Your Chance to Taste the Delicious South St. Burgers

We enjoyed eating the veggie burgers with different toppings at South St. Burger Co. The soy based veggie burger tasted flavourful, so we didn't miss the meat in our burgers :) I like that we can custom make our burger with any amount of toppings we like. 

An Easy Meal We Made During Our Camping Trip

When we went on our camping trip we made hotdog buns and other goodies for a meal. This delicious hotdog bun was fun and easy to make. 

To make these buns you will need...

Crazy Horse at Horseshoe Resort Satisfied Our Hunger and Tastebuds

There is a load of activities to do at Horseshoe Resort for the whole family. We had a fun filled day at Horseshoe Resort Adventure Park during the Canada Day long weekend and spent an entire day climbing rocks, rolling down the hill in the aqua ogo and doing many other activities. After all these physical activities we sure got hungry and had a wonderful lunch at their Crazy Horse restaurant. The atmosphere at Crazy Horse is relaxing to enjoy a meal with family and friends.

For All Ice Cream Lovers The First Magnum Pleasure Store In North America

We got the pleasure of making our own customized Magnum bar at the first Magnum Pleasure Store in North America. The Magnum Experience pop-up-stores have been around the globe in countries such as London, Amsterdam, Paris, Istanbul and more. I am glad they popped up closer to home. This unique experience of customizing our own ice cream bar is exquisite and exciting for children and adults. My children and we enjoyed watching the process of our ice cream bar being customized with the topping we chose.

We Had A Sea Of Fun Watching A Turtle’s Tale 2 As Sammy Escapes From Paradise

We had a wonderful party to watch A Turtle’s Tale 2 – Sammy Escapes From Paradise with a few friends and family in celebration of its release on July 9th. While enjoying this funny, adventurous family entertainer I served sautéed potatoes, mini chicken pizza, fresh strawberries, popcorn, almond covered chocolates and cupcakes. 

Healthy Options to Eat Food On The Go at Toronto's Harbourfront

There is a fresh new food option and concept from Blue Goose for us to enjoy at Toronto's Harbourfront until October 2013. The three shipping containers designed from Montreal based, Muvbox is sourced from sustainable materials and use solar power. The Common Goods containers give us different, organic options to try when we are on the go. It is a wonderful atmosphere to meet up colleagues, friends and family to enjoy the delicious food. I tried the delicious lobster roll and the fabulous hibiscus drink. 

DonateNaturally Makes a Difference To Our lives and Many Others

DonateNaturally.com started by a husband and wife, sells natural organic products while donating 15% of every sale to a cause of our choice. We can easily donate to any organization at a school, charity, community or hospital. The items are priced competitively and we are not charged the 15% that goes toward the donation.

Taste the Luscious Fruttare Fruit and Milk Bars For Yourself

Fruttare Fruit and Milk Bars are available in 15 countries and now in Canada :) just in time for Summer. These delicious cold treats are perfect for the days we crave for a delicious, satisfying, flavourful treat or dessert. My family and I tasted the fabulous flavours of Fruttare Fruit and Milk bars and love it. We have become addicted to its nostalgic familiar taste that we will be buying it every time we go to the grocery store. 

Fabulous President's Choice Food

President's Choice is celebrating the 25th year of their Decadent Chocolate Chip Cookies that are loaded with chocolate chips. My family and I enjoy these delectable cookies. PC has a limited edition collectible tin with two 300g bags, sold for $7. This tasteful memento would make a wonderful gift to take to family and friends. 

General Mills Has Launched Eight Brand New Products

General Mills has launched eight brand new products this month. In celebration of the launch General Mills will be giving free product coupons on their Facebook page from June 3 to 25 (while supplies last).

There are two coupons, one for the cereals and one for the snack bars. Each has a specific one-day redeem date. For the cereals it is July 16 and for the 6 bars it is July 23.

We Made Underwater Ebelskiver to Celebrate Father's day with Disney Junior

Dads are very special :) and we are glad Disney Junior is celebrating this special person in our lives with wonderful shows and a heartwarming family movie.

Making Old Things New: Up-cycling shoes

Giving a new look to my old belonging is something I enjoy doing. I have done many projects such as recycling containers to make other crafts, giving old chairs a new look with fabric, using fabric to make yarn and many more. 

Up-cycling these comfy pair of old shoes with fabric is my recent project. 

Flavourful Kettle Style Chips

In celebration of making wonderful snack products for 25 years, Neal brothers have introduced 4 flavours of Kettle cooked chips. These chips are awesome to snack, take on road trips, or to have it as a side with our summer barbecues. We really enjoy the naturally spiced kettle-style sweet & smoky BBQ, Himalayan pink salt, and the pink salt and vinegar flavours. 

Enjoying sweet and salty kettlecorn while watching The Quest for Crystal Mickey

My children are addicted to this sweet and salty, organic kettlecorn from Neal brothers foods. Since the  product is made with organic certified ingredients in a nut-free environment, I feel good about giving this popcorn to my children to snack on. 

We like the sweet and salty flavour in this popcorn as it satisfies all our palates. It is not overly sweet or salty, and has the perfect balance to make everyone happy. The popcorn doesn't have any preservatives or trans fat, which made it the perfect snack to have when we were watching The Quest for Crystal Mickey.

Disney Junior celebrates Mother’s Day with special shows

Disney Junior celebrates May with new episodes of Sofia the First and the premiere of Tangled. 
We are excitedly looking forward to watch Sofia the First new episodes on Sunday May 5 and 19 at 11:30am ET.

- Sofia the First “The Princess Test” premiere on May 5th will be about Sofia finding out what being a true princess is all about when she is sidetracked on her way to an important Princess Test at her school. 

- On May 19 Sofia the First episode “Baileywick’s Day Off” is about Baileywick’s day-off being frustrated by demands from Sofia, Amber and James until the royal siblings learn about gratitude. 

Learning about gratitude is an important life skill that starts from a young age. As a parent, I think it is important for us to be role models and practice this, so it is easy to teach our children i.e to say Thank you, Please! and to appreciate one another. Gratitude should be a part of our lives and be second nature to us, so we can appreciate life and everything around us.

New Tortilla Popchips and Healthy Tips

We really enjoy popchips and glad to see their new tortilla popchips, which are made with stoneground corn masa without any preservatives, artificial flavours or colour.  These cholesterol free chips are packed with natural flavours, without the extra calories. I think popchips are a healthier lunchbox and snack alternative as it has 0 grams of trans fat.  

My children and we enjoy the delicious flavours of the tortilla popchips; our favourite is the salsa flavour. We enjoy snacking on these flavourful, delicious, healthier alternative chips that are not greasy. I think these naturally popped tortilla popchips are a healthy snack option for everyone.

Win a prize pack to stay fit and healthy (value of over $100)

General Mills family is welcoming Yoplait Source Greek Yogurt, which is a thick, creamy, delicious low-calorie yogurt the whole family will enjoy. This yogurt has twice the protein of regular Yoplait Source yogurt with only 50 calories and no added sugar. 

There are different yogurt flavours for us to choose from. We can enjoy it for breakfast, snack, and dessert or include it in our baking and cooking. I like using yogurt in desserts as it is a healthier substitute and I also include plain greek yogurt to thicken curries and to give it flavour. I make this choice of using yogurt in our diets so we can stay healthy and active.  

I use the plain yogurt when making this naan, baked Indian bread

Cookies to celebrate spring

We made these cookies to celebrate the arrival of spring. These soft, delicious cookies would be wonderful to take on our upcoming trips to the park.

Crocus

These cookies are also easy enough for little ones to help make and give as gifts to grandma, mom and loved ones. Adding Callebaut Crispearls* to the cookies give it a slight crunch and adds colour. Callebaut Crispearls* are tiny toasted biscuit kernel coated with chocolate.

Meet Me There if you come via Emirates to our Summer Vacation Destination

My family and I are very excited about our upcoming summer trip to Sri Lanka via Emirates.  One of the excitements of travelling long-distances overseas is flying in fabulous aircrafts, enjoying the food served in the plane, appreciating the service, experience and adventure of travelling. We chose Emirates because it goes to our destination without a change in different airlines and because of their free to join Emirates Skywards program.  

Rapunzel's book of secrets and DisneyOnIce & Reading Book Drive

We are very excited that Disney On Ice presents Rockin’ EverAfter show during the March Break is nearing :)

This year for the first time Disney On Ice & Reading Book Drive will join hands to support the Children’s Book Bank, a charity that provides free books and literacy support to children in low-income Toronto neighbourhoods. 

The Book Drive will be held at Rogers Centre March 15th from 2pm-3pm. Families are invited to drop by Rogers Centre, 1 Blue Jays Way, at 2 pm with new children’s books (ages newborn to 12 years). 

The first 300 people to donate one book each will receive 1 ticket voucher (excluding VIP and rinkside seats)* to a Disney On Ice presents Rockin’ Ever After performance of their choice.  In addition, book donors will have a chance to meet Beauty & The Beasts’ princess Belle, and watch a live production number from Disney On Ice presents Rockin’ Ever After. 

The Rockin’ & Reading Book Drive schedule is as follows: 

1:30pm              Families line up for access to Rogers Centre outside Gate 7 

2pm -2:20pm      Book drop, Meet & Greet with Belle 

2:30pm -2:35pm Production number from the show

2:35pm-3:00pm  Book Drop continues 

*Once 300 vouchers have been distributed, fans will be able to purchase tickets at a special one-day discount, saving $5.00 per ticket! (excluding VIP and rinkside seats).

My daughter is a big fan of Rapunzel so I was glad that she was happy with this book Disney Tangled: Rapunzel's book of secrets.  It is a really cute journal type book girls will enjoy.  It has all the information and "secrets" about Rapunzel.  

This journal encourages girls to think about themselves, write down memories, dreams, desires and their secrets.  The diary comes with a heart shaped lock and two keys so all the secret stuff the girls write can be kept as "secrets".  My daughter enjoyed reading about her favourite princesses and she really enjoys filling the pages with all her little secrets and locking it up.  
This book also encourages children to write and read.  It makes a good gift for a princess as she can keep this diary with her treasures and read it when she gets older.  This book is available at bookstores, here and Amazon.

Here are some printable activities for your little ones, click on the images to enlarge.

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