Mom’s Famous Christmas Poppycock

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For as long as I can remember, my mom has made this poppycock (caramel corn) recipe at Christmas time. And it’s my favourite Christmas tradition. My sister, dad and I always look forward to the day mom makes a huge batch of this stuff! It’s beyond delicious! It’s gooey and salty, crunchy and sweet. It’s seriously the best thing ever. Since this is one of my family’s biggest Christmas tradition, I thought the recipe would be fun to share with all of you. Last year, my poor mom injured her foot and was unable to do any Christmas baking. She…

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Curried Quinoa Mango Salad

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Happy Vegan Tuesday! Today, we are taking a break from Christmas cookies and going with a much lighter + healthy, but delicious curried mango quinoa salad. Lately, I’ve been making a point of having at least one salad a day. Normally, I have a spinach with some fresh fruit and some nuts. But every so often, I need a much more filling, unique salad that can double as a lunch. And this quinoa salad definitely fits the bill. The flavour develops over an hour or so. Therefore, I highly recommend letting the salad sit at least 45 minutes to an…

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David’s Tea Winners Announced!

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And the winner of the David’s Tea Holiday Collection is…Kirsten “ummm… David’s Tea! My favourite tradition growing up was a secret santa game we played every year (we called it “Kringling”) – we’d find some fun way to surprise a family once a week throughout December, trying to be very sneaky and secretive. I remember dressing in all black, staying up late and staging a ring-the-doorbell-and-run just to deliver a box of homemade cookies. What fun!”  The runners up are:Stephanie F+CadryPlease send me an email at courtney[at]thefigtreeblog[dot]com with your mailing address and I’ll send out your prizes this weekend. Thank you to…

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