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It’s the Official Start of BBQ Season!

May 23, 2011 By Lena

Woo! My “May 2-4” weekend was a blend of sheer craziness and sheer relaxation. I’m currently in a chillin’ mode, which I must admit is my favourite way to be :)

Saturday morning began with Reid’s first birthday party (I know, where has the time flown!).

We had a “small” party; just about 35 friends and family. I was joking with my girlfriend that as we get older and families expand, it only takes about 10 invitations to families of 3-4 to pack the house! I’ll blog about some of the party highlights in a separate post later this week.

After the party, hubby and boys crashed while mommy cleaned up… but that’s okay, because I have a pedicure with my name on it tomorrow. I can’t remember what time I went to sleep that night, but I’m sure it coincided with the sunset.

Sunday we were out and about. I had been holding on to about 6 items that needed to be returned, so I dragged the family to Square One in order to put $$$ back on the Visa. As much as I like purchasing goodies, sometimes it can be just as satisfying to sign a refund slip :)

Today, we decided to keep it low key and have a lunchtime BBQ. With grey skies and heavy clouds overhead, my husband ran out to throw some burgers on the grill. Here’s a quick pic of our BBQ Master in action…

I can’t tell you how excited I am to kick off the official start of BBQ Season!

This year, while burgers and hot dogs are always on the menu, we’ll be complementing our yummy fare with products from Wonder + SimplyFree. It is the first Canadian national brand of bakery products (including NEW white hotdog and hamburger buns) that are made with unbleached wheat flour. SimplyFree buns have absolutely no:

– artificial preservatives
– flavours
– colouring or dye
– high fructose corn syrup

In other words, ENJOY! You can now have your buns, and eat them (guilt-free) too! Seriously folks, you’re gonna LOVE them.

But don’t just take my word for it… head on over to Facebook and “Like” Wonder+. You’ll have the opportunity to grab money saving coupons, participate in fun promotions, and grab scrumptious recipes made especially for the grill.

Speaking of recipes, you can also check out Canadian Living, where they’ve teamed up with Wonder+ SimplyFree to provide some of most drool-worthy burgers of the summer, including these Zesty Chicken Burgers and Juicy Extra Lean Burgers.

As someone who’s still got a few pounds to lose, I’m all for healthier alternatives such as burgers made with lean ground chicken. Will be whipping up these babies soon!

How did you spend your long weekend? And, did you have a chance to fire up your BBQ? Do tell!

I am participating in the Wonder+ SimplyFree program by Mom Central Canada on behalf of Weston Bakeries. I received a gift card and free product coupons as a thank you. The opinions on this blog are my own.

Filed Under: Food Tagged With: BBQ, Canadian Living, Mom Central, summer, Wonder+ SimplyFree

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  1. Lotus

    May 23, 2011 at 11:01 pm

    I love the cake! So cute…happy belated birthday to Reid:) xoxo

  2. the brother

    May 24, 2011 at 1:32 pm

    Last summer I discovered a great burger recipe made with lean ground turkey. What a refreshing alternative and I must say I have never looked back to the beef. Tried the new mini sausages (and matching mini buns) from the PC Insiders' Report on Saturday for lunch and they were pretty good! Juicy but not greasy at all. Last night's tandoori chicken BBQ was rained out as the storm warning was right on schedule over the dinner hour (and of course by 8pm the sun came out, grrrr – but that summs up most of the weekend!) so I will give it a shot tonight. Happy birrrfday, Weed!

  3. ~she~

    May 24, 2011 at 5:52 pm

    Happy Birthday to Reid! We had a surprise party for our son Saturday also. It was a perfect day for it and we had a great time!

  4. Lena!

    May 24, 2011 at 5:58 pm

    @Lotus – thanks so much!@the brother – OMG! We also had the PC mini sausages this past weekend – they're pretty delicious, you're right! And yeah, that 8pm sun spray was crazy.@~she~ – oh, happy birthday to your little guy!!

  5. Anonymous

    May 25, 2011 at 1:14 pm

    My baby girl turns 1 on Saturday the 28th … I'm so sad!

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