Family favourites (old and new)
Nutella (aka chocolate hazlenut spread) is a big hit at my house. We all love it but I don’t love some of the ingredients so I went looking for a homemade alternative. I ended up settling on a combination of Elsie + Emma’s A Beautiful …
This recipe comes courtesy of my friend and fellow dance Mom Linda. Our daughters had a very successful year dancing together this past season and aside from some great dance memories, we got Linda to share her apple sauce recipe which my daughter insists is …
Here’s another yummy quinoa salad for a summer supper. Ingredients: 1 c. quinoa 1 1/2 c. water 1/2 tsp salt Juice and zest of 1 lemon Equal amount olive oil to lemon juice 1 clove garlic Salt and pepper to taste 12 marzano tomatoes cut …
More goodness from the Dahlia Bakery Cookbook: Sweetness in Seattle. Tonight I made the Apple Raisin Compote but since my kids hate raisins and I like cranberries I used cranberries instead and it worked out YUM. Then because I had buttermilk in the fridge that …
My daughter has recently taken an interest in trying new recipes…or to be more precise, finding new recipes for me to try. Today I made the Cauliflower Breadsticks she found on Tumblr which are from the delightful Mama Grubbs Grub blog. You can find the …
This recipe comes from Elana Amsterdam’s wonderful cookbook, “The Gluten-Free Almond Flour Cookbook“. If you’re trying to stay off gluten this is packed with great recipes that don’t taste like sawdust. This tart is exceptional (the kale is a bit stinky but it’s so good …
This recipe is my Mom’s reincarnation of a recipe that appeared in one of those liquor store magazines. It can be used to make burgers or you can roll them into little 1″ cocktail sized balls and use them as appetizers. They are very flavourful …
My friend and fellow dance mom Annabel makes an amazingly yummy Tuscan salad. But her recipe calls for grape tomatoes. Sadly, I didn’t have any BUT I did have a pomegranate so I thought I’d see how that worked out. Turns out it works out …
My family is from Timmins, Ontario. Wild rice (really a grass but, like rice, also gluten free) is readily available in the north (or was) and my Mom’s sister, my Auntie Kaija, would always make this dish at holiday time (among other treats…stay tuned). However, …
Quinoa is perfect if you’ve got a kid who needs to eat gluten free. It’s now available at most grocery stores. Look for the organic, yellow one (it has a mild nutty flavour…without the nuts). This is a super easy recipe and you can pretty …