My kids and I love having a hot bowl of oatmeal for breakfast. There’s just something so satisfying and comforting about it, and it sticks with you all morning long. The problem is that we usually don’t have a lot of time in the mornings to prepare oatmeal. I sometimes buy instant oatmeal packets for speed and convenience,…
Category: Cooking with Whine
Pretzel Bites
Oh pretzel bites, where have you been all my life? I can’t believe it’s taken a carb-lover like me this long to make these. A while back I had tried a soft pretzel recipe without success, so that put me off of homemade pretzels for a while. I finally decided to try them again, using a…
Thai Coconut Shrimp Soup
Sometimes I feel like making something a little more exotic than the usual vegetable or chicken soup. I thought a Thai soup would liven things up. Cole had been leafing through my collection of cookbooks and was particularly interested in the recipes with shrimp, so I had bought a package of frozen shrimp for him. This…
Egg Yolk Painted Sugar Cookies
Easter is still a week away and Cole is already preparing for the Easter Bunny’s arrival. Today he wrote several notes for Mr. Bunny, and made bunnies out of pipe-cleaner and foam paper. These little handmade treasures are now hidden around our house for the Easter Bunny to find. I only hope that I..*ahem*… I mean, Easter…
Lasagna Soup
It’s such a lovely day today here on the west coast of Canada. The sun is shining, the flowers are beginning to bloom, and the kids are just itching to play outside. (Dare I say it? Ok, here I go…) I think Spring may be here at last! It’s been particularly cold and dreary here up until now, which…
Avocado and Banana Smoothie Shooters
Saint Patrick’s Day is coming up and I’ve been thinking about another green drink to share with you. Last year I made Kiwi Coconut Smoothie Shooters and they were a big hit. This year I decided to try avocado smoothies in the same fun shooter glasses. I froze chunks of avocado and banana first to make it extra…
Homemade Vegetable Stock
I had never bothered to make my own vegetable stock before because it seemed like a lot of work, but then I came across an idea from Perry’s Plate that changed my mind. When you’re chopping up vegetables for a meal (something you have to do anyway), toss the scraps into a freezer bag and…
Lentil and Roasted Red Pepper Dip
In case you haven’t discovered the joy of lentils yet, let me just fill you in. These little legumes are incredibly versatile because they absorb flavours so well. They don’t require soaking like other legumes, so they’re fairly quick and easy to cook. You can store dried lentils for a long time, making them a perfect staple for…
Baked Vegetable Egg Rolls
Eggrolls are one of those things I’ve been meaning to try making for a long time but just never seem to get around to it. Then I was in the grocery store and noticed egg roll wrappers, so I grabbed some on a whim and decided to make eggrolls at last. I kept them simple…
Shakshuka
Usually I write about what happens after I serve dinner, but in this post I’m going to focus on the actual process of making dinner. You’re going to get a peak into my kitchen while I prepare Shakshuka. I just love saying that….”Shak-Shu-Ka!” It kind of reminds me of the “Shikaka” scene from Ace Ventura 2: I know it’s lame but I watched that movie a…
Food and Whine 