Here is an easy steak recipe you can make for your guests that is mostly prepared in advance but finished off at the last minute before serving. It’s perfect because you basically re-heat it while finishing it off. It’s almost so easy you might even be tempted to make it on a….weeknight!
Eleven days ago, I had a baby—my third boy! It has been a very busy time filled with lots of emotions. One of my main goals has been to not let my older two children feel neglected, and a large part of that is making sure they are well-fed and nourished.
When I became a writer for Yummy Mummy Club I had no idea I would get to attend great events with delicious food like the one I attended this past summer. On August 28th Blue Goose, a company that produces antibiotic-free, pesticide-free, hormone-free, steroid-free and additive-free chicken, beef, and organic rainbow trout invited me to Common Goods, a booth they have at Queens Quay to sample some of their products.
These cookies combine the warm flavours of pumpkin pie with the cream cheese frosting of carrot cake. Their soft texture makes them a hit with kids, too.
I love to bake with my children and around Halloween the stores become filled with candy decorations, baking pans, molds, and kits. Here is an easy step-by-step guide on how to put on the perfect cookie and cupcake Halloween decorating play date.
About a month ago I bought a new cookbook called How To Feed A Family and intended to write about it for my blog. Each week I put “write review” on my to do list, but found myself wanting to try a new recipe and putting the review on hold. That being said, I have now made nine recipes from How To Feed a Family, loved them, and plan on making more.
This salad is perfect for Fall. I love combining fruit, vegetables, and protein in a salad together. But if that's not your thing, feel free to leave something out. Any vinaigrette salad dressing would work with these ingredients.
Taco night: it couldn’t be any easier. Buy a taco dinner kit, cook the ground beef, chop up your vegetables, put the sour cream and shredded cheese in some bowls, and let everyone make their own dinner. Here is a way to increase the nutritional value of this dinner: add a can of rinsed and drained black beans to the cooked ground beef before adding the seasoning mix. Not only will it make the meal feed more people, it will increase the fibre and iron content. If you also find that if your children are somewhat put off by the texture of ground beef it helps make it less gritty.
Last week I had the wonderful opportunity to attend an event put on by Canadian Tire introducing the new Cake Boss Baking Collection designed by Buddy Valastro himself, star of the hit TLC series. The collection includes everything you need to make Cake Boss-quality dessert. I love to cook and bake, but was I going to be able to learn how to make an impressive cake? I was about to find out.
Think of this apple cinnamon crostata as an apple pie for cheaters. The reality is that even though this is a lot less work than making an apple pie from scratch, there is no skimping on flavour. The crust, apples, cinnamon, brown sugar and nutmeg all come together making it an unforgettable dessert to finish off your Thanksgiving Express meal, or any meal you wish.
This recipe from Laura Keogh and Ceri Marsh’s new Cookbook How to Feed a Family was surprisingly so easy and delicious I couldn’t believe it. The combination of the sweet potatoes and maple syrup with the savoury flavours of the rosemary and onions is incredible. In addition to a delicious side dish it is so quick to prepare you will think you forgot a step.
Thanksgiving involves so many delicious flavours but sometimes you don’t have the time or energy to start preparing a huge meal.
Enter my Thanksgiving Express Menu, it allows you to enjoy the flavours of Thanksgiving without doing too much work. You could make this three part menu in one hour, or leave each part for a different night. The sides go with anything, and the dessert obviously does too!
What to make for dinner is a question that seems to never go away. As soon as you figure out dinner for one night, you are faced with the same dilemma again and again. When you are busy all day, either at work or at a conference like BlissDom, having dinner planned and prepared in advance is very comforting. Here are two recipes that will nourish your families during busy days and help you stay calm knowing you do not have to start worrying about what to make the minute you step in the front door. I find the key to organized family dinners is planning them the Sunday
I love trying new salads, and when I find one I like I usually make it many times until I am completely sick of it. This past summer I made different variations of this salad each week. Now that summer is over I am still making it but adding things like corn to make the ingredients more seasonal. Feel free to add whatever additions you like or vegetables you want to use up.
Nothing says summer to me more than baking with blueberries, strawberries, rhubarb, or peaches…any summer fruit! Now that fall is on its way these bars will bring back memories of the delicious fruit you ate all summer. I came across a recipe for blueberry bars but had a lot of peaches on hand, so I decided to make peach strawberry crumb bars. These bars are the perfect dessert to have on hand if you feel like pie but want something simpler to make. The crust and the topping are the same dough, it couldn’t get any easier.
One of my favourite “treats” for breakfast is a muffin with my coffee. If I don’t want to feel like I am indulging too much I will opt for a bran muffin. Second Cup sells delicious blueberry bran muffins that I will often get, and I think this recipe tastes just like them. If you want them less sweet reduce the honey/agave by half, otherwise keep the recipe the same. Feel free to leave out the blueberries or substitute raisins but I think the blueberries are a delicious addition.
My two favourite things to bake are banana muffins and chocolate chip cookies so I thought combining the two would make a delicious treat...a Cuffin!
I love the explosion of food mashups that have been appearing everywhere. The other wek-end my friend brought Crookies to our cottage. A combination of a croissant and a cookie, these crookies had an oreo in the middle of a delicious croissant.
Looking for a fun dinner your kids will love? Try this dish—it is a combination of spaghetti and lasagna. You can make it into a pie shape or individual cupcakes. The best part is it is very easy to make, can be made in advance and even frozen. Or, if you are rushing home from work it can be made in under an hour. Try cooking the spaghetti noodles in the morning if you have time, throw it together at the last second and bake for 20-30 minutes. Easy as pie!
On those summer nights when you don’t feel like really cooking, try this pasta. It is easy and simple, and tastes delicious. Allowing the tomatoes to mix with the garlic, salt, basil and oil draws out its juices and creates the sauce. Mix it with cooked pasta and you are good to go! This pasta tastes great the next day too so don't throw out any leftovers.