Shelly Wutke
I'm a Vancouver freelancer and tech enthusiast. When I'm not writing you'll find me on my farm with my alpacas, chickens, and honeybees. Visit my website Survivemag
Enjoy putting the groceries away again with a Bosch Refrigerator
Review: Easy to use fitness and sleep tracking with the Misfit Flash and Misfit Beddit
Craving comfort food? Fall recipes to warm you up this weekend – Shelly’s Friday Favourites
The trees are alive with bright red apples – Shelly’s Friday Favourites
Love tiny houses? Here’s how to stock your tiny kitchen
The Tiny Home movement has been building up for a few years now. When I first heard of tiny homes I immediately downloaded the catalog and was in love with the simple, small designs. It might not be do-able if you have 4 kids (and all of their stuff) under your roof, but these cute, quirky homes are perfect for a single person, small family, or seniors who want to live independently.
Shelly’s Friday Favourites asks Is Pumpkin Spice the new Bacon?
How can you tell when fall is on its way? It used to be that we’d look for leaves turning yellow and that familiar chill in the air, but for the past few years there has been one true indicator that fall is here, and that’s when pumpkin spice mania hits again for another year. So if you’re in the mood to get your pumpkin spice fix, have I got some great recipes for you.
Everything’s coming up bacon – Shelly’s Friday Favourites
If you’re aching for bacon like the rest of the population, you have to see these creative (and crazy) ways to get your bacon fix:
Add some homemade salsa to everything – Shelly’s Friday Favourites
There’s a bumper crop of tomatoes out there right now, and they’re just begging to be chopped up into salsa. Check out my recipe, make your own homemade salsa, and add it to BBQ chicken or fish, plain rice, and anything that needs to be spiced up. A good rule of thumb is to take a look at what you’re about to eat and ask yourself, “Would salsa be good with this?” The answer is always yes, yes it would.
5 Kitchen Gadgets You Can’t Live Without
What makes up a well-stocked kitchen? I’d have to say it depends the person cooking in it. Although we all have our favourite must-use kitchen gadgets, some people like to use kitchen tools every day that other people may never have heard of. But out of the plethora of cool kitchen gadgets available, there are a few gadgets I think we can all universally agree are absolutely essential to a happy, well-run kitchen.
Creative Back To School Lunches And Snacks – Shelly’s Friday Favourites
The words ‘Back To School’ can bring about mixed emotions for a lot of parents. On one hand, it’s nice to spend time with the kids in the summer – on the other? It will be absolutely amazing to get them back into a regular routine. But a regular routine means packing lunches, so here’s some creative lunch bag inspiration they’re sure to ‘eat up.’