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Travel: Cenote Ik Kil Mexico
It’s the Ik Kil Cenote in Mexico – the host of Red Bull diving a few years back. Not only is this place so much fun, it’s absolutely beautiful. Cenote Ik Kil After we visited Chichen Itza we stopped here – it was the perfect way to cool off and have some fun. This is what the cenote – meaning sink hole – looks like from above. We’re on the ground level and the water is a huge hole in the ground. It’s all natural…
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Project: Easter Brunch 2019
It’s that time – time for Easter Brunch 2019. Don’t you just love brunch? It’s like it’s own little extra meal. On days when we have brunch, I’ve usually eaten something small in the morning, like yogurt and fruit, then have brunch around 11am. Then around 2pm a snack and then dinner at the usual time. In no way shape or form does this one meal cancel out two. And, in no way do I eat twice as much than at another meal. All of…
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Recipe: Brunch Platter
Looking for a fun way to host a brunch? Make a brunch platter. It’s colourful, gives guests choice, and it’s festive! Here we’ve got jammy eggs, cream cheese and a lot of vegetables to make brunch great. Let’s get started. Ingredients avocado red pepper cucumber tomato pepperettes hummus cream cheese with herbs jammy eggs First, you’ll want to cook the jammy eggs. I don’t multitask when cooking the jammy eggs – the time goes by too quickly and any time I try I end up…
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Recipe: Jalapeño Cheddar Cornbread
Jalapeño cheddar cornbread is a cheesy and spicy way to jazz up cornbread. It gives it a bit of zip, which is awesome. I love traditional cornbread, yet this version is a nice little change. Plus, it makes it a delicious option for brunch. Let’s bake up. Oh, and don’t let me forget to tell you that it’s gluten free. So good – and you can even make it into muffins. Add spice or any different cheeses and you’ll be all set. Okay – now,…
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Travel: Chichen Itza
Oh my goodness, this place – Chichen Itza – is awesome. One of the 7 wonders of the world, it’s most definitely worth the visit. Chichen Itza First, get a guide and opt for the shorter version. It was 35 degrees out with minimal shade, so the 2 hour tour was more than enough. All in all we spent about 2.5-3 hours at the site. Second, learn cool stuff. These steps are narrow forcing humans to walk up sideways so as to not face the…
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Recipe: Citrus Salad
This fresh citrus salad has some nice acidity, beautiful flavours, and it’s a bright way to start the weekend. You can use any citrus you like and change it up from time to time. Let’s get started. Ingredients 4 cara cara oranges 1 lime handful of blueberries pinch of salt 1 teaspoon fresh cilantro drizzle of agave First, wash and cut your citrus. I did this with 5 knife cuts on the cara cara oranges and 6 on the limes. Then, slice thinly. You could…
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Travel: Akumal, Mexico
We visited Akumal, Mexico in February for just over two weeks. Northern Alberta was freezing at the time, minus 37 on the coldest day the week before we left. So, we packed up – I packed in a carry on – and away we went. Did you see our little snapshot while we were there? If not, here are all the details! Akumal, Mexico is about 90 minutes south of Cancun and it’s a small little place. It has a handful of restaurants, a small…
