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Fig & Thyme Gin Fizz

Happy World Cocktail Day! What better way to celebrate than with a delicious, new cocktail recipe. I love creating new variations of a simple syrup. I feel like it’s one of the easiest, cheapest ways to experiment with new cocktail flavours. For this simple syrup I infused figs and thyme to give it a sweet, …

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Pomegranate Rosè Cocktail

Tis’ the season to be tipsy! Holiday cocktails are some of my favourite to make, I’m a sucker for a theme. Even if I’m not entertaining this year, good food and good drinks are definitely still going to be a big part of my holiday season. I’m excited about this cocktail because it features some …

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Ginger Bells Fizz Cocktail Recipe

Can you believe it’s already December? Somehow 2020 has been both the slowest and longest year of my life. The holiday season is one of my favourite times to play around with new recipes. I love festive meals and delicious drinks! I’ve talked about my love of Eau Claire distillery a few times on this …

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Vanilla Pear Cocktail Recipe

The past couple of weeks I’ve been hard at work thinking up and researching fall and winter cocktail recipes. Summer cocktails come so easily to me, but I find cocktails in the cooler months need to be a bit more complex. Maybe I’m just overthinking it, maybe not. I’ve made it my goal to start …

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Bee’s Knees Cocktail Recipe

Doesn’t this photo just give you all the winter feels? As I type this, big, fluffy snowflakes are falling outside and I may, or may not be listening to Christmas music with the fireplace on. Today I’m coming at you with a classic cocktail done two ways, the Bee’s Knees. This cocktail is an oldie …

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Coconut Chia Seed Granola Recipe

While technically speaking it’s still summer, September always feels like fall to me. It also serves as reset. Back to routine, back to meal planning & prepping and back to eating healthy (you don’t want to know how much ice cream we ate this summer). I’ve always found the easiest way to make healthy eating …

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Cucamelon Gin & Tonic

A good Gin & Tonic is the epitome of a summer drink in my opinion. It’s funny, I love them, but have no real desire to drink them other than on a hot summer day. They’re just so refreshing! A Gin & Tonic is such an easy drink to make, but the key is using …

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Family Lifestyle

Five things I love about my Endy Mattress and Pillows

Well, it’s been 100 nights since we got our new Endy mattress and I’m still so happy with our decision. It’s been 100 nights of comfortable sleeps, less back pain, family movie nights, Sunday morning coffee-in-beds, and nighttime takeovers by my four-year-old. Yup, Coco is a big Endy fan too, thinking we’ll just have to …

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Rhubarb Gin Sour Recipe

Rhubarb is one of my favourite garden treats in the summer. I just love the tart, sour taste of it and how well it works in baking. This year, I was determined to find a fun, new use for it, besides my go-to strawberry rhubarb crumble so I decided to make a rhubarb simple syrup …

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