• Canadian Thanksgiving 2025
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    Recipe: Canadian Thanksgiving 2025

    Canadian Thanksgiving 2025 – yes! It’s my favourite holiday of the year, time for potatoes, fall colours, and quality time with family. What else could you want? How about an extra day to sleep in!? I know someone who could…

  • Dinner Time
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    Recipe: BBQ Rotisserie Duck

    BBQ rotisserie duck – that’s right! We cooked duck on our BBQ. If you don’t have a rotisserie, I highly suggest you get one. We love ours and chicken is our favourite thing to cook on the rotisserie. I haven’t…

  • Apple Cranberry Pecan Salad
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    Recipe: Apple Cranberry Pecan Salad

    Apple cranberry pecan salad – this is such a winner for fall! Plus, it’s hearty to hold over for lunches. With fried bacon (turkey for us!), feta cheese, and cranberries, this salad packs in flavour and texture. Okay, let’s get…

  • Brown Butter Mashed Potatoes
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    Recipe: Brown Butter Mashed Potatoes

    Brown butter mashed potatoes. Yes! Okay, I know I’ve made mashed potatoes a few different ways, yet they’re so comforting. These brown butter ones are rich with an extra layer of depth. I didn’t work the brown butter in to…

  • Harpa Concert Hall
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    Travel: Harpa Concert Hall

    Harpa Concert Hall is a must see in Reykjavik – even if you don’t see any performances (we didn’t!) the building itself is stunning. There’s an open area where you can walk around, enjoy the history of the building, and…

  • Reykjavik Seawall Walk
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    Travel: Reykjavik Seawall Walk

    Seawall walk in Reykjavik – if you’re in the capital of Iceland, then be sure you check out the walking path on the seawall. When we’re on vacation we walk a lot, like sometimes close to 30,000 steps. On our…

  • House of Collections
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    Travel: House of Collections

    The House of Collections is such a sweet and interesting gallery. If you’re in the downtown area of Reykjavik, then be sure to check it out. It was free with our admissions to the National Gallery of Iceland. One thing…