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Are you an egg lover? Is an egg something you enjoy once, twice or even three times a week?
The egg is an interesting food, it really covers a lot ground. Served on it’s own it can be fried, scrambled, made into an omelet, soft boiled, hard boiled, pickled or my favourite…. poached.
The egg is also [...]
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I was recently given a copy of the book Three Cups of Tea written by Greg Mortenson. It’s all about ‘one man’s mission to promote peace, one school at a time’. I was given the book {if you can believe it} by my Kindergarten teacher, Gaye Moss, an incredible woman whom I have written about on [...]
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Surprisingly this is a family favorite. I know, I can hardly believe it. My kids love it, my hubby devours it and…..get this, we’ve had kids over just hanging out and I’ve served it and they LOVE IT. Crazy as it is, this green number serves as a crowd pleaser, a budget helper, a huge [...]
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The other night I had a hankering for something different. The weather was gorgeous, it was a Friday night, spring was {finally} in the air and I felt like something YUMM-O.
Strangely my hankering fell on POLENTA. Yes, that divine Italian dish that is finally making its way onto tables across the globe.
Polenta is a popular [...]
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Have you heard of the recent conversation surrounding Facebook? Are you confused and unsure of how this could or actually does affect you and your family directly? Well, you should be. The reason is because your information can now be shared with other websites very easily. It actually goes a little further than that, it [...]
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Yesterday, my daughters and I headed out to the farmer’s market for our weekly shop – we LOVE the farmer’s market. I asked my eldest to go to our favourite organic carrot vendor and buy a bag of carrots.
Normally we buy the medium bag, but as we’d arrived late, only the large size was left. [...]
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Well friends tomorrow on RealLife Radio we have a VERY SPECIAL GUEST. The De Cluttering master who we all feel head over heels during the ‘Clean Sweep’ episodes. These days, our favorite organizer can be seen regularly on ‘Oprah‘ dishing out advice on bringing order and function into our lives. Yes, you’ve probably guessed, our special guest [...]
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After watching Oprah yesterday both Tanya (familyroom girl and co-host of our RealLife Radio Show) and I decided that we NEEDED to stand up, use the platform we have and have this uncomfortable conversation. Yesterday Oprah sat and talked to 4 Convicted Child Molesters. It was unbelievable and I encourage you to jump on her [...]
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During these chilly winter months, nothing says ‘Warmth & Goodness’ like a bowl of homemade soup. Over the past few days I’ve been sampling, tasting and trying new soup recipes and to my delight my kids have been sipping, slurping and drinking them up.
This day was no exception. Early in the morning I decided on [...]
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Okay friends, here is an amazing recipe that you can make your own. This is perfect for a simple lunch, either entertaining or simply for the family to gather around the table and enjoy. To spice it up and put smiles on the faces of those in your house refer to it as ‘Qwesh’ rather [...]
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