Ella’s Botanicals Gift Basket

I’m so excited to receive my Ella’s Botanicals gift basket that I won on Instagram!  I seldom win, so I was completely surprised when I got the notice I had won!

If you don’t know Ella’s Botanicals you are missing out on some really great skincare products that are amazing for the entire family’s use.  Created and headed up by Ella, all of her products are made in small batches in Toronto, Canada focusing on natural, locally sourced ingredients where possible and are biodegradable.  Good for you and not harmful to our lovely planet.  Love that!

The Bomb Brownies

I was heading out to dinner Friday evening with my bestie and had to whip up a batch of our favourite brownies to celebrate!

Chocolate Swiss Roll – Two Filling Options

My better half LOVES Swiss rolls.  You know.  The ones that come in pairs packaged in clear plastic?!  So I decided to try a homemade version.

Andes Crème de Menthe Chunk Cookies

It seems like we can only find Andes Crème de Menthe around Christmas time and we never fail to pick up several boxes!!  This past winter, I stumbled upon Andes Crème de Menthe Baking Chips and quickly grabbed a bag.  They’ve since been sitting in my pantry stacked with my other baking chips just waiting for the day I finally got around to using them.  Well – I finally have!

Baby Watermelons

One day back in April, I received a little growing kit for a watermelon.  While I very much enjoy eating watermelon, I had never even thought of planting one.  Especially given that I am currently limited to potted solutions.

 

In any event, the kit indicated it was intended for ages 3+ (it is after all called the Jiffy Cup for Kids!), so I figured this could either go really well….or fail miserably!!  I planted the seed in the little cup and soil provided, perched it on a floating shelf in front of the sunniest window I have, and let it do its thing.  To my surprise, a few short days later, I actually had a little sprout.