From Home Alone and The Santa Clause to holiday classics like the Nutcracker, Miracle on 34th street and It’s A Wonderful Life, holiday movies are a part of Christmas. If this time of the year reminds you of sitting around the TV, eagerly awaiting those annual specials, like A Charlie Brown Christmas, Frosty, and How […]
Sprucewood Handmade Cookie Co.
Here in the DesRochers household when we are not coffee cupping we are putting our taste buds to work sampling shortbread cookies. Sprucewood Handmade Cookie Co cookies were the latest brand we sampled. Named Canada’s Best Shortbread by Canadian Living Magazine and The Globe and Mail, this all-natural shortbread is made locally in Cobourg, Ontario. […]
Food Gifts for the Holidays
Everyone loves the holidays and, more so, the special treats that come with them. The holidays not only bring in the festivity mood, but they also give a chance for you to enjoy different dishes and try out new delicacies. Besides that, it also allows you to pass love to your family, friends, and neighbours […]
Go Cup Yourself Coffee Subscription Giveaway
Go Cup Yourself roasts out of Dark City Coffee Company in Scarborough, Ontario. Dark City Coffee Company has been an ongoing force in artisanal roasted specialty coffee since the 1980s. Kevin Plener got started in the coffee industry by searching inward for something he was passionate about. Coffee was top of the list.He started as […]
Phil’s Fudge is Heaven
No longer will I be ordering take out dinners once a week when I don’t feel like cooking or hitting up the fast-food drive-through, or eating hot dog and Kraft dinner and calling it a meal? I even have given up most junk food snacks. I say most, because everybody has a weakness. My weakness […]
Rampage Coffee Co.- For the highly Caffeinated parent
For most parents coffee is a need, not a want. You might have begun drinking coffee around your teen years. But you most likely did not know you needed it until parenthood when energy drinks just were not cutting it. Coffee is that one widely used by parents, socially acceptable psychoactive drug in the world.Every […]
Mary Macleod’s Shortbread Cookies
Mary Macleod’s Shortbread hand-shaped, all-butter cookies is a heartfelt way to share warm greetings this upcoming season. They come in a mighty variety of flavors from the classic to dutch crunch to Mary’s signature Chocolate Crunch shortbread recipe that took over 18 months to develop. Mary’s legacy began back in 1981 when Mary Macleod opened […]
Tu-Bees Gourmet Honey products
Supporting Canadian farmers and businesses has never been more important to me that is why I need to brag about this Saskatchewan Canadian company. When considering what to give to your adult children, a cousin or aunt, friends, neighbors or coworkers for Christmas, why not give the gift of Saskatchewan, Canada’s very own Tu-Bees Honey. […]
Granolust Seductive Granola for Every Appetite
Meet Julie Wiener, a Canadian gal and the face behind Granolust. This lusty granola was started in 2017 in Montreal, Canada after the owner of Montreal’s hottest local juice bar fell in love with the granola Julie was making at home. Having tasted it, I can see why. Now, 4 years later, you can satisfy […]
Lynch Hot Apple Drink- Giveaway
Lynch Hot Apple Drink is a delicious beverage to serve during the fall and winter season. This hot apple drink offers a sweet, crisp taste that pairs perfectly with cool air and autumn leaves. And nothing beats a mug of hot cider on a cold winter day. Made in Canada, this favorite of the DesRochers […]