Every so often, I absolutely crave the taste of pancakes in the morning. Covered in maple syrup and loaded with fresh berries, it’s enough to get me out of bed with barely a complaint. My kids adore pancakes as well, but the traditional white flour version barely keeps them full until recess. So I developed…
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How Killing the Family Dinner Can Bring Your Family Closer Together
I originally wrote this post BC (before COVID-19). 3 years later, and after 18+ months of A LOT of family dinners, I thought that it was worth re-posting. Is it just me, or has life gotten really busy again??? Original posting: April 2018 We’ve all read the blogs and news articles about the importance of…
Fish Tacos
A few years ago I stumbled upon a recipe for Fish Tacos on the America’s Test Kitchen website (yes, I’m still an annual subscriber to ATK – great online catalogue, and every recipe has been tested until perfection. I highly recommend it!) At the time, I thought that the recipe was just fine, but over…
Quick Pickled Onions
Pickled Onions are super quick and easy to make. A combination of water, vinegar, salt and sweetener mellow the onions in minutes, making them a crunchy, flavourful addition to your dish without the sharp sting of a raw onion. Using a mandolin makes for quick and thin slicing of the onion, but a simple knife…
Maple Coconut Granola
As per usual, I’m making maple coconut granola in the morning before we leave on a boat trip. I always make it a point to clean out the fridge before we go, and as I have a really hard time throwing out perfectly good food, I find myself prepping and cooking things that can be…
Gramma Frenchie’s Banana Cake
My mom has been making Banana Cake for as long as I can remember, and now it is one of my kid’s favourite recipes. In the early stages of “the Great Pause”, COVID-19’s quarantine / lock down stage, my son (11) decided that translating this family recipe from French to English and making this cake…