Food & Drink | We share how easy it is to make it a #ProntoNight with Barilla Canada

It’s no surprise that we love Barilla Canada and have enjoyed cooking with their quality products over the years time and time again (click here to see what I mean.) I know that I personally cook all the time and am quite familiar with pasta dish making. The true test of how easy Barilla Pronto is to use would come when I sent Julio to the special #ProntoNight event on our behalf to see if he was comfortable using the newest pasta to create a dish of his own. He loved how easy it was to create a beautiful Latin inspired pasta with chorizo, beans and olives all in just ten minutes. So much so that I find him wanting to create new #ProntoNight pasta creations all the time now! I liken it to getting the kids involved in the kitchen to learn and develop a love for cooking – no offense hunny. Continue reading “Food & Drink | We share how easy it is to make it a #ProntoNight with Barilla Canada”

Events | Join us in celebrating the holidays at The 2016 Toronto Art Crawl

Christmas markets are one of those things that help me get into the holiday spirit. Growing up in Ottawa, I used to look forward to the local German Bazaar  with my mom and grandmother. It became a tradition and one that helped me celebrate the holidays in a special way. Now that I have started my own family with my husband here in Toronto, I have created traditions of our own that I look forward to every year. One of those events centered around the holidays is The Toronto Art Crawl – and this year aims to be bigger & better than ever before! Continue reading “Events | Join us in celebrating the holidays at The 2016 Toronto Art Crawl”

Travel & Lifestyle | How Kobo changed the way I read & how you can WIN during out #KoboGLBhaiku Twitter Party!

Earlier this year you’ll remember that I shared my renewed love of reading while I took place in the #Kobo7 7 Day eReading Challenge with Kobo (click here to see how it went and what I read!) I quickly came to realize that in the busy world we live in, having my e-reader with me has allowed me to keep up with a healthy reading habit. To celebrate the 2016 Giller Light shortlist, alongside fellow book lover Casie Stewart, I am co-hosting an exciting Twitter Party on November 2 @ 8pm EST  and I have all the details on Kobo’s latest contest. Come see all the ways you can enter to win with us! Continue reading “Travel & Lifestyle | How Kobo changed the way I read & how you can WIN during out #KoboGLBhaiku Twitter Party!”

Events | All the ways we are celebrating #WorldEggDay!

Did you know that October 14th is #WorldEggDay? The Egg Farmers of Canada are helping Canadians celebrate this delicious day and I have been secretly working with them on an exciting project to coincide with the celebrations. Eggs are not only a good source of nutrition, but in Canada with the help of Egg Farmers of Canada, are also supporting deserving communities and charities. Come see what I mean and how you can get cracking on a delicious #WorldEggDay of your own! Continue reading “Events | All the ways we are celebrating #WorldEggDay!”