Fresh Salsa

Fresh Fruit Salsa Recipe

by in Calgary, Cooking, Eats, Edmonton, Food, Fraser Valley, National, North Shore, North Vancouver, Nutrition, Recipes, Seasonal, Sherwood Park, Spruce Grove / Stony Plain, St. Albert, Surrey, Toronto Midtown, Vancouver, Winnipeg Comments Off on Fresh Fruit Salsa Recipe

In honor of Cinco De Mayo, we like to prepare a large bowl of fresh salsa (Pico de Gallo).  In our house we are big fans of fresh salsa over cooked salsa. There is nothing like the taste of all those amazing flavors together! One…

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Raising Healthy Eaters

Raising Healthy Eaters, Food For Thought – Part 2

by in Ask The Expert, Books, Calgary, Children, Cooking, Eats, Edmonton, Education, Family, Food, Fraser Valley, Health and Wellness, Kid, Local, Modern Mama, Mom, National, Nutrition, Parenting, School of Mom, Seasonal, Sherwood Park, Spruce Grove / Stony Plain, St. Albert, Vancouver Comments Off on Raising Healthy Eaters, Food For Thought – Part 2

If you have been following past articles/my social media accounts, you will know that I recently started working with Joanna from Rejoice Nutrition & Wellness. Well, I have been extremely lucky to have Joanna contributing some articles over the next few months. The first of our series…

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Raising Healthy Eaters

Raising Healthy Eaters – Part 1

by in Ask The Expert, Calgary, Children, Cooking, Eats, Edmonton, Family, Food, Health and Wellness, Kid, Local, Modern Mama, Mom, National, Nutrition, Parenting, School of Mom, Seasonal, Services, Sherwood Park, Spruce Grove / Stony Plain, St. Albert Comments Off on Raising Healthy Eaters – Part 1

If you have been following past articles/my social media accounts, you will know that I recently started working with Joanna from Rejoice Nutrition & Wellness. Well, I have been extremely lucky to have Joanna contributing some articles over the next few months. The first of…

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Valentines Day In a Pandemic

Valentines Day During a Pandemic

by in Activities, Around Vancouver Town, Calgary, Cooking, Crafts, date-night, Eats, Edmonton, events, Family, Food, Fraser Valley, Gift ideas, Kid, Local, local events, Modern Mama, Movies, National, North Shore, North Vancouver, Play, Preschool, Recipes, Seasonal, Surrey, Toddlers, Vancouver Comments Off on Valentines Day During a Pandemic

  Valentines Day is coming up and if you live here in Canada, between the colder weather and the various provincial health orders restricting us, it leaves us wondering how we can celebrate this special day.   Here are some ideas on how to make…

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Blueberry Pancake Day

Blueberry Pancake Day

by in Cooking, Eats, Family, Food, Fraser Valley, Health and Wellness, Kid, Local, National, Recipes, Surrey, Vancouver Comments Off on Blueberry Pancake Day

January 28th is Blueberry Pancake Day! Although this year’s Blueberry Pancake Day looks a little different, one thing hasn’t changed: the delicious BC Blueberries that turn regular pancakes into dishes fit for National Blueberry Pancake Day.   Make National Blueberry Pancake Day Special   To…

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Evive

Evive Nutrition

by in Business, Discounts, Eats, Edmonton, Food, Fraser Valley, Health and Wellness, Modern Mama, Mom, National, North Vancouver, Nutrition, Online Shopping, Parenting, Products, Review, Reviews, School of Mom, Seasonal, Sherwood Park, Spruce Grove / Stony Plain, St. Albert, Vancouver Comments Off on Evive Nutrition

***Disclaimer – I was gifted these products to test and review. All opinions are my own.*** As a (relatively) new mom, I know how much of a struggle it is to take the time for myself throughout the day. In the early weeks and months…

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Project Queen YEG

Small Business Sunday with Project Queen YEG

by in Modern Mama, Business, Eats, Edmonton, entrepreneurship, Food, Gift ideas, Gifting, Hot Finds, Local, Mom, Online Shopping, Products, Seasonal, Sherwood Park, Small Business Sunday, Spruce Grove / Stony Plain, St. Albert, Women Comments Off on Small Business Sunday with Project Queen YEG

With the second wave of COVID-19 upon us, I have decided to bring back Small Business Sundays! Small businesses are the backbone of our economy and we need to support them however we can. Just because Christmas and New Years are now over, doesn’t mean…

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New Years with Kids

How to Celebrate New Years With Kids – At Home

by in Calgary, Child-Friendly Places, Children, Crafts, Eats, Edmonton, Family, Food, Fraser Valley, Kid, Modern Mama, National, Seasonal, Sherwood Park, Spruce Grove / Stony Plain, Vancouver Comments Off on How to Celebrate New Years With Kids – At Home

Updated Dec 28, 2021 This year everything is being done a little different…again. So how should/can we celebrate New Years this year?  I feel like we need to really celebrate the start of a new year because the last 2 years (2020/2021) have been so…

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SugarBox Bakery

Small Business Sunday with The SugarBox Bakery

by in birthday, Business, Cooking, Eats, Edmonton, entrepreneurship, Food, Local, Modern Mama, Products, Seasonal, Sherwood Park, Small Business Sunday, Spruce Grove / Stony Plain, St. Albert Comments Off on Small Business Sunday with The SugarBox Bakery

With the second wave of COVID-19 upon us, I have decided to bring back Small Business Sundays! Small businesses are the backbone of our economy and we need to support them however we can, especially with the Holiday season quickly approaching! The SugarBox Bakery is…

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Christmas Breakfast Ideas

5 Easy and Quick Christmas Breakfast Recipes

by in Calgary, Cooking, Eats, Edmonton, five things, Food, Fraser Valley, Modern Mama, National, North Shore, North Vancouver, Recipes, Seasonal, Sherwood Park, Spruce Grove / Stony Plain, St. Albert, Surrey, Vancouver Comments Off on 5 Easy and Quick Christmas Breakfast Recipes

Its a common tradition in our home to plan for an easy and quick but special Christmas morning meal.  There are many that we have tried over the years. One that we come back to time and time again is the traditional Christmas morning wife…

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