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The perfect holiday treat to make and share with loved ones.
Serves: 1-12
Prep time: 55 minutes
Bake time: 44 minutes
Special tools: blender, 12-inch tart pan, torch
Roasted Squash:
Squash Filling:
Crust topping:
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Short pastry:
Short pastry method:
Mix all ingredients together in a bowl until smooth. Wrap and chill in the fridge for 30 minutes. Remove and roll out with extra flour to 1/8 of an inch. Bake at 350 for approx. 15 minutes.
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To learn more, click here!
One of the best parts of fall is getting to decorate your house for Halloween! Hanging cobwebs and skeletons, making front yard graveyards and carving pumpkins is what makes this time of year so enjoyable, but how do you keep a pumpkin from rotting and getting soft before Halloween?
We’ve got some tips to make sure your Jack-O-Lantern lasts for the trick-or-treaters on the 31st.
We’re into the final stretch before Halloween so if you haven’t decorated yet, what are you waiting for!? Stock in the stores are pretty limited so we’ve put together a list of easy DIY Halloween decorations that are fun, festive and sure to win over your neighbourhood.
Transform your indoors or outdoors with some household items you already own.
Transform your house into a witch’s cottage deep in the woods….
All you need is a cheap wreath from the Dollar Store or a local craft store, purchase some rubber snakes from the Dollar Store and weave them all around the wreath. Use craft or hat glue to keep them in place but you’re sure to scare the trick-or-treaters on Halloween with this spooktacular decoration.
Run outside with the kids and collect some big maple leafs for this one. Let them dry out then paint the leaves black. Using a matte black paint works well on these.
Then add google eyes if you want a sillier bat, or using white paper and a black sharpie, cut our and draw the eyes and fangs, glue them on and you’re set for these decorations that will look great in your window or outside.
Spray paint or use the matte black paint from the leaves to darken up an embroidery hoop or to paint an old mirror, then add cobwebs found from your local Dollar Store. Add some plastic spider and you’re all set!
There are a few things you can do to spook up your fireplace mantel. Get some black craft paper and cut out bats, and other shapes, use stencils and paint to add ghosts, black cats, bats, string them across your mantel with spray painted (black) string. Another easy idea to pick up some craft canvas from a local craft store, cut them into shapes, add a jack-o-lantern or ghost stencil, acrylic paint and decorate each one that you string across your mantel for a festive decoration that’s easy to make.
How about this one we found on the blog ‘Aww Sam’. You can visit HERE to get the full tutorial and other amazing ideas!
As a child, you don’t realize the gamble you take when you knock on someone’s door on Halloween to trick-or-treat. Once that door opens, anything can happen and it’s totally out of your control.
Sometimes you’d get a mini kit kat or mini coffee crisp … sometimes you’d get a box of raisins or some concoction that was home made (gross!) … if you were really lucky, you’d live on a street that gave away full sized candy bars, and you’d know it too because every kid would run up and down the street shouting for all to hear, they’d probably even have a change of costume so they could go back for round 2!
We decided to rank our favourite Halloween candy on a haunted lucky scale (5 is the best, 1 being the worst), let us know on social media if you agree.
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We don’t really need to explain ourselves here do we? The Kit Kat mini is voted the most popular Halloween candy by many Canadians. It’s also one of the most readily available chocolate bars this time of year coming in the magic red box with Smarties, Coffee Crisp and Aero. You can’t miss!
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Yeah another 5 out of 5 to start off our list, but since we were talking about this sweet Canadian treat above, we thought “why wait” to include it. You can’t beat Coffee Crisp!
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You know you hit Halloween pay dirt when one of these gets dropped into your plastic pumpkin! They come from the other widely available Halloween chocolate box that includes TWIX, M&M’s and Snickers, but since no one likes Snickers, not many people buy the box (plus it usually costs a couple bucks more) … this is the reason you trick-or-treat early on Halloween. Because by 8pm, that house handing them out is left with a bowl of Snickers and that’s not good for anybody.
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Ok we LOVE Twix, but we feel kinda gipped at Halloween when we get these because we’re used to getting two at a time. One Twix doesn’t hit the same as getting two. They tried to get all cute by labelling them as “LEFT” and “RIGHT” Twix, but all that did was remind us we weren’t getting two! Don’t get us wrong, we’re never going to turn away a TWIX, whether is a single or a double the way it was meant to be … there is always room in our tummy for this one.
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Old reliable AERO, nothing fancy, it doesn’t showboat or brag to be something it isn’t, and when you need a chocolate fix in a hurry AERO is always there for you. It’s not the perfect chocolate bar, but it’s pretty close.
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Don’t get us wrong, we like chips … they’re crunchy, salty and a perfect late night Netflix-binging snack, but not what you seek out when trick-or-treating usually. You think chocolate on Halloween. Chips are usually sandwiched at the bottom of your trick-or-treat pale, getting crushed at the bottom so when you do go to eat them it’s all crumbs. The bags also take up more room when trick-or-treating so that’s less chocolate you can carry.
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M&M’s are one of the world’s best candy snacks, but this one loses points because of how few you actually get in a pack, 4 peanut M&M’s and a few more plain … these fun sized packs are best when you have a few and you combine them into one “Super Terrific Happy FUN pack”. We prefer peanut M&M’s more, but lumped the two packs together as not to discriminate against those who prefer milk chocolate M&M’s.
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OK, same reasoning here as we had above with TWIX … Reece’s Peanut Butter Cups gets 3 ghosts because that’s how many peanut butter cups you should get in one pack! The singles are a nice treat, but you’re always left wanting more … whoever thought of chocolate and peanut butter together was a genius and should be enshrined somewhere forever and ever.
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This is an ultra-rare on Halloween … it comes in the harder to find box with Caramilk, Crispy Crunch and Wunderbar (which the jury is still out on … do we like Wunderbars?) … anyway, let’s shine the light back on Mr. Big because this beauty translates really well to the single mini size, just too bad more people aren’t handing them out on the 31st … probably because like us, if they’re in the house, they will be eaten. Sorry kids … (not sorry).
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If you were a kid in the 80s or 90s, you believe “the only thing better than a Crispy Crunch, is someone else’s”. Those people never had a Crispy Crunch mini and it shows. Crispy Crunch is a classic.
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While you’re out there trying to figure out how they get the caramel inside a Caramilk bar, we’re out there trying to figure out they get the caramel inside a MINI Caramilk bar. The mini’s come in two’s so we often eat a more than one at a time, it still stands as one of the BEST chocolate bars on earth and we’ll take it every time.
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No one know who was handing them out or when they got put in your bag, but at the end of the night, you always find one or two of these in your haul. They weren’t the most popular as a kid and we’re surprised they’re still being handed out. Does anyone actually eat these any more?
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Of all the non-chocolate options, these are the best! They’re delicious and usually taste like a drink you’d have on a nice beach somewhere on vacation. You can sneak a few of these out of your kids haul after they go to bed and you probably wouldn’t get caught.
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Ugh, don’t event go there … we were having a nice time with this list until this …
Watch our full conversation with Candice here.
“This is a recipe simple enough for a weeknight, but delish enough to make you think you’re on vacation.”
The veggie toppings below are a starting point but adapt it to your tastes and availability.
Start with a pre-made pizza crust of your choice. I use this crust from Whole Foods Market.
Cook the pizza according to the instructions provided by the crust manufacturer.
Enjoy!
Queen Elizabeth II, the world’s longest reigning Monarch has died at the age of 96. Her unmistakable example of female power lives on. A power conceived during a time of gender bias. Her reign survived multiple wars, personal tragedies, and provided guidance in shaping not only Canada, but democracies around the world.
Elizabeth was born April 21, 1926 in Mayfair, London. She was the first child born to the Duke and Duchess of York (later King George VI and Queen Elizbeth). In November 1947, she married Phillip Mountbatten. The two first met when Elizabeth visited the Royal Navy College where Phillip was a cadet in training. They celebrated 73 years of marriage together until his death in April 2021. Together they had four children, Charles, Prince of Wales, Anne, Princess Royal, Prince Andrew Duke of York and Prince Edward Earl of Wessex. Queen Elizabeth II has 8 grandchildren and 12 great-grandchildren.
When her father died in February 1952, Elizabeth—then 25 years old—became Queen, with her coronation taking place June 2, 1953. Elizabeth has celebrated her Silver, Golden, Diamond and Platinum jubilees (1977, 2002, 2012 and 2022)
This past February (6th), Her Majesty The Queen became the first British Monarch to celebrate a Platinum Jubilee; celebrating her 70 years of services to the people of the United Kingdom, the Realms and the Commonwealth.
Long live the Queen. For forever Queen Elizabeth II shall live.
There’s nothing like a glass of sangria on a summer evening. National Portfolio Ambassador at Rémy Cointreau, Reed Pettit, is sharing his favourite rendition of the beloved beverage:
What you need:
100ml St-Rémy VSOP
375ml Grow Wild Rosé
200ml Watermelon Juice
150ml Guava Juice
Garnish with Mint
Instructions:
Add all ingredients into a large serving vessel. Top with ice & garnish with berries, orange slices, and fresh mint. Cheers!
Looking to level up your cocktail game this summer? Check out these delicious recipes from El Rey Mezcal Bar!
CHILI INFUSED MEZCAL
ORANGE AGAVE
This simple recipe has 3 main ingredients and does all the work itself with little to no prep! Chia seeds offer a great healthy snack providing you with energy to start your day. You can also eat as a snack or dessert alternative, the possibilities are endless.
Ingredients:
Directions:
In a mason jar, add ¼ cup of milk and 1 tablespoon of chia seeds, mix well together. Add in the sweetener of your choice. Stir again. Seal mason jar with lid and put in fridge overnight.
The next morning (or day), remove chia seed pudding from the mason jar and add to a serving bowl, top with your choice of fresh or dried fruit or chocolate chips.
*Note: Chia Seed Pudding can last up to 7 days refrigerated.