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KILNE — great meals start with the best knife set on the market
Kilne Cookware — a new direct-to-consumer Canadian company co-founded by the same man who founded ENDY. Its first product is a six-piece knife set worthy of a professional chef, but designed for the home cook. Crafted from high-grade German steel, the set includes four classic blades (chef knife, general-purpose Santoku, bread knife and paring), detachable kitchen shears and a sharpening steel in an attractive acacia wood block. Bonus: the set is only $190, with free shipping across Canada. They also offer a 60-day trial, free returns and lifetime guarantee. $190 AVAILABLE AT kilne.com
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Hamilton Beach Egg Bites Maker
— THE PERFECT HEALTHY BREAKFAST SOLUTION Do you love coffee shop style egg bites? Enjoy delicious egg bites from the comfort of your own home with the Hamilton Beach Egg Bites Maker*. It makes two egg bites or two poached eggs in under 10 minutes and its compact, easy-tostore design fits anywhere. $49 AVAILABLE AT homehardware.ca
Baffin Men's Copenhagen boot
While function precedes fashion, Baffin® is committed to providing footwear that looks great too. The Copenhagen’s waterproof B-Teck, dry breathable membrane keeps you protected from persistent all-season elements. Designed to wear from the streets to the office they also keep you warm and toasty outside with man’s best friend. • Temperature Rating: All Season, comfort range from 10°C/50°F to -10°C/14°F • Liner: Thermaplush, breathable next-to-foot comfort • Waterproof bootie construction • Removable insole • Base: EVA mid sole with ICE BITE Grip: All-new ICE BITETM technology for leading slip resistance on ice and in cold environments. 3x more slip resistant than conventional rubber out sole • Waterproof neoprene side panel and back-loop pull for easy slip-on $179.99 AVAILABLE AT Mark’s Work Warehouse and www.baffin.com FoodSaver Multi-Use Food Preservation System
The FoodSaver® Multi-Use Food Preservation System combines the power of a heat sealer with the convenience of a handheld vacuum sealer, in one unit. Use the heat seal strip for long-term preservation in the freezer, and the handheld sealer for short-term preservation in the fridge or pantry. It keeps food fresh up to 5x longer in the freezer compared to ordinary storage methods, and also helps prevent freezer burn. FoodSaver can also help fridge and pantry items stay fresh for longer. For even more ways to use, try the marinate setting for flavour in minutes, and the dry and moist settings for an airtight seal regardless of the type of food you're sealing.
$199 foodsaver.ca
Wholly Veggie complete meals
Wholly Veggie Nothing we do is made from a lab, or synthesized from a protein. Just great quality vegetables, simple seasonings and chef inspired recipes. Available at local grocery chains and fine food stores in these 3 varieties: Sweet & Spicy Chickpea: A delicious and nutritious blend of chickpeas, tomatoes, butternut squash, lentils, spinach, chickpea balls, and red bell peppers, delicately coated in a sweet & spicy sauce. Coconut Cauliflower: A delicious and nutritious blend of cauliflower florets, black beans, red lentils, green peas, quinoa, and carrots, delicately coated in a ginger coconut milk sauce. Southwest Broccoli: A delicious and nutritious blend of broccoli florets, green lentils, black beans, red bell peppers, organic corn, chickpea balls, and onions, delicately coated in a tomato and red pepper puree.
$ 8.49 whollyveggie.com
OLANG Fall winter Boots
Now more than ever, we want to prioritize our safety to protect ourselves and our loved ones. The Olang 2020-2021 collection was designed to keep everyone safe and comfy. Equipped with a stainless steel pivoting and folding cleat system, the boots will let you stay up on your feet all winter long. With the huge variety of textures and styles, you can undoubtedly find a perfect pair of boots that will elevate your winter look. The comfort zone of -30 degrees Celsius and the multilayer adjustment innersole made of 90% wool with insulating and reflective aluminum film will ensure your feet are warm even on the most chilling days. Prices vary olangcanada.com
— WAKE UP TO THE AROMA OF FRESHLY BREWED COFFEE EVERY MORNING
The Hamilton Beach Easy Access Ultra Programmable Coffee Maker* has a large 12 cup capacity and a convenient easyaccess design. The brew basket swings out to add coffee. And the water reservoir with handle easily removes for filling.
$79.99
AVAILABLE AT homehardware.ca
Sproud: Sustainable Pea-Based Milk Alternative
Swedish-born, Canadian-sourced Sproud is a new plant-based milk alternative that boasts incredible taste, numerous health benefits, and greater sustainability than other milk alternatives. These exciting benefits all stem from one unlikely source: peas! An entirely new protein for milk substitutes, pea-based Sproud uses less water and land then traditional dairy or almond milk. It is available in four flavours and is soy, gluten, nut and dairy free. It’s emergence on the dairy-free scene introduces a leading alternative to all the alternatives. Sproud will soon be produced in Canada using Canadian peas. $4.99 besproud.com The Northern Kiln: a virtual pottery store featuring the work of local potters
The Northern Kiln is a sleek new online retail platform for potters across Canada that launched January 25, 2021 as both a way for local potters to bring their work to a virtual market and a way for customers and enthusiasts to shop for it. Support local artisans safely in the pandemic and fill your love for functional, beautiful, quality Canadian pottery by shopping online at The Northern Kiln. Ottawa-based potters featured on the site include Steffi Acevedo Ceramicst*, Gilmer Clayworks, ERM Pottery, Muraï Céramique, and Iben Overgaard.
thenorthernkiln.ca
*The Ottawa Tumblers are by potter Steffi Acevedo.
Moooove over, traditional vodka. Vodkow is here!
It sounds like a Trivial Pursuit question. Q: “What did the Mongols ferment into alcohol over a thousand years ago?” A: “Milk sugar, also known as lactose.” While milk sugar produces a cleaner, smoother spirit, this ancient recipe is rarely used today because of its cost and production challenges. Almontebased Dairy Distillery is taking up that challenge by using the lactose in a dairy by-product to create a unique product line of spirits called Vodkow. While Dairy Distillery has paused tours and tastings during COVID-19, its retail store in Almonte remains open at 34 Industrial Drive. Visitors can view the distillery’s beautiful copper stills through its glass façade. AVAILABLE AT www.vodkow.com and LCBO’s across Ontario.
New Melitta 100% Responsibly Sourced K-Cups
Melitta K-Cup® Pods are 100% responsibly sourced coffee and recyclable across Canada. Melitta’s K-Cup® Pods not only offer superior taste but also reinforce our fundamental value and commitment to sustainable development. Melitta is proud to play a role in continuing to protect future generations of coffee growers and to ensuring that Canadians continue to enjoy our coffee - and feel good while they do! These K-Cup® pods maintain the same high quality, great tasting coffee experience you’ve always enjoyed from Melitta. The new Melitta K-Cup® Pods are available in two varieties: 100% Colombian Medium Roast and European Deluxe Medium Dark Roast, containing 30 coffee pods each. $17.99 shop.melitta.ca
The best food. The best shopping experience. Making life better
Farm Boy is Ontario’s fastest growing local fresh food retailer. It’s newest store at 830 Belfast Road, in Ottawa’s Train Yards is delivering an easier shopping experience with extended aisles and a greater selection of items including 1200+ Farm Boy private labels products, and a new artisan bread counter located in the Bake Shop. The meat department offers a greater selection of Canadian pork, chicken, and beef with additional Chef Prepped marinated meat creations and meal ideas. New features also include a food-truck-style “Burger Stop” that serves up Farm Boy’s popular burgers and fries (including meatless options), a full-service hot bar and salad bar packed with Farm Boy favourite dishes, and an expanded variety of fresh, delicious chef-inspired meals for graband-go options. Don’t forget to check out the in-store model train. A must see!
farmboy.ca
Endy pillow: comfort support and customizable
Endy’s fan favourite pillow is machinewahabble, hypoallergenic, and entirely customizable — you can easily add or remove shredded foam from the inner core to make the pillow firmer of fluffier to your preference. The hypoallergenic crushed microfibre fill has a plush silky soft feel of down. Starting at $80 for a standard-sized pillow.
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Seamless comfort
The successful launch of Wonderbra’s New Wave collection instantly made a lot of fans who are now eager to update their spring wardrobes with brighter colours. Wonderbra’s Seamless Wave Pullover Bra and New Wave HIgh Cut Panty (sold seperately) are modern, simple, effortless, and extremely comfortable undergarments with 360° stretch fabric fit every shape and style and provide all day comfort and ultimate smoothing that feels like your second skin. Both are available in siazes small-2XL.
WonderBra New Wave Seamless Pullover Bra, shown here in Warm Steel and Ditsy Leopard Print $52 • WonderBra New Wave High Cut Panty $18
