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Summer is, without a doubt, my favourite time of year. In fact, I’m such a summer girl that I’ve often wondered why I haven’t moved myself to a more temperate climate where the hot days and warm nights stick around for longer than a few months. But perhaps it’s precisely the short shelf life we have on summers here in Canada that makes me itch to spend as much of them outside as possible.

Summer is here and if you need some ideas for a fun summer date, I’ve got a great summer date night idea for you: summer make or bake nights are the perfect way to spend quality time with the one you love.

If you want to add a bit of kick to your weekend BBQ, look beyond eye level on a grocery store shelf and you’ll see little gems like sriracha mayo, gourmet mustard, and organic flavoured ketchups. These condiments taste pretty great when you get them from the store, so can you imagine what they’d taste like if you started with fresh ingredients and made them yourself?    

Summers in Canada are beautiful, and can be made even more beautiful when you have a happy, bubbly baby on your hands. Here are some tips on how to keep baby super-happy during the summer months.

Summer is one of the best seasons. The weather is beautiful and there are plenty of great outdoor activities to enjoy. Staying cool can be challenging, especially when it comes to preparing and eating meals. Read on for some of my tips on staying cool while prepping and enjoying your summer meals.

I spend a lot of time talking about creating recipes here on Shelly’s Friday Favourites, but I’ve discovered recently that some of the most delicious things in life don’t have to involve cooking at all. In fact, they don’t have to involve eating either.

When the heat is on outside, the inside of ours houses start cooking, and that means sleep is almost impossible. If you want to sleep better during the hot summer months, take a look at these sleeping tips for hot summer nights.

With Father’s Day just a few days away, it’s easy for me to throw out a list of great tech gifts and say that we all want these. However, not all dads have the same tastes. Take my own dad for example. We have far different tech needs. and rarely agree on products. What I would be getting my dad would be different than I would want myself, so we’re going to show you both sides. With the help of my own dad, here is how we look at some of the hottest tech gifts this year that you can bring home for Father’s Day.

Families today are extremely busy. Both parents usually work, and then have to fit their kids’ many extracurricular activities, such as swimming, art, tennis, soccer, hockey, and playdates, into what’s left of the day. In this hectic environment, eating dinner as a family is enough of a challenge, let alone preparing the meal with your kids. But getting them involved in making their favourite dishes is worth the effort. This might be hard at first if your kids are doing homework (or just pretending they are), playing on their phones, or sitting in front of the TV. Convincing them that cooking is cool is a good first step. Once they start, they’ll love it, and the key is to make it fun.