Mary Luz Mejia

Birthday or anniversary coming up? Feel like baking but not sure where to start? Our handy guide delivers a bakers’ dozen worth of cake options from classic chocolate to ice cream cakes for life’s special moments. Comment below with your favourite type of cake! Link in bio.

Make this summer memorable. From virtual dinners, to at-home family cook-outs – we have everything you need to make this season extra fresh.
Check out our fresh and frozen meats and ready-made options that are sure to cater to your crew. And if meat-free is on your menu, we’ve got you covered with plant-based choices that are perfect for your grill.
How does your grill game stack up?
Let us pair your BBQ style with some sizzling suggestions to turn your summer cook-outs into magical moments.
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Recipe development: A pretty late fall/winter salad, this feast for the eye is a good as it looks and a perfect side for grilled fish, meats or with any tapas fiesta.

Recipe development using Spanish ingredients, including star ingredient, Spanish kaki fruit, or perSimon fruit.

Step into the brick-and-beam historic building with its sleek, central bar, black industrial-looking exposed pipes, and sky-high windows—and you’d swear you were in London or Paris.

The deluge of data in the information age can be hard to keep up with, including emails, your kid’s school assignments, and your social media feeds.
The answer may lie with digitally detoxing, even for short bursts, so you can reset when you need it most.
Elenna Mosoff, a certified life and leadership coach who is a digital addictions expert, believes taking simple breaks from the digital world can clear the mental cobwebs and give you the time and space to better care of yourself, your relat...

Created landing page with colleague from scratch using the 5 brand-identified "moments:" Baking, Entertaining, Main Dinner, Everyday Meals, and gifting. Created unique, interactive experiences per module, copywrote and curated content for each moment. Also ideated and helped execute social media videos and landing page videos per module.

For its edibles entry, Canopy Growth could have gone mass market. But the mega cannabis company opted for an elevated bean-to-bar chocolate experience with an award-winning partner
The former Chocolate Capital of Ontario, Smith Falls may soon reclaim its tasty title. However, this time it won’t be for the commercially produced, chocolate-coated candy bars made by its previous resident, Hershey’s Chocolate.
Edibles are scheduled to hit the shelves mid-December. And Smith Falls-located cannabis...

Quebec’s Bean-to-Bar Chocolate Community Turns the Industry Inside-Out by Thinking Fresh & Local

One of the best ways to truly unwind on your winter getaway is to have your financial ducks in a row prior to departing. Travelweek magazine estimates that the average Canadian household spends over $2,500 on vacations per year, and pre-planning for this expense well in advance could help alleviate some of the financial stress involved with a vacation.
For example, if you've determined that your trip is going to cost $4,000 (including return flights, ground transportation, food, drinks, sight...

Helped select content, ideation on storyboard and video.

Cheese advent calendar- ideated video concept, worked with team on storyboard and final look.

Losing your spouse to football season may not be a bad thing.
While he’s busy, you can focus on your preferences.
Whether you’re into a day off by yourself at the museum, a much-needed yoga session, or simply enjoying an afternoon shopping with an old friend, spending time apart for a little self-care can be a good thing.
We chatted with Nicole McCance, a registered psychologist and relationship expert, as well as spouses who lose their partners to the on-field action each weekend, to hear th...

Frequent travelers know that packing light while flying can translate into hundreds of dollars saved — and less overall stress. For a family of four, opting to travel with only carry-on only for weekend vacations could mean saving more than $250 in checked bag fees. You’ll also have less to fret about by eliminating the possibility of lost luggage. And peace of mind is a priceless commodity, especially on travel days.
But packing light doesn’t necessarily mean you need to sacrifice creature c...

Past issues of the seasonal digital (and print in store only) magazines I was part of putting together.