for a morning snack and I’ve got a Cara Cara orange in my lunch. Cara Cara Oranges When are they in season? They make it our grocery stores in early December and are usually there until…
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Recipe: Mexican Street Corn Pasta Salad
Mexican street corn pasta salad! This salad adds some heft to the standard Mexican street corn. Don’t get me wrong, the original is so much fun to eat, and to present, yet this pasta salad is great for lunches and holds up really well. Okay, let’s get cooking! Ingredients 1 bag of GF pasta (227g) 2 cobs of corn or 1 can 4 large jalapeño 1/2 cup of cilantro and green onions 10 oz of crumbled feta cheese 3 garlic cloves 2 tablespoons of lime…
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Travel: Elk Island Winter Hike
Elk Island winter hike. We’ve been hiking at Elk Island before and even in the winter, yet not with Daph-Daph! This little afternoon was well spent hiking the ~4 km trail called Beaver Pond. No, we didn’t see any beavers, yet we saw some open plains and enjoyed the fresh clean air. Let’s check out these photos! Elk Island Winter Hike One thing that bothers me about Elk Island, and I’d say most hiking trails is that their estimate for the hike is usually far…
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Recipe: Reese’s Pieces Rice Krispies
Reese’s Pieces rice krispies – and they’re gluten free! Total score. These are the tastiest marshmallow treats around. I’ve made skor rice krispies and regular ones before, too – yet these add that peanut butter goodness that can’t be beat! Okay, let’s get baking. Ingredients 15 oz of marshmallows 1/2 cup of butter 2 tablespoons of vanilla 8 cups of gluten free rice krispies 2 packages of Reese’s Pieces (283g per bag) First, get out a large pan – 9×13 and give it a quick…
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Recipe: Winter Salad
Winter salad is full of flavour and hearty leafy veggies like radicchio. It’s a play off the fall salad I made back in September, yet it brings a hearty and winter feel to the salad. Okay, let’s get cooking! Ingredients triple lettuce variety medium radicchio large pear 1/2 cup candied pecans 1 shallot teaspoon of dijon mustard 2 teaspoons of balsamic vinegar 1/4 cup of grape seed oil 2 tablespoons of agave salt to taste First, wash and tear the lettuce variety and radicchio into…
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Recipe: Candied Pecans
Candied pecans – this quick and easy recipe is a household favourite. We use pecans in salads, with roasted sweet potatoes, and in baking, too. I usually make these to order (or make for a recipe that calls for them). But you don’t have to wait, you can make them any time! Okay, let’s get cooking. Ingredients 1 cup of pecans a tablespoons of butter 1/4 cup of brown sugar salt to taste First, measure out your ingredients. You can use whole pecans, or break…
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Project: Coffee Table
Coffee table – who knew it would be so hard to find the perfect coffee table. Well, we searched for about 3 months, looked online, in stores, and even paused the TV when watching home shows on HGTV. Nothing. Everything was either too big or not our style. So, Bryce made it. Coffee Table It’s made out of walnut and matches the mantal and other wood accents in the kitchen. Bryce made a template out of cardboard first and we decided on the size –…
