Recipes

We are well into August and back to school is just weeks away. I truly believe that breakfast is one of the most important meals of the day, and I know sometimes it gets skipped on busy school mornings. One way to ensure you get a healthy breakfast in a quick way is to make a smoothie. Read on for a couple great back to school smoothie recipes.

Have you ever wondered what’s in those store bought popsicles? I’ll skip the secrets and just go ahead and tell you that besides water, the only other real ingredient is sugar. Not just one type of sugar either – the last box I picked up had both sugar syrup and corn syrup, not to mention other artificial ingredients to give them colour and flavour. That’s why the Zoku Quick Pop Maker is one small kitchen gadget I don’t want to be without this summer.

Good Chinese food or Chinese takeout can be hard to come by. So what to do when you get a craving for Chinese food but you don’t know where to order from? You can jump online and hit up Yelp or other review sites, looking for a recommendation. Or, you can do what I finally started to do – make it yourself. Creating Chinese food at home isn’t hard at all, and if you have the right tools it’s a fast, easy way to get your Chinese food fix. Here are a few of my favourite make-at-home Chinese food recipes:

If there's eggnog in the stores and you're already thinking of baking gingerbread, you know it's not too early for holiday coffee recipes.

 If you haven’t tried alcohol flavoured ice cream, this just might your weekend to experiment with your ice cream maker. Just a few tablespoons of scotch, rum, or Bailey’s can add a lot of flavour to a classic dessert.

Having serious post-holiday pumpkin pie cravings? Try this healthy smoothie alternative using Vega One All-In-One Protein Powder.

Christmas cake is one of the many Christmas traditions I like to carry on in honor of my family, and if you'd like to start your own Christmas tradition, you'll love this recipe.

 It’s road trip season, and while you’re eating up the miles you have to something to do, right? That’s where road trip snacks come in, and I’ve got a few you have to try before your next trip. Save