We’re thinking about going to Hawaii for a family vacation this summer. Tony and I used to travel to there a lot before we had kids. He works for an airline so we get standby passes for pretty cheap. We were young and adventurous with no parental responsibilities, so it was easy to take a…
Category: Cooking with Whine
Spinach and Pesto Tortellini
I hesitate to even call this a recipe because it’s embarrassingly simple. The fact is that sometimes you need simple. There are nights when I just don’t have the energy to think about making dinner. This meal is perfect for those kind of nights. I usually buy tortellini when it goes on sale and keep…
Vegetable Lentil Curry
I should really make curry more often. It’s the perfect weeknight meal because it’s fast and easy to make on your stove-top, and you can pretty much use whatever is in your fridge or pantry. And of course let’s not forget that it tastes so good! My kids are not spicy food fans, so I…
Cheese and Beer Bread
As you would expect from a typical Canadian guy, Tony likes beer. A lot. This means we almost always have beer on hand, which is great news for me because I can make this beer bread whenever I want. It’s the perfect accompaniment for a hearty soup or stew, and it also makes great sandwiches….
Sweet Potato Gardener’s Pie
I’m part of a 7book club, but I think it should really be called an eating club because it’s the food more than the books that make our meetings memorable. Last month we read Gone Girl (I loved it!), and our food theme was pub fare. I knew there would be a lot of deliciously…
Chocolate Banana Oatmeal Cookies
If you’ve been browsing Pinterest lately, you’ve probably come across 2-Ingredient Cookies by The Burlap Bag. It seems too good to be true. Can you really turn mashed bananas and oats into cookies? Well it’s true, you really can! It’s a great way to use up old overripe bananas, and perfect if you’re wanting to…
Crockpot Gyros
An authentic gyro is roasted in a vertical spit, but this crockpot version is a great homemade alternative to the real thing. I discovered this recipe through Pinterest at Rainy Day Gal. Her recipe is an adaptation of one by A Year of Slow Cooking. I couldn’t find ground lamb, so I used beef instead….
Creamy Gnocchi Soup
My children seem to be more excited about Mother’s Day this year than I am. They’re so excited that they have trouble keeping their surprises for me a secret. Bennett burst out of his preschool on Friday with a Mother’s Day gift in his hot little hands. As soon as we got to the van,…
Chocolate Black Bean Cake
You won’t believe it when you taste it, but this decadent chocolate cake is made with black beans! It has no flour or dairy in it, and if you make it with a sugar substitute it’s amazingly low in carbs. Where was this when I had gestational diabetes? I was so intrigued when I saw…
Fried Rice with Baked Tofu
I don’t know what it is about my mom’s cooking, but my kids always prefer her food over mine. She made dinner for us every night for the first couple weeks after Ayla was born (I’m spoiled, I know) and every time my boys would gobble up Grandma’s culinary creations. I have to admit I’m…
Food and Whine 