This post is sponsored by President’s Choice. Cheers! There’s a lot to celebrate in Canada this summer (it’s our 150th birthday, in case you hadn’t noticed!) and President’s Choice have released a whole load of new products to help you do just that – all summer long! I’ve long been a fan of “The President” […]
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Product review: Breville Sous Chef 12 Food Processor
We’re creatures of habit over in the eat. live. travel. write. household and change isn’t something we always embrace easily. Both Neil and I (and, in fact, Cleo too) have our habits and when it comes to cooking and baking, we both have our “ways” of doing things, our favourite bowls, utensils, bowls and appliances. […]
Review: The Breville Duo-Temp Pro
Coffee. I can’t start my day without it. When I was 8 years old, my parents went to Italy on vacation and fell in love with the coffee there. They bought three (!) espresso makers (like this) and had them shipped back to Australia where they had the voltage and plugs changed so they would […]
Product review: The Hamilton Beach Food Dehydrator
I’ll admit – I am a bit of a queen of the gadgets. I think I get it from my dad who was always ahead of the game, arriving home with an Apple IIe desktop computer when it was newly released, then a CD player before most people even knew what they were. I love […]
Product review: Yonanas (and a banana-berry swirl soft serve recipe)
I’m a big ice cream fan – in fact it’s probably the dessert I eat the most, even when there are decadent French dessert treats in the house. Not much beats a small scoop of a quality ice cream, in my book, as an everyday treat. Sadly, my reality is that I shouldn’t really eat […]
Review: KitchenAid Torrent Blender
I’ve been using my KitchenAid Torrent Blender for a few weeks now and can safely say it’s become a part of my daily routine. One of the reasons I really wanted to try it out was because I was interested in seeing how well it did with “juicing” – well, blending hard fruits and vegetables […]
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