Favorite Chili Recipe (BBQ Beans)

I have to give credit to my hubby for this one!! It’s always a crowd pleaser and I get many requests for our favorite chili recipe. It’s a great, easy meal, perfect to finish off March Break. Save Print Chili Recipe (Bbq Beans) Author: Vicki MacDonald Prep time:  15 mins Cook time:  30 mins Total time:  …

10 Habits for Zero Waste Food Shopping

Food shopping is something we all do every single week (or once a month if you are really organized!) so shifting your food shopping habits is a great way to take a giant leap towards a Zero Waste lifestyle. Let’s talk zero waste food shopping! You exert your consumer power every time you choose what …

Sunday Morning Coffee

Sunday morning I usually grab a coffee and take time to catch-up on some stories I may not have had time to read throughout the week…I thought you might enjoy them with your Sunday morning coffee as well. Blood brothers – LighthouseNow This is a really remarkable story, that I can’t stop thinking about. Through …

Simple Celebrations- Pre-Game Potluck

If your kids are involved in athletics, you know how all-consuming it can be. It basically dictates your calendar for months or most of the year, leaving little time for much else.  Watching and cheering on our kids and their teammates has been a huge part of our lives. For us, our kids sports involvement, …

Meal Plan Monday

Oh March…you with your spring like days one minute and snow falling the next…..what’s a girl to do? Make a pot of soup and start planning seed plantings, that’s what! 😉 March can certainly bring a mixed bag of weather and it also seems to bring in me a bit of kitchen/cooking burnout…that’s where my …

Sunday Morning Coffee

Sunday morning I usually grab a coffee and take time to catch-up on some stories I may not have had time to read throughout the week…I thought you might enjoy them as well. Join me for a Sunday morning coffee? 31 Newfoundlanders split $60M lotto jackpot — biggest ever in Atlantic Canada This was without …

Cream of Broccoli Soup

This recipe is a cheesy version of the classic Cream of Broccoli Soup. It takes only about 20 minutes to prepare and is just as good leftover as it was the first time. I always found it odd that there was no added milk or cream in this recipe. It’s creaminess comes from the cheese. …

Community Leadership with the Lahave River Credit Union

You know when a financial institutions mission statement includes …”providing superior financial and social leadership to its membership and their community”…that they take volunteering and commitment to where we live seriously. The fact that they are owned by its members and are continuously striving to build their community in meaningful ways, says a lot about who …

Gow’s Home Hardware Recognizes Giving Back

Angie Brown The South Shore is known for their volunteer spirit. In communities all across this area there are hundreds of people giving back in some way each and every week and making a difference in people’s lives. They are fire-fighting, teaching, entertaining, raising money, driving, cooking, serving and more. Volunteerism is a vital part …

Sunday Morning Coffee

Sunday morning I usually grab a coffee and take time to catch-up on some stories I may not have had time to read throughout the week…I thought you might enjoy them with your Sunday morning coffee as well. White Point’s piping plover sighted wintering in Turks and Caicos- Queens County Advance This is fascinating to …