Angie, Author at Friday is Cake Night

Guilty Green Smoothie

March 31, 2015 by Angie

To be clear, there is nothing guilt worthy about this green smoothie, only the actions of the weekend prior to consuming it. Birthdays are best known here for going a tad overboard. I won’t get into the details but it wasn’t pretty. Pants are tight. I’ll leave it at that.

On to greener pastures this week! I announced on Instagram my latest splurge was a Vitamix so I’ll be putting it to good use this week. We ventured to the grocery store yesterday and stocked up on all things healthy. Kale, Spinach, frozen fruit, chia seeds. You get the idea – outer most sections of the store….

Almond Joy Cookies

March 27, 2015 by Angie

It’s an obsession I’m sure. Almond Joy – what is this hold you have on me? Is it the fact I can’t find them without a flight out of town? Probably. Whatever the reason I admit it. I’m in sweet love with this chocolate bar….

Dairy Farmers of Canada show milk’s health benefits in a captivating way.

March 24, 2015 by Angie

Every now and then I get to share videos I feel a connection with. I jumped at the chance to share this one from Dairy Farmers of Canada. Like many people, cancer has affected my immediate family.

Dairy Farmers of Canada wanted to highlight all the surprising ways milk benefits health – like how it could help reduce the risk of colorectal cancer.

So they made this beautiful and unexpected video to promote the benefits of milk and their free Get Enough Helper App. The video – which features a stunning interplay between aerialists on long silk ribbons – embodies the ways that milk can help untangle the blue ribbon of colorectal cancer. The App helps people track what they eat based on Canada’s Food Guide, and each day someone uses the App, Dairy Farmers of Canada donates $1 on their behalf to the Colorectal Cancer Association of Canada, as well as other worthy causes. There’s intensity and strength and a bit of drama. It’s all metaphorical, of course. But the video is striking and does a great job of showing us that there’s a lot more to milk than we realize.

Check it out!

Monterey Chicken Fajitas

March 23, 2015 by Angie

It’s the first day of Spring break! Normally this would be exciting but there’s nothing really new here since we just returned from our Winter getaway. I’m working through the two week break so we have daycare and sports camp to keep the kids busy. Last night all I heard was excitement coming from the bedroom. “I can’t wait to go to sports camp!” We arrived this morning to find a classmate in the group. A familiar face was a sigh of relief for both of us….