When I sit down and start planning out a party, the first thing I always write on my food list is “feta dip”. This recipe came from my Mom, and it has become a staple at my house whenever we have a bunch of people over, and maybe a few times throughout the year just because I…
Jacked Up Brown Butter Maple Syrup
This is one of my favourite things to make on the weekend for french toast, waffles, and pancakes. I love the taste of melted butter on my carb heavy breakfasts, but when I’m cooking them, I’m also the last one to the table to eat, and everything is usually too cool to melt it. On a…
Cinnamon French Toast Sticks
I’ve made these a few times now, and the kids go absolutely nuts every time. Granted, they should not be an everyday kind of breakfast (that whole rolled in cinnamon sugar thing), but if you ever want to chipper them up on a Saturday morning, this is what you should make. I originally found the recipe…
Vintage Valentine: A pink and brown birthday
2016 Edit: Well, I can’t believe that a year has flown by already. It is INSANE to me that it’s already time for her second birthday. We’re not going big and crazy this year (although I am working out a pretty awesome cake in my mind for her). I wanted to re-share her party from last…
New York Style Bagels
I remember going to the St Lawrence Market on a school trip in high school, probably before seeing a show or something. Most of the details of the day are pretty foggy now, except for two things. The last thing I bought was a pair of wax lips, because who doesn’t love them: The second…
Anything “can” happen. Until it actually does.
As a mom of three kids under 5, I’m the first one to joke about how many cuts, bumps, bruises, stitches, and trips to the emergency room we’re going to have in our future. Especially with a son who’s taken to playing hockey. I’m pretty sure that just last week I made a joke on instagram,…
Bakery Style Vanilla Sponge Cake
I’ve had the hardest time making a quality vanilla cake. They always come out way too soft compared to the kind you get at a good bakery, and when I have managed to get one that was dense, it was dry too. I literally have half a shelf full of professional baking cookbooks too, and…
Cookbook Review: Tasting the Seasons
A few months ago I received an awesome little package in the mail. A new cookbook to take a look at, Tasting the Seasons and a sweet note from it’s author, Kerry Dunnington. She hoped that I would enjoy cooking from it, and she had nothing to worry about. Everything that I’ve made has been…
Cherry Almond Coffee Cake
I love desserts and snacking cakes like this. Ones that are incredibly fast and easy to make, but look so damn fancy when finished. Psst – It’s recipes like this one that help me look like I actually know what I’m doing in the kitchen. It’s from Tasting the Seasons, a great new cookbook by…
Bolognese Meat Sauce
Ok, I’ve watched a look of cooking shows, and read even more cookbooks. I always hear about Bolognese, real Bolognese, this magical meat sauce that’s simmered all day until it because a sweet, rich, “gravy” that just can not be beat. With a husband that loves his jar of Ragu, and hates any form of…
The Adventures of Napkin Man – Free interactive ebooks for kids, and a $100 Giveaway
Do I ever have something awesome to show you parents today! Below you’ll find the links to three FREE interactive iPad ebook downloads for your kids. They’re created by kids CBC, and based on the awesome TV show “The Adventures of Napkin Man”. My older two can’t get enough of them. The Adventures of Napkin Man ebooks all…
Triple Chocolate Muffins
We’re at the rec center twice a week now. Once for the kids swimming, and a second time for Oliver’s hockey. After every visit, the kids beg (and usually get) a trip to the snack stand where they talk us into a slush puppy (because what better drink is there when you’re wet and/or sweaty…
Ina’s Perfect Roast Chicken
Whole roast chicken is a staple in our house. My usual go to is this Show Stopper Roast Chicken. Clearly, the post needs an update, but I did get the recipe printable at least. It’s the family favourite, but today I felt like trying something new. I also didn’t feel like putting much thought into it,…
Toonies for Tummies
Today you’re reading one of the most important posts I’ll make. I can’t express how honored they asked if I’d like to be an ambassador for the 2015 Toonies for Tummies campaign. I thought I already knew about the program, that I “got” what they were doing. I was wrong though, and over the last…
Blueberry Crumble Muffins
Last night was not a good night. I should have seen it coming. I figured it was a good idea to go to Walmart to buy toilet paper (a sale is a sale) while the kids were still up, Bo laying in bed watching tv with them. When I got home Bo had put them…
A New Style of New Years Resolution
I hate New Years Resolutions. I hate the whole idea of them (it’s like, we come out of every year focusing on all the things we hate about ourselves and want to change. Gross). I hate that we always make them nearly impossible, so we’re just setting ourselves up for disappointment. I just hate them….
