Pasta is a staple at our house!  When all else fails my daughter will eat s’getties, but my husband and I get tired of the same old stuff and would love to try some new recipes. Barilla has released a PDF full of dishes that look absolutely yummy! Found inside: Lemon Spaghetti Three Cheese Torellini in Sage Brown Butter Sauce Veggie Farfalle with Roasted Red Pepper and Pine Nuts White Fiber Mini Shells with Cheery Tomatoes, Basil and Parmigiano Cheese [...]

I love Gooseberry Patch. They offer free booklets from time to time that are always full of the most delicious recipes. Even though I’m not an avid anything in the kitchen, I love to look (or is that drool) over recipes. Who knew there were so many different ways to make meatloaf? Simply like their facebook page and get your book today!

Free Pancake Ebook Week-ends here are serious breakfast times.  We pack up the kids and head on over to Poppies house for a big breakfast.  One of my favourites is buttermilk pancakes.  I’m always on the hunt for new recipes though, I love to sneak little surprises into them like banana’s and chocolate chips. MrFood.com is offering a free eBook full of 28 simple pancake recipes.  I can’t wait to try some out this week-end! Inside you will find: Blueberry [...]

S'mores We recently upcycled the base of our old washing machine into a fire pit in our back yard.  It works like a charm, so we’ve been braving the bugs and having some great family time out around the campfire. After a week it’s getting a little boring. We’re looking for some fun activities to do!  I’ve been looking online for some ideas and then I thought I would throw it out to you, my readers!     My first [...]

One of my daughters favourite meals is ‘sgetties. Although I personally love pasta, I’m getting tired of eating the same pasta’s every day, she on the other hand, could eat it every meal. Catelli Healthy Harvest has saved the day. They are offering a free cookbook with recipes to appeal to almost anyone. Get your free cookbook.

I’m not a great cook, I’m not sure I even fall into the category of good but this is a recipe that even I have a hard time messing this one up!  It’s a great cheap, I mean frugal, recipe.  We made batches upon batches of this for fund raisers and of course Christmas presents! Ingredients  7-8 cups popped popcorn 3/4 cup packed brown sugar 6 tablespoons butter 3 tablespoons light-coloured corn syrup 1/4 teaspoon vanilla 1/4 teaspoon baking soda Directions  [...]

We love homemade bread at our house.  We’ve been trying to eat a little healthier at our house and bread is one spot where we’ve tried to cut out all the extra preservatives, so I’ve been making our own and experimenting with an old recipe with great results.  I swapped out the shortening with the Tropical Traditions Coconut Oil and I use baby formula instead of milk. Homemade Bread 100% Whole Wheat Bread Ingredients: * 1 1/3 cup Milk 1 [...]

Homemade Fries Last night after hubby came home from his hockey game he decided that “we” needed a snack.  So I decided to make homemade fries using our new Tropical Traditions Coconut Oil!  Wow!  How Yummy they turned out!     Ingredients: 2 Yellow Fleshed Potatoes Oil – (I used Tropical Traditions Coconut Oil, but olive oil works too) Directions: Preheat over to 500F. Thinly slice potatoes. Pat potatoes dry. Lightly oil each potato slice and place on lightly greased [...]

Chocolate Chip Cookie Nests – from Walmart Canada Easter is quickly approaching and Walmart is here to help with recipes that look simple enough even for a cook like me to try! Some of these are so adorable I can’t wait to try them out with my daughter. I wonder how big of a mess we can truly make. Each recipe comes with a picture for inspiration. Your little ones are sure to love these! Walmart Easter Recipes   Recipes [...]

Robin Hood Flour has a free cookbook available for download. Get your cookbook! Recipes include: Strawberry Toasties Blueberry Oat Flaxseed Muffins Doughnut Muffins (more…)