Category: Food & Drink
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Fantastical Cakes: Incredible Creations for the Baker in Anyone + Win a copy!
Running Press sent me Fantastical Cakes in exchange for an honest review. Here’s what I think. You know you’re getting old when you get that one candle on the cake. It’s like, ‘See if you can blow this out.’ — Jerry Seinfeld • I’ve loved baking and decorating cakes since I was a kid but I…
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Two new cookbooks from Canadian Living + A giveaway!
Simon and Schuster Canada sent me both Canadian Living cookbooks in exchange for an honest review. Here’s what I think. Hello from Florida! I’m writing from my aunt’s kitchen table in Zephyrhills, looking at the the palm trees swaying in the breeze outside the window. It’s sunny but cool — in the day we wear…
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What’s inside the December OatBox
I received December’s OatBox for free in exchange for an honest review. This post also appears on A Year of Boxes. OatBox is a monthly breakfast subscription box from Montreal. It includes two large bags of handcrafted granola blends that are 100% natural and preservative-free, plus two recipes that use or complement the granola. Gluten-free…
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Home Made Christmas by Yvette van Boven + Win a copy!
Christmas at our house is usually a sprint — we decorate mid-December, get the tree a few days before the 25th and tear around the grocery store hours before it closes for the holiday. But this year I’m approaching it more like a marathon: slow and steady wins the race. I’ve got a leg up…
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A made-in-Canada subscription box for breakfast lovers: A review of October’s OatBox
I received October’s OatBox for free in exchange for an honest review. This post also appears on A Year of Boxes. OatBox is a monthly breakfast subscription box from Montreal, Canada. It includes two sizeable bags of handcrafted granola blends that are 100% natural and preservative-free, plus two recipes that use or complement the granola.…
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I’ve got 99 problems but online shopping ain’t one: Gourmet Trading’s 800+ products now available online. See what we tried + A giveaway!
Gourmet Trading sent me a selection of products to try in exchange for an honest review. All opinions are my own and from the heart. If you follow me on social media (and if you don’t HELLO, PRIORITIES PEOPLE!!) you know that I’ve been trying some more products from Gourmet Trading over the past couple…
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What’s Gaby Cooking: Everyday California Food + Heirloom Cherry Tomato Tart + Win a copy!
Abrams Books sent me a copy of What’s Gaby Cooking: Everyday California Food in exchange for an honest review. All opinions are my own and from the heart. Ottawa summers are like Zac Ephron: short and hot. California hot. Too hot to think about what to have for dinner, but too short not to make…
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Nathan Turner’s I Love California: Live, Eat, and Entertain the West Coast Way + Fish Tacos + Win a copy!
Abrams Books sent me a copy of Nathan Turner’s I Love California: Live, Eat, and Entertain the West Coast Way in exchange for an honest review. All opinions are my own and from the heart. Although Nathan Turner didn’t get as much air time as the other stars of Million Dollar Decorators (probably because he stayed pretty…
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The Pesto Cookbook: 116 Recipes for Creative Herb Combinations and Dishes Bursting with Flavor by Olwen Woodier
Thomas Allen & Son sent me The Pesto Cookbook in exchange for an honest review. All opinions are my own and from the heart. Although I’m rather pitiful with houseplants, we’ve had a few times when our herb garden has done so well that we didn’t know what to do with it all. But now…
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