Showing posts with label Pinterest. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Pinterest. Show all posts
Friday, June 14, 2013
What Makes Summer "All Good" For You? WIN $100 for Pinning w/ The McCain All Good Pinathon
Ahhh! I can almost picture it. Gentle breeze blowing through my hair as the waves wash over my feet at the beach. Feeling the sand between my toes, and listening to the sound of the waves crashing on the shore (drowned out by the boisterous cries of glee from my four year old as she makes and destroys a sand castle). Those are but a few things that make me smile when I think of Summer.
Those last few days of school are within reach and the feeling of freedom and celebration of Summer are almost within grasp. There's also nothing like going for an ice cream cone on a hot Summer day and just "being". No worries in the world. Just good times. Ice cream and the beach? It's "All Good"!
Some other things I love the most about Summer is the fact that we can get delicious fresh produce from our gardens and farmers' markets! Picnics, BBQs, trips to the beach, and just lounging around the patio with family and friends for a meal are all part of what makes Summer so special to me.
FAMILY. FRIENDS. FUN. FOOD.
Yep! That's what Summer means to me. That's what makes Summer "All Good" for me!
McCain wants to know some of what makes Summer "All Good" for you too!
The McCain All Good Pinathon
To find out what makes Summer all good for you, McCain is hosting an All Good Pinathon and awarding $100 each to 5 pinners whose boards make them "laugh, cry, or do a conga line around the office!" For full criteria, please see rules and regulations below. Entering is fun and easy:
- Create a board on Pinterest and name it “McCain All Good Pinathon.”
- Pin the things that make summer all good for you. For example: a perfectly ripe peach, the smell of grass, a picnic with friends
- Include one pin from McCain that makes you feel happy.
- Tag each pin in your board with the keyword McCainAllGood and you’re good to go! So good luck!
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This is great for all those who love Pinterest and love Pinning! I'm a self-professed Pinterest addict. I can get lost for hours Pinning recipes, DIY ideas, crafts, items for my Dream House, and more!
The contest goes from June 13th to July 11th. You can win 1 of 5 $100 Gift Cards! C'mon...Go ahead and Pin! You know you wanna!
Here are some of things that make Summer "All Good" for me!
Disclosure - I have partnered with McCain for this promotional post. All thoughts and opinions expressed on this blog are honest and my own.
Monday, April 22, 2013
Rainbow Pinwheel Cookies
If there's one thing you may or may not know about me, it's that I'm addicted to Pinterest. Addicted. I can't stop "pinning" all my favourite recipes, items for the house, etc. I can't help it. I love surrounding myself with beautiful things and I love creating (or attempting to recreate) beautiful things.
My brother's girlfriend recently showed me these really pretty Rainbow Pinwheel Cookies on Pinterest. I thought they were so pretty, and just had to try making them!
If you've been reading my blog for a while, you'll know that A) My family and I eat very healthy, I grow a lot of our food, we don't give our daughter too much sugar, B) My four year old daughter actually doesn't like overly sweet things, and C) Though I feed my family healthy, every now and then I give us a little treat. A package of Twistos, the occasional frozen pizza, or some homemade baked goods are treats for our family.
Despite knowing that my daughter doesn't like cookies, I still wanted to bake the really cool looking Rainbow Pinwheel cookies!
The sugar cookie recipe I use is this one, but I substitute natural cane sugar for the white sugar.
Once you've mixed your sugar cookie ingredients, separate dough into five equal portions and put them in separate bowls. Here's where the fun begins! Add food colouring to each bowl. This is a great opportunity to teach kids about colours. Little One was excited to see that red and blue make her favourite colour: purple!
The verdict? My 4 year old daughter looked at them and said, "That's nice, Mom. Can I have an orange?"
Little One loves baking in the kitchen with Mom and she loves the idea of cookies. She just doesn't like eating cookies or sweets. I guess I can't complain! So happy she loves fruit more than cookies!
I ended up having to give all the cookies to friends and family since we baked 4 dozen cookies! Little One and I don't really like sweets and Hubby doesn't need them! It was a fun activity to do with my daughter though!
My brother's girlfriend recently showed me these really pretty Rainbow Pinwheel Cookies on Pinterest. I thought they were so pretty, and just had to try making them!
If you've been reading my blog for a while, you'll know that A) My family and I eat very healthy, I grow a lot of our food, we don't give our daughter too much sugar, B) My four year old daughter actually doesn't like overly sweet things, and C) Though I feed my family healthy, every now and then I give us a little treat. A package of Twistos, the occasional frozen pizza, or some homemade baked goods are treats for our family.
Despite knowing that my daughter doesn't like cookies, I still wanted to bake the really cool looking Rainbow Pinwheel cookies!
Rainbow Pinwheel Cookies
The recipe itself is basically your standard sugar cookie recipe. I'm sure you have a family favourite, but in case you don't already have a sugar cookie recipe you use all the time, here's one from Canadian Living.The sugar cookie recipe I use is this one, but I substitute natural cane sugar for the white sugar.
I chilled the dough and then Little One and I made grape-sized balls with each colour dough.
Take one small ball of dough of each colour...
Make one ball using each colour
Roll out dough or just shape with hands to create what Little One calls a "doughy worm"
Shape into what 4 year old calls a "Snail Shell"
Bake in preheated oven at 375 degrees for 8 to 10 minutes.
The result: Really pretty Rainbow Pinwheel Cookies.
The verdict? My 4 year old daughter looked at them and said, "That's nice, Mom. Can I have an orange?"
Little One loves baking in the kitchen with Mom and she loves the idea of cookies. She just doesn't like eating cookies or sweets. I guess I can't complain! So happy she loves fruit more than cookies!
I ended up having to give all the cookies to friends and family since we baked 4 dozen cookies! Little One and I don't really like sweets and Hubby doesn't need them! It was a fun activity to do with my daughter though!
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City girl moves to the country, falls in love, and marries a farmer. She tries to incorporate her city ways with her new country lifestyle and blogs to keep in touch with friends, family & students who live far, far away :) Can this city girl go country? Watch as she learns all sorts of exciting things about life on the farm and in a small rural community. *UPDATE* We are now parents! Our baby girl was born on Nov. 11, 2008 (at 28 weeks gestation- 12 weeks premature, but she's quite the trooper)!!!
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