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Recipe: Tortellini Caesar Salad
Tortellini caesar salad. This is one of the quickest and easiest things to make for dinner. It’s filling, tasty and well, it gives you the impression you’re eating healthy…which you’re not, not really anyway. Ingredients 1 pack (the big one) of fresh tortellini 6-8 cups of romaine lettuce 2 endives 4-6 artichokes caesar salad dressing (homemade if you like – this recipe is great) 3 tablespoons of parmesan cheese First, gather all of your ingredients. Get the pot of water boiling and cook the tortellini.…
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Recipe: Fruit Pops
Fruit pops! Yes – it’s sunny out and the snow is finally gone. Time to get ready for summer. These fruit pops are made with fresh real fruit. Not only are they good for you, they taste great, too. Ingredients 6 kiwis 1 cup of pineapple 6 strawberries Okay – why this combination of fruits? Well…we had a bag of kiwis in the fridge that we needed to use up, along with some fresh strawberries (I only used the tops) and some pineapple (I used…
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Recipe: Pumpkin Spiced Protein Bars
Protein bars are a great quick snack – healthy and hearty. Over the past while I’ve made a few different recipes, PB Protein Bites, Cookie Dough Protein Bars, and Regular Protein Bars. These ones, pumpkin spiced protein bars are different – they don’t need to be frozen and they are not sticky! Amazing. Try them. Ingredients 2 packages of Quaker Protein Oatmeal 3 packages of Blue Menu Omega Oatmeal 1 cup of peanut butter 1/2 cup of agave syrup 3 scoops of protein powder (1 cup)…
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Spinach and Onion Egg Bites
Egg bites – great for a big Sunday breakfast – or to make ahead for a busy week. This week coming up is a busy one – our schedules don’t match up (which happens every so often) so it’s important to plan ahead to ensure we eat right to keep our energy up! Spinach and onion egg bites are just the thing…try them! Ingredients 1 large spanish onion 4 cups of raw spinach 9 eggs 2 tablespoons of omega oil salt and pepper First –…
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Holiday Napkins
Thanksgiving is this weekend – at least in Canada! What a better time to buy some fun fabric and decorate your holiday table. Yesterday I found a new discount fabric store in Edmonton – and it’s huge! Score!! That’s where I found this fun wild fowl print. Perfect for Thanksgiving! Holiday Napkins So – a good sized napkin measures around 20×20. I get 4 napkins out of one meter (if it measures 45 inches wide). Be sure you’ve washed your fabric first! Set your serger…
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Tutorial: Infinity Scarf
Infinity Scarf Love Fall? A scarf? Love an infinity scarf? This is for you!! Quick and easy infinity scarf you can make in 25-30 minutes (that is, if you take your time…) I got some jersey fabric in the bargain section of Fabricland. Each Meter was about 3 dollars. The solid grey is from my trip to LA last year – great fabric finds in the fashion district! One meter (and a bit…you need 40 inches, a meter is 39.4) makes two scarfs – as…
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Recipe: Crock Pot Turkey Roast
I know – it’s summer time and more often than not, it’s too hot to turn on the stove. Moreover, it’s rare that we feel like turkey and mashed potatoes, but this past week has been kind of cool with lots of rain, so turkey roast is what we have!! Ingredients turkey roast 3 tablespoons of butter salt and pepper The picture below, on the left, is what the roast looks like when you buy it. It’s an all breast roast that’s rolled in on…
