Cashew Chicken is one of my favourite easy to make dishes for dinner. The recipe comes from Everyday Food: Great Food Fast. It is a great go to meal if you want something that is flavourful and quick, a nice alternative to fast food or a frozen dinner. I usually like to serve it with…
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Dining at Disneyworld Part One: Breakfast at the Grand Floridian’s 1900 Park Faire
I originally posted my food report over at the Disboards from our Disneyworld trip, and thought it might be enjoyed here on my blog. If you have been to Disneyworld you may know the craziness of planning your meals 6 months ahead of your trip. Reservations can be made at 180 days for your trip…
Handmade Gifts: Personalized Ragdoll
Last Christmas I decided to make my nieces and nephews dress up clothes for their gifts. For the girls I made Cinderella dresses and a Pirate and Woody (from Toy Story) for the boys. The gifts went over well, thank goodness since I was sewing day and night for two weeks to get them in…
Chocolate Marshmallow Cookies a Homemade Alternative to Mallomars
My daughter loves chocolate and marshmallow so I checked out Martha Stewart’s website looking for a recipe that she would enjoy. I found this recipe for Chocolate-Covered Marshmallow Cookies. It comes from the September 2010 Everyday Food magazine. I love Everyday Food, I have liked every recipe that I have tried and it is nice…
Upcycling: Make a Girl’s Dress from a Men’s Dress Shirt
I have the Martha Stewart Sewing Crafts book and one of the first projects I wanted to try was making a dress for girls from a man’s dress shirt. You can also find the instructions for this project on the Martha Stewart website. That is one thing I like about Martha Stewart projects is that…
An Alternative to Plastic-Save the Planet and Stay Healthy
Concern about the environment has made me look at ways to improve our family’s carbon foot print. One of the easiest changes is to stop buying bottled water. We have a filter to improve the taste of our water and I bought a couple Sigg bottles for me, Jay and Georgia. They are made from…
Angelina Jolie Pregnant with Twins? The Celebrity Baby Boom
Lately, it seems, every time you turn on the television, open a newspaper or magazine, you hear about another pregnant celebrity. Julia Roberts began the the trend when she became pregnant with twins in 2004. Since then, stars like Jennifer Garner, Halle Berry, Jennifer Lopez, Minnie Driver, and Jessica Alba, have all started their families….
Snug-A-Bug Blankets Featured in Pregnancy and Newborn Magazine
Snug-A-Bug Blankets “What a Hoot” minky baby blanket has been featured in the January 2008 Pregnancy and Newborn Magazine. I would like to thank the editors at the magazine for picking one of my blankets to be featured, and I would like to welcome the readers to my website. For those looking to purchase “What…
Water Lilies: A New Snug-A-Bug Baby Blanket for Spring
Water Lilies is the newest Snug-A-Bug Blanket—fresh for spring—features a delicate flower design. The colours are three complimentary shades of pink with meadow green and soft buttercream yellow. They are backed with your choice of sage green or buttercream yellow super soft minky. Get them while they are fresh, buy yours now.
Meet My New Mac
We have a new addition to the family his name is Mac. He is a 15 week old Brussels Griffon Chihuahua cross, also known as a Brissel Chiffon. Mac came to us from Griffon de la Griffonnerie in Quebec. They breed both Griffon’s and Chihauhau’s and Mac and his sister were a good oops. He…