It’s that time again…back to school! I always find it such a chore to come up with new and creative lunch ideas when packing school lunches. I get stuck in a rut of packing the same old things day in and day out. Usually at the beginning of the year I have all sorts of great…
Spy Party
This past weekend we celebrated Cole’s 6th birthday with a spy party. He’s obsessed with spies lately from watching movies like Spy Kids and Agent Cody Banks. In fact, he’s convinced that our neighbour must be a spy because he drives a black car. He’s constantly looking for clues and codes. He told us that the…
Crockpot Baked Potatoes and Other Fast Meals
With back-to-school around the corner, I thought it would be helpful to devote a post to fast dinner ideas. This summer I enrolled the boys in swimming lessons, so for two weeks they went every weekday at 6:30pm. It was a great way to tucker them out for bedtime, but it made dinner-time a little tricky….
Potato and Pepper Foil Packets
I hope you’re all having a wonderful summer! I know I am, which is why- sadly for this blog- I haven’t been posting too much. I’m sure once September rolls around I’ll get back into the routine of posting regularly. I’ve still been taking lots of food photos and writing recipes so there’s no shortage…
Quick and Easy Lentil Salad
Barbecue season is upon us. I think it’s one of my favourite times of the year because it’s pretty much the only time that I can get Tony involved with dinner. He bought a new barbecue this year and he’s very eager to grill just about anything. So while he’s grilling, all I have to do is prepare the…
Slow Cooked Ribs
Hey there, remember me? I’m back and I’m finally posting a new recipe! Sorry to be absent for so long. I don’t really even have a good excuse, since we`ve been back from our trip for almost 2 weeks now. We went to Cuba for our 10th wedding anniversary (kidless!) and it was wonderful. Here are some…
Vegetable and Ham Pizza with Alfredo Sauce
I’ve been seriously slacking with meal planning lately. I seem to go through phases where I’ll plan really well for meals for a while and then I’ll shift to just winging it in order to use up ingredients that are building up in my fridge and pantry. Pizza is a perfect way to use up what…
Spinach and Feta Frittata
Tony is a shift-worker, so there are several nights a week when he’s not with us for dinner. It’s always more difficult for me to think of what to make when I’m only feeding myself and two little ones who may or may not feel like eating what I put in front of them. I sometimes ask them…
Greek Meatloaf in Muffin Tins
When I was a kid I used to hate meatloaf. My mom would try preparing it different ways, or serving it with ketchup, or putting it in a bun like a hamburger, but I just had it in my head that I didn’t like it and nothing could convince me otherwise. I was a pretty…
Wonton Soup
I love pretty much all types of dumplings. Whether they’re wontons, gyozas, empanadas, samosas or perogies, I love biting into carblicious dough to uncover the yummy fillings hiding inside them. Not only are they fun to eat, they’re also fun to make. The kids loved helping me make these wontons for our wonton soup. It was surprisingly easy to…
Food and Whine 