THE THRILL OF THE GRILL: EPISODE 2 Chicken thighs are one of our all-time favorite cuts of poultry (and meat in general). They’re SO easy to work with, super versatile and delicious. This Thai style grilled chicken recipe (as with all of the recipes in this series) was a first for us and we had…
Faces of Truro Live When you live in a small town, it’s not uncommon to hear the phrase “There’s nothing to do here”. Brent and I are both from very small communities and remember hearing this from our friends, family, peers and even visitors from time to time in reference to our towns. But, we…
The Thrill of the Grill: Episode 1 What’s a grilling series without a perfect burger recipe? If you ask us, there’s no better place to start a brand new series than with a quintessential grilling food. So let’s do that… Summer is officially here and we figured there was no better way to get in…
Faces of Truro Live Downtown Truro is a vibrant community full of opportunity and it’s been amazing to watch so many friends and family return back their roots after time away. Today we’re shining a light on Property Guys Truro, Colchester & East Hants and we’re getting all the answers to your questions around buying…
AN OPEN LETTER TO MY OLDER SELF Open letters are a common thing now. If you google “an open letter to my…” you’ll get a whole slew of common search terms from Google. People write open letters to their parents, their siblings, their younger selves, their exes, their friends and their bosses but what you…
NOVA SCOTIA SOUTH SHORE TRAVEL GUIDE We spend a ton of time talking about, promoting and advocating for our home province of Nova Scotia. It’s lovely and you should totally visit and explore. But when we get asked the question, “What’s your favorite part of Nova Scotia” the answer is always the South Shore. Don’t…
10 Essential Bar Tools If you’ve ever been to a high-end cocktail bar you’ve seen the magic happen. I’m always mesmerized by the mixologists shaking, stirring, mixing & tossing ingredients around with a seemingly encyclopedic recipe and ingredient knowledge. It’s also fun to watch them use an endless array of bar tools to craft something…
HOW TO CLEAN OUT YOUR CLOSET Take a deep breath friend, because shit’s about to get real over here. Today marks the beginning of a series of blog posts that will (if you know me) shock the hell out of you and I wanted to give you fair warning. We’re talking minimalism. And we’re starting…
Essential Oils For Travellers Tell me if you can relate. You like the idea of natural alternatives to support your health and wellness, you’ve heard about essential oils, maybe even bought some (or many, like me) but you really have no idea what to do with them. Can I get an amen? This is totally…
GIVING BACK We get to do all kinds of amazing things here at Dashboard Living and really early on we started hosting regular giveaways. In the last 2 years, we’ve held more than 40 different giveaways and we LOVE being able to do something special for some of you. This year, we decided that we…