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Rise of the Guardians is Available Now on Blu-ray and DVD Just in Time for Easter

March 27, 2013 by Kathryn Leave a Comment

With Easter just a few days away, it’s a great time for a little family entertainment and Rise of the Guardians is the perfect way to enjoy some Easter fun! The hit movie featuring Jack Frost, Santa Claus and, of course, the Easter Bunny is now available in a special gift set containing two hopping eggs! Here’s a brief synopsis of the movie:

rise of the guardians dvd gift set DreamWorks’ newest animated adventure is a fun-filled and magical story about the legendary guardians – Jack Frost, the Easter Bunny, Santa Claus, the Tooth Fairy and Sandman – together for the first time! When the evil Pitch threatens to take over the world, it’s up to our beloved heroes to protect the hopes and dreams of children everywhere. Filled with non-stop action and laughs, it’s a dazzling family film that’s being hailed as an instant classic.

Zackary was the one that was most excited to watch this movie and from his enthusiasm, I decided that he must have either discussed it with friends or seen some previews that piqued his interest. He soon convinced me that we should put the DVD on immediately and the three of us sat down to watch it together. [Read more...]

Celebrate Warmer Days with this Easy Spring Flower Cupcake Recipe #LMDConnector

March 27, 2013 by Kathryn 11 Comments

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One of the things I love about spring is that time after the snow has melted and there is green grass and new little flowers everywhere. Here in Saskatchewan, that’s not something we get to enjoy in March too often. And this year has been especially miserable with the snow still taller than me out in the yard and temperatures that have only just started to reach the melting point in the last day or two.

I may not be able to enjoy green grass and sweet smelling flowers for another month or two, but spring is here and I want to celebrate! So I decided to create some fun little cupcakes for the family that captured the things I most love about spring. Taking my inspiration from the recipe for Spring Flower Brownies on the Life Made Delicious website, I treated my boys to Easy Spring Flower Cupcakes!

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Make Your Easter Baking Easier with Berry Cream Pie and Other Great Recipes from Tenderflake-Giveaway

March 25, 2013 by Kathryn 168 Comments

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I love making fancy, decadent desserts but between my blog and my boys, I don’t have a whole lot of time to spend in the kitchen. Quick and easy is the name of the game in this house and that’s why I love Tenderflake. It took me quite a while to master basic pie pastry and while I will make it from scratch every once in a while, Tenderflake is just so much quicker and gives me perfect results every time!

Recently, Tenderflake sent me a few coupons and gave me the option of highlighting one of its delicious Easter recipes or creating my own. I decided to whip something up myself and since spring always has me craving fresh, fruity flavours, I bought a package of Tenderflake Deep Dish Pie Shells and used them to make an incredibly simple Berry Cream Pie.

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Green & Black’s Dark Choclate Orange Raspberry Tiramisu Makes a Delicious Easter Dessert-Giveaway

March 22, 2013 by Kathryn 215 Comments

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I am an absolute huge fan of Green & Black’s Organic chocolate. In fact, when I mention my love of organic chocolate to others, Green & Black’s is the brand I’m thinking of. It has a rich, complex flavour that I find absolutely irresistible. Recently, Green & Black’s contacted me and asked me to be a part of the Green & Black’s Organic Easter Recipe Hunt and I couldn’t wait to take my love of this decadent chocolate into the kitchen. The recipes have now been posted on the Green & Black’s Canada Facebook page and one lucky recipe will be recognized as the first place winner!

I pondered different recipes for quite some time and eventually decided on a light and fruity tiramisu. Traditional Tiramisu uses flavours of coffee and rich mascarpone cheese to create quite a heavy, decadent dessert. I decided to lighten it up by using flavours of orange and raspberry blended with the rich complexity of dark chocolate.

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Wordless Wednesday with Linky-Easter Tiramisu

March 19, 2013 by Kathryn 44 Comments

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dark chocolate orange raspberry tiramisu

I created this tiramisu for a very special Easter recipe contest; keep your eyes out for a post about it and a link to the recipe tomorrow!

If you have a Wordless Wednesday post, please link it up below; I’d love to check it out! [Read more...]

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Easter Traditions are Even More Fun and Meaningful with Kinder Canada #KinderMom

March 12, 2013 by Kathryn 9 Comments

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Even though Saskatchewan is still icy cold and covered in snow, Easter is just a few weeks away! While the Easter Bunny may be hiding goodies inside the house instead of outside this year, I know that won’t diminish my boys’ enjoyment of the holiday!

We have a few special traditions each year for Easter. The first and most important is decorating Easter eggs. The boys and I all love hardboiled eggs so we’ll often decorate an entire dozen just for fun. And while the boys tend to stick to classic crayon-decorated eggs dipped in dye, I love experimenting with different decorating techniques. These Marbled Easter Eggs were easy to make and looked so pretty on Easter morning!

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Nickelodeon Has Spring DVD Releases for Every Child in Your Family-Giveaway

March 12, 2013 by Kathryn 108 Comments

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Spring is just a few days away and Nickelodeon is welcoming the season with a collection of fun DVDs for your little ones!
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Bubble Guppies: On the Job
The Bubble Guppies are discovering all types of jobs – doctors, dentists, waiters, firefighters and more! Swim into six underwater adventures all about different ways to work AND play with friends!

dora's easter collection box set

Dora’s Easter Collection 2-DVD Gift Set
Get ready for an egg-citing Easter Adventure as you help Dora and Boots save the Hip-Hop Bunny’s basket of eggs! Plus a troll wedding and a trip to Troll Land! Then, springtime holidays take the cake with Dora the Explorer! Join in her fiestas with these special springtime adventures! Includes Dora’s Easter Adventure and Egg Hunt. [Read more...]