Canadian Culture “in” Canada

From the BC Coast to Quebec, to the maritimes, Territories and throughout – Canada prides itself on being multicultural, with Native / Aboriginal celebrations, french festivities, Highland Games and Celtic Festivals, and so much more! We have a wide variety of races, religions and languages throughout our fine country, and aside from some childishness that is mostly human nature – […]

Chicken and Dumplings

Prep Time: 15 minutes Cook Time: 4 – 7 Hours Servings 6   Who doesn’t love Chicken and dumplings!? Now you don’t have slave all day to make it. With a bit of a twist to make this one pot meal there are optional veggies to add as you see fit. With this quick and simple crockpot recipe, you’ll have a classic dish […]

Corn Chowder

Prep Time: 15 minutes Cook Time: 5 Hours Servings 12   This simple slow cook soup simmers to perfection in just 5 hours and can be ready to eat on a cool afternoon! Instead of the time to cook bacon, I like to make a yummy ham dinner the night before and use the left overs  the next day for my […]

Hasselback Chicken

Prep Time: 25 minutes Cook Time: 40 – 60 minutes Servings 4 I made this the other night and just LOVED it! Please Note: Original recipe shown in the video for guidance is a recipe shown for only 2 chickens. I found their 25 minute cooking time wasn’t nearly enough for our liking and so I have adapted the recipe to what […]

What it really feels like being a Mom

The world today lives on social media (duh!). Everyday you see the celebratory posts and photos of clean houses, makeup’d faces and happy kids all filtered through instagram. But what about the photos that don’t get taken? Or the posts that don’t get written… It’s easy to feel very alone in the real struggles of motherhood when all you ever […]

VAXXED

There is always loads of controversy whenever anything comes up about vaccinations, whether for or against. This documentary film “VAXXED” got pulled from the Tribeca film festival for bringing up a long argued debate on the link between Autism and the MMR (Measels Mumps Rubella) Vaccine. In 2013, biologist Dr. Brian Hooker received a call from a Senior Scientist at […]