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This week’s blogs are great finds!  Thanks to all who continue to nominate your favourites.  As always, feel free to submit the best of the best for their own Poppet’s Pick Blog Award!

FOOD

Okay, so I’m starting with my ABSOLUTE FAVOURITE blog this week.  Pamela’s Heavenly Treats is a feast for the taste buds, the eyes and the mind!  I drool like one of Pavlov’s dogs just hearing that she’s posted something new (which is, you know, all the time!).  Today’s special is home-made strawberry ice cream.  Perfect for  those ripe little berries!

CRAFTS

I have a crush on Coffee Girl Crafts, it’s true!  The site is whimsical, the vibe is genuine, and her tutorials are amazing!  There just doesn’t seem to be anything this girl can’t do!  I can’t wait to put together my own bubble magnets on our next rainy day! Read the rest of this entry »

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I love reading new blogs!  You must too if you’re here on a regular basis!  Often I’m introduced to topics I want to share with you, our readers, but don’t have the time to stay on top of it.  And you know what they say, out of sight, out of mind (especially for the mum of a toddler)!  This is the first installment of a new weekly feature on Pardon My Poppet.  We already tell you about our exceptional finds in Poppet’s Picks, and we’re extending it to the blogging world.

Each week we will release a mini-newsletter with 7 of our favourite blogs from that week, one that you can visit each day.  I do hope you’ll enjoy the extra reading suggestions.  Don’t forget to subscribe so you don’t miss an issue!  E-mail subscriptions are easy, simply click on the RSS feed and fill out the box for e-mail.  Consider this your one-stop shop for the best reads of the week!  Now, on to the fun part!

Food:

Carrie’s Sweet Life is insanely yummy!!!!  I don’t know where all her recipes come from, but the pics alone are enough to make a grown man drool.  Don’t believe me?  Take a peek at her Coconut Key Lime Bread! Read the rest of this entry »

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I am thankful for Pita Bread

How versatile a pocket! Filled with sliced tomato and mayo is my fave! But super practical for Poppet’s little hands too! Just beggin’ to be stuffed!

Warmest regards,

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We are always on the road, and with a growing Poppet in tow we need to always have quick grab snacks within easy reach. I am not very inventive, so here are my go-to items to always keep in the car or my bag to prevent a big meltdown! (And the angry looks of all those who just know they are better parents than you!)

1) Goldfish Crackers – I actually buy the whole wheat President’s Choice brand Penguin crackers. These crumble easily (and can make a big mess), but they are the perfect size for teeny fingers. I keep an old cup in the car and throw a couple of these “cookies” (don’t tell her okay? Promise I won’t let your kid know either that they’re just crackers!) at a time. It takes her a little while to fish them out of the bottom of the cup before asking for more.

2) A Sippy Cup – Nothing like hearing a toddler ask for wa-wa over, and over, and over again. I use the biggest adult stainless steel one I could find (from Old Navy) with a straw built-in so she doesn’t have to figure out how to tip it up. Kinda like her own personal camel. Read the rest of this entry »

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I am thankful for Pico de Gallo

My favourite is Penny’s Salsa!  I buy it from Costco, multiple 48 oz  jars at a time!  When I was pregnant I craved it.  It’s the kind of slow burn that builds and builds.  I LOVE IT!

Warmest regards,

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…and no, it’s not because of my weight!  That title alone proves that grammar is important, because one part of the phrase has absolutely nothing to do with the other.

I woke up this morning and can’t move my neck.  Tried stepping on the scale, but can’t actually turn my head enough to see the number on the scale, so no weigh-in this morning :-(  Since a workout was also out of the question, it was on to bigger and better things, breakfast!

Had a smoothie and a small vanilla-mint latte.  My milk frother is on the fritz, and it will be 3 business days before the next one arrives, so didn’t bother taking a pic.  This got me thinking about how little indulgences fit into a healthy diet.

In my personal experience, if I want something, if I really crave it, I better eat it.  If I try to avoid what I am craving, I will inadvertently overdo it on “healthy” foods, each one leaving me unsatisfied.  I will eat just for the sake of trying to fill that void.  And in the end, I will eat the food I was craving to begin with (and probably in greater abundance now that I’ve also stuffed myself with different foods and reason that I’ve ruined the calorie count for the day already, so why not go all out?)

I’ve learned that if I eat a little taste of what I am craving, and then move on to the healthier choices if I’m still hungry, I won’t overdo it.  I eat much less, and I am satisfied.  Sometimes our bodies crave things because there is something in the food that our body needs at that moment.  Other times it is for comfort, or joy.  We can’t expect to ignore these calls and succeed on any nutrition path.  So go ahead, indulge.  Just do it in balance!

Warmest regards,

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On our return from Sudbury this week-end, we stoppped in at Grandma’s in Toronto.  As hubby had Monday off and we planned on heading to the zoo, it was the perfect place to bed down for a couple of nights.

We arrived, unpacked, and opened the fridge (pretty much in that order).  It was BARE!  Not a thing but a hunk of cheese and a bit of cream.  Thankfully we had stopped for souvlaki take out and had dinner in the bag.  Consoled ourselves with the keurig k-cups instead and went to bed.

Woke up on Monday.  Headed to kitchen.  Gave Poppet a hunk of cheese and Lemon heart-shaped cookies for breakfast.  Had a Keurig.  Had some more cookies for snack.  Got in the van and headed to the zoo.

Stopped at Wimpy’s on the way to the zoo for Lunch (or kinda a real breakfast).  Ate some eggs and toast.  Had some coffee.  Headed to the zoo.

Walked around for 3 glorious hours.  Got in the van.  Headed back to Grandma’s.  Opened the fridge.  Drat!  Forgot it was empty.  Opened the parmesan chicken we had bought at Costco the day before and baked it up.  Got some frozen veggies from the local Shoppers Drug Mart and enjoyed dinner.

Feeling peckish after dinner.  Nothing to snack on.  Finish off expensive lemon cookies.  Feed a couple to Poppet.  Put Poppet to bed, turn on Amadeus.  Have another Keurig.  Thankfully Grandma has an extra stacks of k-cups in the living room.  We restock the carousel so she won’t know how many we’ve had.  Mental note to self:  make sure to empty all garbages upon leaving so she won’t discover the stash when she returns home.  Don’t forget to clean out the cookie container.  She’ll probably forget they were there when she left (if we’re lucky).

All in all, had a great time camping out at Grandma’s.  Only thing missing was food, and well……..Grandma!

I am thankful for Grandma’s Bed and Breakfast

Warmest regards,

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