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Lend me your strength! The detox saga
Update: You can find all weight loss/Slimband-related posts under the Weight Loss category or by clicking here. It’s my first day both at work and on my pre-op detox diet, and man, is it HARD! This morning we got several chocolate deliveries as well as a large box of mini gourmet cupcakes from some fancy…
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Thanksgiving Challenge
Off to my hometown for Thanksgiving weekend! This year I’ll be cooking the big dinner as my folks are on vacation in Las Vegas until late Sunday night. I’m cooking for my parents, brother, cousin and granny this year. I’ve cooked a smaller version of Thanksgiving dinner before, but never a whole bird with all…
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DIY: Magnetic “spice rack” for the fridge
Lately I’ve been trying to learn how to cook more at home. What I’ve come to discover is that proper application of herbs and spices can make all the difference in a good meal! As my cooking skill grows, my spice drawer has also grown exponentially. It’s so full that when I went to buy…
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Tea Party: Pulling it off
Well! I’d say the tea party was a resounding success, despite a few minor setbacks! Friday night I went all over the place to pick up the final ingredients and such for the main event. I visited a number of bakeries, cheese mongers, florists and grocers to get everything I needed. By that point I…
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Tea Party Recipe: Scones
No tea party is complete without proper scones, jam & cream. While I am not ambitious enough to try making my own jam & cream for this tea party (though that would be nice, wouldn’t it?) I did feel that proper home made scones would be the right touch for the occasion. Commence scone-recipe-searching! Haha,…
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Tea Party Prep
This coming weekend I am hosting my very first tea party for my closest friends. I’ve been mulling over the idea for quite some time now, and with the popularity of Alice in Wonderland bringing the focus back on this tradition, I thought the time was ripe for my own! While I myself am not…
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Mystery Gift
After another craptastic day at work I came home to a nice surprise: Someone has sent me a nice bottle of Black Tower wine and some bracelets! How sweet. And what good timing. I haven’t been writing much lately because life has just become unwieldy. I’ve realized that I really don’t like my job anymore,…
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Recipe Request!
So for xmas I am giving my friends some of the stuff I canned during the summer, and I also want to make them some sweet treats to go with it! I’ve been looking through recipe books, magazines and my fave foodie blogs but haven’t found anything that meets my requirements. Basically I am looking…
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Make Your Own Egg McMuffin
I have something to confess: I have recently fallen in love with breakfast sandwiches. I used to hate them but now I can’t get enough of their delicious egg & meat & cheese combination (props if you know where I got that from!) But you see, it’s an expensive habit. It’s close to $3 nowadays…
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Fancy Cuppicakes?
They seem to be all the rage these days, cupcakes. I see them at parties, weddings, as cupcake cakes and business gifts. Slews of specialty cupcake shops have opened up (at least here in Toronto!) to cater to this new trend. Generally I am in favour of cupcakes. They’re the perfect combination of cake, candy…