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World’s Best Pie

Screw cultural norms that say certain dishes should only come along once or twice a year, this pumpkin pie is so delicious it deserves to be made all autumn long!

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Halloween: Hollywood Style!

Just a little over a week away, it’s time to get a jump on that Halloween costume! I always find plenty of inspiration from the news headlines and gossip columns. Here are my top five costume ideas, plucked from this year’s zeitgeist:

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Make-Up Secrets (part 3): Eyes

For hot weather eye make-up, M•A•C Senior Artist Caitlin Callahan shares her tips on prepping and layering your shadow, liner, and mascara.

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My advice to retailers

I appreciate that retail is a tough business. And with today’s economy and leasing costs, it’s even worse. But it’s tough times for the customer too and I think retailers need to make a few changes if they want to obtain my shopping dollar.

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Calling all music lovers!

Kristina and I are looking for a new theme song for a project we’re working on. We could use your help!

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Contest: Bubbles Up!

What better way to enjoy summer’s bounty than to experiment with flavours in your own homemade bubbly? Fun, and yum! We’re giving away TWO Liss Soda Siphons. That means you have two chances to win*!

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Kristina’s Gold Medal Plates

Vancouver has a lot of wonderful restaurants, many of which I frequent regularly. And when I do, I tend to order the same dishes over and over again. Why mess with perfection? Here are my top ten, in alphabetical order.

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Turned on and tuned in

I know this is the time of year when I’m supposed to watch less TV, not more. It’s barely dark out at 10 pm for goodness’ sake! But always having been one to go against the grain, I am finding myself making excuses to friends’ invitations to go sit on patios and cutting out of early summer beach frolicking to watch whatever show I happen to be obsessed with this week. And I blame it all on Apple TV.

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Fun FAQs: Anna

We get a lot of questions from viewers so we put together a list of some of the most fun frequently asked questions. This week: Anna. Who says you have to choose between dogs and cats? What’s Anna’s greatest fear? Find out!

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Packing up

I love to travel. Whether it’s for work or pleasure, I’m eager to hit the road, especially if it’s an opportunity to explore a new place. As the old adage goes, bring half as much stuff and twice as much money. I wish! Over the years, I’ve gotten packing down to a bit of a science. (My trick is starting early and that way I don’t forget anything.) And while my wardrobe changes depending on the season and the locale, there are a few essentials that I never leave home with out.

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Bye bye blue jeans

For as long as I can remember caring about fashion (and that’s a long time), I’ve turned to blue jeans as the foundation of just about any great outfit. Fancy or casual, the right jeans could take me anywhere a dress couldn’t. I’ve owned dark wash, faded, acid wash, boyfriend, skinny, high-waist, low-waist, bell bottoms, boot cut, and cigarette leg. It helped that denim blue is my favourite colour. There was a time I probably had 20 pair in my closet. Now? All but a couple are in storage.

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Fun FAQs: Kristina

We get a lot of questions from viewers so we put together a list of the top 10 most frequently asked questions. This week: Kristina. Send us your questions and we may include them in an upcoming webisode!

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