Easy A (pplesauce Muffins)

There is nothing I love more than EASY recipes that seem like they are way more work than they really are. This weekend, I tried out this recipe for Applesauce Muffins via Food.com. What attracted me to this recipe? The prep time was 10 minutes and cook time was 20 minutes and they were true to their word...

In 30 minutes the kitchen was filled with the lovey smell of fresh baked goods and I was eating delicious muffins. Yes, the recipe makes 12 even though my pictures only show 9. I couldn't resist trying out a few before I realized I should take a picture for this post.

The sweetie was so appreciative that I "worked so hard" making him a healthy breakfast/snack he can take on the run (of course I didn't tell him how effortless they were.)

I even made them gluten free by swapping out the flour for Bob's Red Mill gluten free all purpose flour.

** IDEA ** They are also so pretty that if you boxed them up and threw a ribbon on top, they would make a great quick and easy gift. 

Enjoy!

Celebrate Mama

Mother's Day is coming up, May 12th to be exact. Naturally, our thoughts turn to "how do we celebrate the wonderful women in our lives?" Mothers can come in all forms so it's not surprising there are a lot of definitions of the word in the dictionary. My fave has to be from wordreference.com:

mother
noun
a stringy slime containing various bacteria that forms on the surface of liquids undergoing acetous fermentation. It can be added to wine, cider, etc to promote vinegar formation

I do have to admit that I always buy apple cider vinegar "with mother" but that's a whole other post.

For our purposes, we'll stick to one we found in the Oxford Dictionary that speaks more to mothering, but very appropriate:

verb
bring up (a child) with care and affection: the art of mothering
look after (someone) kindly and protectively, sometimes excessively so

Moms are the women who care for us, feed us, worry about us and comfort us. There is nothing that nourishes more than mom's cooking, no better lesson learned than a treasured family recipe passed down.

Domistyle has the perfect gift for your mama. Get the apron that expresses her style in the kitchen. Will she cook for shoes, is she a Gourmet Goddess or maybe a Baking Beauty? Choose from an array of designs and messages, all are fully adjustable so one size fits most and easy care means they always look great! All are proudly MADE IN CANADA.

From now until May 12th, get 15% off ($5.70 value) any women's apron (excluding gift sets) by using the coupon code loveaprons2013.

Get mom the gift she'll use and is stylish and fun!

Let's Make "Made in Canada" a Fashion Statement!

These were the words that came from conversations with friends and associates on social media regarding the tragedy in Bangladesh. It started with a great blog post from Red Thread Design and continued with our colleague Tail-Wags. We as shoppers need to make a statement that the price for cheap apparel is not worth the exploitation of workers. These terrible things will continue to happen if the demand for "throw away" fashion remains high.

We should take a page from the food industry where farmer's markets and buying local has blossomed into a sustainable industry. People are getting to know the people who grow and raise their food. With that, they are building a trust and understanding in each other.

Domistyle, like many other companies have made a conscious decision to manufacture in Canada because it's important to us that we support our local communities and work with other like minded companies.

This Globe and Mail video features a couple of great local shops continuing the conversation of why supporting local businesses is so important.

Make Your Fashion Statement!
xo

Penny and Lee

 

Domistyle on The Steven and Chris Show

We are so excited about being featured on The Steven and Chris show today.  The guys have been giving us expert advice in a fun and charming way on CBC since 2008.

They have great segments on everything we love like home décor, health, cooking, entertaining and much more! Our pal Chef Jo Lusted will be on the show doing a dish make over...healthy pizza!

They also have lots of DIY projects that you can actually do. Here is one of our faves: The family organizer bulletin board.

Check out the show weekdays at 2pm EST on CBC in Canada or watch online. You'll see a few of our aprons :)

Enjoy!
xo

Love-Hate Relationships

The love-hate relationship is so interesting to me. How you can feel such polar opposite emotions for any one person, place or thing, should be an anomaly. But it's not, it happens all the time.

I have a lot of these relationships with many foods. I love tomato sauce, but hate tomato juice (are they really that different??). I love dark chocolate, but hate white chocolate. I love cooked celery but hate raw celery. The list goes on...

Lately, I have been on the coconut craze. I love coconut curry, coconut oil and coconut water but hate coconut itself. How does that even make sense? I think for the most part it's the texture, but even the thought of biting into just one sliver of coconut makes me cringe.

I've talk to a few friends about this peculiar fruit and the verdict is split. People definitely either love it or hate it. There are no in betweens. So why love one part or version of a food and not another? I guess that's why we should try dishes even if they have ingredients we don't like, we just might be surprised. Here are a couple recipes with my love-hate obsession...the coconut.

Coconut Red Lentil Soup from 101 Cookbooks

Coconut Cake from Food 52

Enjoy!

P.S. The gorgeous image is by Blanca Gomez