Tuesday, October 23, 2012

What I Ate Wednesday, Tuesday eats edition


This What I Ate Wednesday, I am looking at all of the food I consumed on Tuesday.

 Let's start with breakfast. I just went grocery shopping on Monday, which means there was still fresh fruit in the house. I enjoyed some Nature's Path pumpkin flax granola with peach slices, raspberries and soy milk. I also had water with Emergen-C in it. I have had a crackle in my throat for a few days, so I am trying to ward off any illness. I added a clementine for good measure.
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Sunday, October 21, 2012

Birthday Wishes


My little girl turns eight this week. Instead of heading to the movie theatre or the bowling alley for her party like we usually do, we decided to party old school this weekend, inviting some of her girlfriends over to our house to celebrate.

When it comes to little girls, the party theme usually starts with the cake. Once she settled on a pumpkin cake, it was all simple from there. There's certainly no shortage of pumpkin-themed items in stores right now!
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Friday, October 19, 2012

Oatmeal Everything Cookies - My Fave Vegan Oatmeal Cookies!

Oatmeal Everything Cookies - My Fave Vegan Oatmeal Cookies!

These delicious vegan oatmeal cookies are packed with nourishing ingredients like whole oats, sesame seeds, sunflower seeds and flax. 

I don’t know about you other parents, but I like to send my kids out for their Halloween hunt with a full stomach. Although Halloween often falls on a busy weeknight, I attempt to ensure that they eat a healthy dinner that covers at least three of the major food groups. It might seem counter-intuitive, but how about offering some dessert?

Most kids aren’t going to turn down dessert, and if it’s a homemade dessert filled with some nutritious ingredients, they will have less room to fill up on all the Halloween goodies. (That is, unless your child is like my dog and will eat until they can literally eat no more. But that's unlikely.) That's where this recipe for vegan oatmeal cookies with "everything" in them comes in handy.
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Wednesday, October 17, 2012

What I Ate Wednesday, Desperate for Chocolate Drops edition


As I said last week, the theme for this month's What I Ate Wednesday is "Spooky Snacks & Healthy Halloween Treats."

Now, I would not want to let our host, Jenn, down. So, I was forced to consume snacks...a lot of snacks...this past week.

If you missed my no-bake chocolate nut butter cereal bars last week, go back and have a look. I cannot recommend them enough.

But I also have a new recipe this week, for the "Desperate for Chocolate Drops" pictured above.
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Monday, October 15, 2012

Sentimental Journey


Since I didn`t get my thrift fix this week, I decided to take a trip down memory lane and show you some of my favourite vintage items.

 My mom gave me this lovely dish, wish is currently decorating the side of my bathtub. I love the sweet old-fashioned girl.
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Sunday, October 14, 2012

Children's Playhouse Giveaway! (CLOSED)


I have lined up a series of fun giveaways, and I am excited to be giving something back to the lovely people who take the time to read my blog.

 First up is this fun recycled cardboard children's playhouse from Boutique Cascades. When Cascades sent us the playhouse, I was a little worried that my children, who are seven and 10, might be too big for a playhouse. But, my daughter danced with excitement while we assembled it.
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Saturday, October 13, 2012

The Pumpkin Farm


On Thanksgiving Monday, my nieces and their parents decided to go to a local pumpkin farm, and they asked us to come along. I'm glad they did, because we all had a lot of fun (and we would have sat on our butts at home otherwise).

Always nice to see my boy with a smile on his face. I'm sure that smile had something to do with the extra day off from school.
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