Mr. Sunshine's Colourful Snacks

Vincenzo (Vince) Guzzo, Montreal based business owner and Dragons’ Den judge is continuing to push his entrepreneurial initiatives with the official expansion of his Mr. Sunshine brand to include locally made popcorn. We tasted three different popcorn flavours, which are perfect for our movie nights. 

Wraps made with frozen parathas and meal ideas

We have been savouring on a few different Shana Food products - wholemeal lacha paratha, garlic paratha, Punjabi samosas, and cooked a couple of side dishes using frozen okra rings and spinach.

Hamilton Beach Egg Cooker and Go Sport blender

The Hamilton Beach Egg Cooker cooks up to 7 eggs at a time. We have the option of cooking the eggs to our preference soft, medium, or hard boiled. There is also an option to make three poached eggs at a time using the separate dishwasher safe egg poaching tray.

Beef Hummus Wraps made in the Hamilton Beach Panini Press

With this Hamilton Beach Panini Press and indoor grill, we have endless possibilities to pack our sandwiches with flavourful ingredients and make delicious meals within minutes. 

Versatile Copper Mugs and Dragon fruit Beverage

A small business based in Vancouver, Canada sells beautiful handcrafted copper mugs that we can use for cocktails, mocktails, and as decorative organizers. These copper mugs are made using traditional methods of hammering by hand to create the unique texture on the exterior. I like the rustic imperfections that add character to these mugs, making each of these copper mugs unique. The brass handles are welded, which leaves it intact on the inside, and keeps it water tight and leak free. We love that the rim is smooth, making it our go to mugs for chilled beverages. We love that it is comfortable to hold and enjoy.  

Red Lentil Quinoa Pilaf served with Meatball, Garlic Sauce, and Salad

Bowls! by Molly Watson has inspiring delicious and healthy one-dish meal ideas. Each recipe in this book serves a family of four. I like the simple instructions and explanations that help us prepare an array of flavourful meals. It shows how we can use ingredients that we may have at home to put together a complete meal or a healthy bowl with vegetables, toppings, sauce, protein, and a base.

Banana Brownie Swirl Cake

I tried the Banana Brownie Swirl Cake from the book Cake I love You, which is a hit in our home. There is plenty of inspiration in this book for beginning bakers and the experienced. The tips and techniques of the decadent, do-able recipes shared by author, Jill O'Connor are useful to get delicious end results. The recipes in this book are divided by flavours such as banana, coconut, chocolate, caramel and butterscotch, citrus, spirits and spices, and garden and orchard. 

Kitchen Prep Made Easy with OXO

Having kitchen tools that make prep work easy, makes cooking and baking easier. I like using the OXO Grip Chopper regularly to chop a variety of ingredients such as nuts, herbs, onions, garlic, and other vegetables by simply pushing down the black knob that exposes the blades, which chops the ingredients.

Kellogg Canada Products

We enjoyed tasting the eight new Kellogg's products that are now available at grocery stores across Canada. We like that the tasty options of cereal and snacks have visible ingredients and delicious flavours that everyone in the family are sure to enjoy. 

Allergy-Friendly Treats from Enjoy Life Foods

Snacking on packaged treats can be difficult especially for those who face food allergies; packaged treats mean an in-depth label scan at the grocery store, and snacks prepared by others require a list of ingredients.  If you're in a time crunch, at work, or at school, the vending machine is a bit risky and the availability of safe snacks can be a real dilemma. 

Crème Brulée

If you enjoy making puddings and desserts like Crème Brulée, then you will find having this type of 6.5" white, porcelain Crème Brulée dish to be useful. This dish is safe to be used in the oven, microwave, and dishwasher.

This Breville Sous Chef is Useful in My Kitchen

I like using Breville’s sleek products, which are esteemed for durable quality, innovation, speed, and precision. I have been enjoying Breville’s Sous Chef™ 12, another wonderful heavy-duty construction and cutting-edge innovation designed to be the perfect kitchen sidekick.

Infused Mint Ginger Tea and Details on Trudeau Maison

I use a lot of Trudeau kitchenware and tabletop accessories and like the quality of their products because it is made to last! Trudeau Corporation has a collection of new products under their brand Trudeau Maison, which is now available at big box retailers and grocery stores in Canada such as Canadian Tire, Home Hardware, Kitchen Stuff Plus, Loblaws, London Drugs, Metro, Rona, Walmart, and more.

Korean Potato Salad

Korean Food Made Simple by Judy Joo is a wonderful book, as it gave me the opportunity to make food from Korean cuisine at home. There are 130 recipes in this book, and I like that we can prepare some of these in less than 30 minutes.

Baking Cowboy Cookies

These Cowboy cookies are fun to make, and delicious to snack with or without milk. 

Mini Tower Victoria Sandwich Cakes from The Royal Touch Cookbook

I enjoyed reading through Carolyn Robb's cookbook The Royal Touch. Carolyn was a personal Chef to Prince and Princess of Wales, Prince William and Prince Harry for ten years. The author has beautifully presented the recipes, with delicious pictures and stories.

Ethiopian Cuisine and Berbere Spice Mix

I enjoy making meals from different cuisines, and I am glad I checked out the Traditional Ethiopian Cuisine for Breakfast, Lunch, and Dinner by Konjit Zewge. This book translated by Konjit's daughter, shares traditional methods of preparing Ethiopian cuisine.

Baking Bread using Banneton Proving Basket and Terracotta Bread Form

I love using terracotta pots to cook over my gas cooker, as I find it gives the dishes an additional delicious flavour. Other than baking on a clay pizza peel, I haven't baked bread inside a terracotta pan before. I am excited by using the Mason Cash 34cm unglazed Terracotta Bread Form, I can bake bread at home inside a terracotta pan. I found using the terracotta bread form gave the baked bread a delicious flavour, and it smells fabulous. 

Chocolate Éclairs

Happy 2016 Everyone!

This éclair recipe from Flour cookbook by Joanne Chang is a delicious go to recipe for me. It makes 12 éclairs or 24 cream puffs. This cookbook has lots of delicious recipes we can make at home. I like the details the author provides to make delicious baked goods. 

Savoir Faire Collection Would Make Entertaining Festive

Danesco Inc. a Montreal based company has been distributing and marketing high end kitchenware accessories for more than 50 years. Savoir Faire collection of serving accessories that juxtaposes slate, wood, porcelain, and glass is exclusive to Danesco. Each piece is adorned with an eclectic vintage look to create inspiring at-home entertaining experiences.