Milton moms participate in Holiday Cookie Exchange with momstown

When I saw the Cookie Exchange on the momstown Milton calender, I couldn't resist, so I signed up immediately.  My plan was to make snowballs, which is an old fashioned Newfoundland recipe. 

That Sunday, our kitchen turned into an assembly line, with me rolling the snowballs into the coconut, and my husband packaging.  We made three batches, so there were snowballs everywhere.  With my treats in hand, I was ready to go!

Here are my snowballs all wrapped and ready to go!

 

Our hostess - Lisa Roach had outdone herself  with a beautifully decorated home that was warm and inviting.  There were delicious appetizers including spinach dip, a cheese log, and brie and cranberry sauce on tortillas, to name a few.  Of course, no momstown evening event would be complete without wine and sparkling beverages.

Brie, cranberries and scoops - simple yet delicious!

 

A cup of holiday punch

 

We all had the opportunity to introduce ourselves and we had lots of time to chat and get to know each other.  It was nice to talk to other women who can truly understand the unique challenges of being a mother.  Lisa led us in a fun game with lots of prizes using the classic poem, "The Night Before Christmas", and after all of that, it was time for the cookies!

 

 

We were each able to take more than 12 bags of cookies and there were so many to choose from.  Among others there were:  cinnamon shortbread cookies, chocolate shortbread, whipped shortbread, gingerbread, chocolate chip, cranberry white chocolate chip, eggnog cookies, truffles, and white chocolate peppermint melts.  The giant bag of treats that I brought home, more than endeared me to my loving husband, who was babysitting that night.  I will definitely be going to the cookie exchange next year, both for the opportunity to meet new people and catch up with old friends, and of course to try all of the delicious treats that the momstown moms whip up!

This is only one of many Moms Night Out Events that momstown Milton hosts throughout the month. We have a supper club, dessert night, movie nights, cooking events and lots of craft and fitness demos. If you would like to join in on the fun and meet some other mamas in the community, all you need to do is register for a 6 week FREE trial membership!
  

This post is written by Karen Bivand, a momstown Milton member who has a 2 year old son, Eric. Check out her blog at: www.exploringmilton.com 

momstown Milton takes on The Big Cook!

Our momstown Milton mamas were busy yesterday prepping and assembling enough meals to feed an army...at least that's what it felt like for our Big Cook Event! I make meals because I have to not because I enjoy it so to participate in this momstown chapter wide event was a challenge for me but one that truly paid off in the end!




We had some seasoned chefs in our group who made the most difficult meals look like a breeze. At one point, I wish I had a stop watch because I swear that one of our moms assembled a meal in less then a minute when she realized that she had rotated to the wrong station!

I was thankful for the wine that was provided to us by Chateau Des Charmes and the dips that came from Summer Fresh to get me through the evening. I am a stress eater so this provided comfort for me to help calm me down. I was also relieved to learn that I was not the only mama that felt like this..thanks Sheri for sharing and making me feel better : )



A big shout out to the mamas who ended up assembling my meals for me while I had to run home to get the bag of ingredients that I had forgotten on my kitchen table!


I went home with approximately 32 ready made meals for my 2.5 sized family in a matter of hours! This means I am going to spend less time in the kitchen and more time doing the things I love to do during these summer days for the next month! Gotta luv it!

Holiday Cookie Exchange

On Monday, December 6th, momstown Milton moms enjoyed a delicious Mom's night out at a Holiday Cookie exchange. Mary-Anne was a wonderful hostess, and she welcomed us all into her beautifully decorated festive house! She had prepared a variety of snacks for us to eat while we all enjoyed some adult conversation. Mary-Anne also made hot cocoa from scratch! It was like heaven in your mouth- so good! Of course, the night would not be complete without the cookies! We had a wide variety of cookies- chocolate chip shortbread, stained glass sugar cookies, apple oatmeal cookies, black forest crackles, fruit cake cookies and a Romanian cake. Everyone left with a dozen of each type of cookie. It was a great night out and a great start to the holiday season!

Mom's Night Out at Simply Creative

Last night a few Momstown mama's enjoyed a nice night out at Simply Creative ceramic studio. With tons of ceramic pieces to chose from, picking the perfect piece was half the work! With the holidays around the corner, it's hard to not think of possible gift ideas when looking at the shelves of ceramics. Last night, many of our pieces were Christmas themed.

Each ceramic needs 3 layers of paint, which might sound like a daunting task, but with the good company of other Momtown members, the time just flies! A good time was had by all and we're all looking forward to our next Mom's night out at Simply Creative! Looking forward to next month's night out at Simply Creative, hope more moms can come out! A good time is guaranteed!

Dinner's READY girls night

Thanks ladies for coming out for a fun and PRODUCTIVE ladies night out at Just Add Heat in Oakville. We all gathered for the meal assembly and put together our group of dinners. I think Rocchina might just be a little addicted to the place (which is a good thing) and I think she's encouraged us all to return soon. Probably a monthly outing ongoing for momstown. Thanks Sanyo for hosting us.

I didn't freeze my Crockpot Coffee Pork ribs and am popping them into the cooker tomorrow - can't wait to try all the concoctions!!!