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Make Your Own: Pumpkin Pie Spice

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Recipes out there are always calling for spice mixtures when getting into the autumnal/harvest desserts and baked goods.  Buying a premade spice mix when you probably already have all of the ingredients in your pantry. Thanksgiving is sneaking up on us (if you live in Canada, like me, it's next weekend - ahhhh!), and that means pumpkin pie flavoured everything! ...

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Coddled Breakfast

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My daughter loves eggs.  This is great for me because scrabbled eggs are really easy to make (Perfect Scrabbled Egg tutorial to follow - probably in a few days), and because it both reminds me to eat breakfast and gets me thinking about some of my favourite ways to eat eggs. Coddled eggs are basically steamed or baked in either a ramekin or egg coddler...

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Sweet Summer Corn Fest

autumn
We are coming into harvest season, and it's time to start taking the little one out to see where our food comes from.   Over Labour Day weekend, Calgary's Corn Maze and Farm will be celebrating all things sweet corn. Special attractions include: Corn decorating for the kids (11 am to 5 pm)  Demonstrations on how to properly eat corn on the cob (Yes, there...

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Time to Start Fishing those Cans out of the Recycling Bin!

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These have been blowing up pinterest and the DIY blogscene.  If you haven't come across them before, have a look at the link below and then your imagination run wild!  Why buy garden lanterns when you can make your own? Grow Creative: Tin Can Lanterns Tutorial: 'via Blog this' ...

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Eat Local & Seasonal in August

Alberta
'Tis the season to eat vegetables!  Get yourself to the Farmer's Market, my friends.  Just about everything is in season right now.  Fill your fridge.  Get your canning supplies together and start gathering up your favourite berries and fruits. It's insanely hot right now, and no one wants to spend a day or two over a hot stove.  I know I don't; but...

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Eat Local. Cook Seasonal.

Alberta
(Photo credit: WBUR) Local and seasonal cooking is big in the foodie scene.  Somehow it just feels more natural to cook what is grown locally and is currently in season.  Here is a list for what June has in store for BC and Alberta: ...

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