Contests, FoodMay 7th, 2013
There’s lots of different ways to celebrate Mother’s Day! As a foodie – the best way for me to spend Mother’s Day is to be surrounded by food!!! This year, I will be in Ottawa for Mother’s Day so I can celebrate this special day with my mom. She’s bit of a foodie herself – lucky me – so this schedule will be ideal for both of us.
The day will go something like this:
9:00 am – pick up a few donuts from SuzQ Doughnuts
9:30 am — enjoy a cappucino from Illume Espresso
10:00 am – head over to Simply Biscotti for some black pepper biscottis (not just buying one anymore)
10:00 am -11:00 am Quick visit to the Ottawa Farmer’s Market!
11:30 -12:30 Enjoy a visit with my Dad. He’s a foodie too so we will be sharing our “goodies” with him
1:00 – visit Golden Palace for some epic eggrolls.
1:30 pm -2:30 pm – Visit the Tulip Festival at Dows Lake
2:30 pm – hit the hightway
6:30 pm arrive in Toronto
7 pm head to Lotus Pond Chinese Vegetarian (3838 Midland Ave, Scarborough) to celebrate Mother’s Day with my daughter. For dessert we will be enjoying a Cold Stone Signature Ice Cream cake. I’ve always loved ice cream cake and this will be the perfect way to end my day. We usually go to the Cold Stone that is located at 2005 Avenue Road as I use to have a store at 1648 Avenue Road. To this day, I still visit Avenue Road on a regular basis even though I haven’t had the store for 10 years.
Can’t decide between the 6 inch $23.99 or the 8 inch cake ($33.99)!
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Cold Stone Ice Cream Cake for ANY occasion, simply call 647 330-TIMS. Cake orders are usually produced within 24hrs.
I’m SO excited to be celebrating Mother’s Day in Ottawa that I’m going to be giving away a 6 inch Cold Stone Ice Cream Cake to one lucky reader. All you have to do is answer this question. Visit the Cold Stone website and leave a comment below, which flavour ice cream cake you would like to win.
The contest will run from May 7 to May 12th. The winner will be selected using random.org. The winner will have 7 days to contact me, otherwise another winner will be selected.
Happy Mother’s Day.
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I’ve just returned from a trip to Hartford Connecticut. I had the chance to hang out my amazing cousins at a bar mitzva AND I had a chance to visit Trader Joe’s. The last time I went to a Trader Joe’s was in March 2012 while visiting Detroit. Go figger that this is how I like to spend my spare time while visiting a city I have never been to!
Here’s a sample of my purchases:
–Shelf Stable Whipping Cream ($1.29) – Never know when I might need Whipping Cream last minute, right? Can’t wait to do a taste test and compare this product to refrigerated whipped cream. Stay tuned.
–Trader Joe’s Guacamole Kit: I coudn’t buy this kit due to restrictions about bringing in veggies over the border. But, don’t you think this is a brilliant idea? This contains all the ingredients you would need to make fresh guacamole. LOVE IT.
–Trader Joe’s Chile Spiced Mango: ($1.99) I have no idea what I want to do with it but I know that I haven’t seen this type of dried fruit in Toronto. Right?
–Trader Joe’s Savoury Popcorn. ($1.99) This totally appealed to me as I’m all about flavour. Can’t wait to try it.
More items that I bought included: Beer $1.50 a bottle, a super amazing kitchen towel ($3.99), Tomato Basil Pasta Sauce $1.99, Crunchy Curls ($2.69), Chocolate bars (99 cents), Cheese and More. My bill was $81.44 to be exact. …so trust me, I did OK.
After my visit to Trader Joe’s, I sat at the pool at the Ramada to enjoy some sunshine. Also wanted to share with you that I purchased my hotel night using Hotwire and selected the Secret Hotel Optionl. I’ve done this only once before and had such a great experience that I did it again. Did I score? You Bet. I scored a 3.5 star hotel in DOWNTOWN Hartford with a $63 a night room rate. #happiness
Next weekend: I’m off to Ottawa to:
a) Celebrate Mother’s Day with my mom
b) See the Tulip Festival
c) Hang out at the Ottawa Farmer’s Market on Sunday.
Can’t wait. So much to see – so little time!
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I will be honest. I have no time to write a long blog at the moment. Here’s why:
-I’ve been enjoying the sun (err…suntanning WITH sunscreen) and I think my brain is also suntanning.
-I’m off to Hartford Connecticut for a family bar mitzva and the only thing I can think about is #road trip
-I haven’t packed yet which means I’m scrambling at the moment!
So this is going to be a BRIEF blog post about my BRIEF breakfast this morning.
It all started with this cute little 5 minute breakfast sandwich maker from Hamilton Beach.
In the morning, I let this cute little appliance warm up for 5 minutes. I then assembled the ingredients into the cute appliance and put the timer on for 5 minutes. Notice, I’m using the word “cute”…over and over again. This appliance is truly adorable AND functional too!
BINGO – Breakfast.
Now only if I had 5 minutes to clean the sink!! Notice there is no picture of my sink…LOL
For more information: Please visit Hamilton Beach. They really do have an awesome line up of amazing appliances. Please note: that this cute 5 minute sandwich maker won’t be available till August. K?
One more thing: Thanks Fathcom Communications for inviting me to the Hamilton Beach #Social Media Kitchen event. It was nothing short of fabulous.
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