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As domestic divas, we’re proud to show off our cooking and entertaining skills – especially when we can use stylish and helpful accessories such as these:

1. Cuisinart Citrus Juicer
This stainless steel juicer will keep you topped on vitamin C – it can adjust for a wee lime to a large grapefruit and has a no drip spout.

Cuisinart
www.cuisinart.com
Available at Lowe’s stores across North America

2. Crate & Barrel Herb Snips
Since you’ve been so good to grow an herb garden this summer, treat the plant gently with gentle trimming while cooking.

Crate & Barrel
www.crateandbarrel.ca www.crateandbarrel.com
Available at Crate & Barrel stores across North America

3. Delta Pilar Pull-Down Kitchen Faucet
This stylish faucet has a pull-out function as well as Touch 20 technology so with a quick tap on the spout or handle can turn on the water.

Delta Faucet
www.deltafaucet.com
Available at Taps Bath Centre in Toronto

4. President’s Choice Mortar & Pestle
Go old school in the kitchen (and de-stress!) with this stone mortar and pestle for grinding spices, garlic and herbs.

President’s Choice
www.presidentschoice.ca
Available at Loblaws stores across Canada

5. Williams-Sonoma Citrus Wedger
This efficient tool slices with one swift motion, precisely dividing lemons, limes and other citrus fruits into neat uniform wedges.

Williams-Sonoma
www.williams-sonoma.com
Available at Williams-Sonoma stores across North America

6. Crate & Barrel 6 Way Opener
Even though we’re avoiding packaging as much as we can, we still need a tool that can handle the challenge of bottle caps, pull tabs and safety seals.

Crate & Barrel
www.crateandbarrel.ca www.crateandbarrel.com
Available at Crate & Barrel stores across North America

Vacations are meant to be a time to relax, but for pet lovers everywhere, finding a place to leave your four-legged friend can add a touch of unwanted stress to your travels.

For those traveling to Miami, Oyster Hotel Reviews has compiled a list of the top five pet friendly resorts that go above and beyond to ensure 100 percent pet satisfaction. Amenities include pampering services, pet beds, and which hotels have off-limit areas and/or additional fees.

1. EPIC HOTEL (Downtown)
The Epic is a pro at pampering - doggie mats, bowls, placemats, and Yip-Yap breath-mints come standard in the rooms for guests traveling with dogs. Pets can also get pedicures, a shampoo, toys, and one-hour daily walks through the Epic Pet Getaway package.
www.epichotel.com

2. Loews Miami Beach Hotel (South Beach)
Standard amenities include a pet tag, bowl and treats. In case you forget anything, leashes, collars, beds, scratching posts, pooper-scoopers, litter boxes, catnip and rawhide bones can be requested. There’s even a pet room service menu with gourmet treats, and generously, no pet weight limit.
www.loewshotels.com

3. Mandarin Oriental Hotel (Downtown)
The Mandarin makes the list because of its over the top Marley & Me Miami Dog Days package, created in honor in The Mandarin’s involvement in the filming of the movie. It costs a pretty penny, but includes a training date with a certified dog trainer, a play date with a pet butler and a copy of the book Marley & Me by Josh Grogan.
www.mandarinoriental.com

4. Mayfair Hotel & Spa (Coral Gables and Coconut Grove)
A pet-friendly hotel that caters to couples! If you want a romantic getaway, but still can’t imagine leaving your pets behind, the Mayfair’s Very Important Pets program will provide them with pet beds, lounging mats, cookies and water bowls with bottled water.
www.mayfairhotelandspa.com

5. The Westin Colonnade, Coral Gables (Coral Gables and Coconut Grove)
For anyone that’s ever experienced a night’s sleep in the Westin’s coma inducing Heavenly Beds, they’ll understand why we couldn’t leave the Westin Colonnade off the list. They make a Heavenly Dog Bed! We’re guessing your pooch will never sleep so soundly.
www.westin.com

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High style doesn’t necessarily mean high maintenance. What we love about these cute slip-ons is that to wash them all you have to do is remove the straps and pop them in the laundry machine. Let them air dry on their own, and reattach the straps. It doesn’t get any easier than that.

Switchflops
www.switchflops.com
Available online at www.switchflops.com

We took the kit on a 13-hour test drive – to Tokyo – and never want to travel without it again. The eye mask helped us get some much sought after shut eye and the blanket kept us warm when the temperature outside of the plane reached -70 degrees Fahrenheit.

Make your long haul more enjoyable with these little essentials.

MY Tagalongs
www.mytagalongs.com
Available online at www.mytagalongs.com

Located on the shore of Lake Rosseau in Muskoka, this four season resort has all the services needed for a weekend getaway. Just an hour and a half from Toronto, the resort’s cliffside perch above the lake oversees 700 acres of wilderness preserve, a golf course, beach, four swimming pools including a year-round accessible indoor-outdoor swimming pool, hot tub and Spa Rosseau.

Accommodation at The Rosseau are comfortable for a couple or a family – standard rooms include a galley kitchen and sitting area, multiple flat screen televisions, stone fireplace and an expansive marble bathroom to make ladies swoon.

For a coffee or cocktail head to Lakes Bar where you can appreciate the lake views. Sit outside on The Deck, and update your Facebook page with the hotel’s complimentary wireless. The Library provides a quiet place for work or reading and The Country Market offers a range of items to satisfy shopping needs. For a relaxed dinner, head to Teca and sample classic Italian such as pasta, risotto, antipasto and unforgettable handmade gnocchi, with many dishes served family style.

For those who want to indulge a little further, make a beeline to Spa Rosseau. The spa amenities include 11 treatment rooms, Vichy hydrotherapy room, a private pool area, yoga room, comfortable change rooms/lounges for men and women as well as a private lounge room, perfect for the girlfriends getaway, bridal party or honeymoon couple. From basic aesthetics to hydrotherapy treatments, Spa Rosseau’s offerings will suit the overnight or weeklong visitor.

The Rosseau’s calm and elegant environment will ease you into a bucolic mood and inspire a new devotion to Muskoka.

JW Marriott Rosseau Resort & Spa
www.therosseau.com