The Yum Yum Factor

You know how you can sign up for coffee delivery services where you get a couple of pounds of coffee dropped off at your door every month? Well, who knew you could get a granola delivery? OatBox is a company out of Montreal that is making really great quality, all natural granola and shipping out two different bags cereal (about 8 servings per bag) to their monthly subscribers. The flavours change constantly, inspired by the seasons and the whims of the chefs creating them. This isn't just open to Canadians either because Oatbox ships via UPS to American customers, which means that Americans are getting an even better deal these days, since the Canadian dollar is worth about 3 cents. Okay, you know if I am pushing this service there must be a bit more to it and there is. Oatbox has partnered up with Breakfast Club of Canada and for every shipment of cereal that goes out, a child will get a full breakfast at school. Food security, especially when it is concerning ...

I bought a bag of key limes this week because one of my all time favourite desserts on earth is key lime pie. The problem is that with only two of us around,  if I make a key lime pie I will most likely eat most of that pie myself. That's not going to make a better person. Then I thought I would make a key lime creme brulee but that leaves me in the same predicament with another dessert that doesn't really keep for long and so it must be consumed asap and, let's be honest,  I don't need to be eating 4 or 5 servings of either of those desserts. After searching around I found a recipe for a frozen key lime pie and I realized that I was getting closer to something that I could make and enjoy in small amounts over a longer period of time but who am I kidding. A frozen pie is still a pie and I will eat the whole damned thing. I keep seeing these recipes for ice cream using whipping cream, condensed milk and whatever add ins you like that doesn't require any ...