Nước chấm is a Vietnamese for a common variety of dipping sauces, which can be sweet, sour, salty, savoury and spicy. If you’ve eaten at a local Vietnamese restaurant, you most likely would have tasted nuoc cham in the form of a dipping sauce for your deep fried spring rolls or sauce you pour over your lemongrass…
Category: product reviews
Yonanas – Not Just for Desserts
I was given a new Yonanas machines to test out at home. As a mom of a two-year old, I’m always looking for fun and creative ways to introduce healthy food into Dylan’s routine. I found the Yonanas machine to be the perfect solution to get my son to eat a variety of healthy fruits….
Growers Cider introduces Honeycrisp Apple
Oh hello warm weather – good bye rain and cold! Hello summer. With temperatures rising this week, all I can think of is get togethers, pool parties and of course, patio season! What better way to celebrate the beginning of summer than with good friends and a nice, cold drink out on a patio or…
Wondering what to get Mom for Mother’s Day? Tea Sparrow is the answer!
If you were wondering what to get your mom on Mother’s Day Mother’s Day, look no further than Tea Sparrow. Being a mother is hard. It’s difficult to balance work, personal, and family life and every mom knows that it’s personal time that always suffers. That’s why those few minutes we get to ourselves are so treasured…
Fitbit Charge Review
Just this past Christmas my wife bought me something from my wish list. The Fitbit charge (https://www.fitbit.com/ca/charge). I had originally been introduced to the idea of a wearable tracking device by one of my co-workers. The idea that I could start tracking my exercise, sleep and calorie intake was extremely exciting. The reason it was…
Wojo Nutrition
Being a fitness instructor doesn’t necessarily mean that I am a happy-go-lucky always-bubbly energy bunny. In fact, if you ask your Zumba, Aerobics, or any type of fitness class instructor, you will find that most of us are not super human (although it may seem that way!), we also struggle with getting out of bed…
A Chip for your Sweet? Lay’s Canada releases new chocolate covered potato chips for Valentine’s Day
You don’t have to spend a lot of money to make a romantic gesture this Valentine’s Day. This year and for the first time in Canada, Lay’s Canada has released a limited-time chocolate-covered potato chip. The new flavour is available in most supermarkets in the Valentine’s Day section. I’m a big fan of salty and sweet treats, so…
Make Movie Night Popcorn Indiana Night!
Winter is the perfect time to catch up on movie favourites, and a good movie demands good popcorn. Enter Indiana Popcorn. Their line of popcorn includes all natural kettle corn, movie theatre, cinnamon sugar, age white cheddar and all natural sea salt – with new flavours being added all the time! They’re also gluten…
Let’s Talk About the DivaCup
Guys, you may want to move on to another post. You won’t have the stomach for this one. Ladies, I’m a pads kinda girl. I have been and probably always will be, ever since Aunt Flow decided to make herself known in my life. But I do get curious about the many different products out…
Hydrate this summer with O.N.E Coconut Water
This last week has been crazy hot! And with no relief in sight, we all need to give hydration some serious thought. Did you know that coconut water is high in potassium, contains antioxidants, and its low in calories, carbohydrates and fat? That’s why, coconut water makes a great sports/energy drink and a delicious thirst…
Mary in Vancity 