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Talk With Our Kids About Money Day powered by BMO #TWOKAM @BMO – Tales of a Ranting Ginger

With the Canadian dollar being so low and the economy what it is, many parents are concerned about their family’s financial future. They don’t want their children to worry about finances or other money-related issues. Every parent wants their child to g

What Your Tween Wants to Know about Sex

Let’s not kid ourselves—our tweens have heard things about the sex and they want to know more. It’s the very nature of being a tween, of being in a peer group who are all exploring and engaging…

DIY Gifts for Kids: Personalized Playdough

This is what we give as homemade DIY gifts for kids. Personalized, simple to make, inexpensive, and just as much fun to make as it is to use.

Just Add Stickers: 3 Step Lightsaber Craft

Crafts & Activities for Kids

Grapefruit Breakfast Smoothie Bowl

Grapefruit are super healthy and one of my favourite breakfast foods. I can remember my mother preparing grapefruit for me as a child as part of my breakfast, sprinkled with sugar. I loved the flavour and I still do but I also love that grapefruit may

Homemade Lemon Curd

A smooth and tangy lemon curd recipe that’s the perfect complement to scones, crumpets, pancakes, desserts, yogurt and more!

Nicoise Pasta

Here’s what you should do when you don’t know what to make for dinner. Think of a meal you like and then turn it into pasta. I don’t know a

Vegan Whole Garden Tacos with Cashew Cilantro Cream Sauce

One of my favorite foods is Mexican and lately with Vegan foods on the rise, it’s hard finding a great recipe but I came across this one and had to share it from the folks at Jewel’s Bakery and Cafe in Phoenix. Whole Garden Tacos with Cashew Cream, li

Greek Yogurt Pizza Dough

I’m popping in early this week to let you know about the pizza dough that has completely transformed a few of my recent meals. It’s not a new method, or a new recipe for that matter, but it wasn’t familiar to me when I came across it, and I’ve made three

Baked Hawaiian Chicken Tacos with Pineapple Salsa

These Baked Hawaiian Chicken Tacos are perfect for game day or any gathering because you can serve a whole bunch at once! Stuffed with slow cooker coconut chicken, baked, then topped with an easy homemade pineapple salsa! So….. I know you’re not going