We’re going on our second week back in stay-at-home orders & full time virtual school. Are they taking Mrs. Mom-Teacher sabbatical applications yet?! How about a culinary escape with our taste buds instead?! Cooking has become a great release & where I center myself in the chaos and perpetual uncertainty this year has brought. I got inspired to change up our usual meal suspects last
If there’s one thing that gets me really fired up (in the best way) lately it’s discovering a way to take a traditional family recipe and make it in an easier, fun way. We have a Tex-Mex themed night almost weekly – alternating between tacos, fajitas, burritos & quesadillas. I stumbled upon Pioneer Woman’s Chicken Chili Quesadilla demo last week & once I saw
Lockdown times has not made a homemade sourdough bread-maker out of me (yet!), but this Buffalo Chicken Dip Sourdough Bread Bowl is an easy, fantastic option for the homebound hunger games we made with a fresh loaf from our local farm last school break. It’s a great leftover chicken makeover, no-cooking required recipe, uses just 5 easy ingredients and can be laid out with your
I thought I would make it through Easter preparations without using “eggs” as a lead-in to an expressive word, but guys, that’s just not a commitment I can live up to this year 😉 I remember feeling so depleted this time last year fresh to lockdown life, and well, maybe we’re well-adjusted to living life under chronic uncertainty, and we’re feeling a little more hoppy
While I acknowledge the celebration of Easter is much more significant than chocolate bunnies and egg hunts, there is something very beautiful and special about coming together with loved ones during this sacred time to lean into faith (whatever form that takes for each of us), reflect on the sacrifices made so we can gather and an opportunity to be grateful for the gift of
Hints of Spring are in the air! Can you feel the shift in your energy too? Spring is my favourite season for several reasons – the budding blooms, the season we became parents for the first time, usually a time filled with family celebrations & especially for the feeling of renewal & revival it evokes. And how about all the bright, beautiful food that pops
How is it March 11th? A whole year since “cancelled” became the norm & necessity. The anniversary for most of us here in North America of when all the world came to a standstill. Our getaway to Village Vacances Valcartier was the place we’ll forever remember as ‘where we were when’ life as we knew it turned on its head and lockdown ensued. A heart-racing
I know, I know – we’re all a wee bit Irish on the Seventeenth o’ March. But really, we are. I on my maternal side, DadChef on his paternal side. Whatever the reason to enjoy fun, green food, though, sign me up! Green is my favourite colour after all 😉 We had fun celebrating a bit early last weekend because why not! We made 3
Let’s talk about those plans, shall we?! I had big plans to attempt to make Papa’s Lasagna last week with the ready-to-bake cheat pasta sheets we had to use up in the fridge & forgot to add a few key ingredients to our grocery order. Like so many other plans that have been kiboshed this year, pivoting to PLAN B was in order, and well,
It’s Canadian Agriculture Day today – a chance to celebrate the abundance of incredible food grown in Canada and the hard-working farmers and producers who cultivate it! We’ve been mindful of supporting our local, independent suppliers wherever possible under normal circumstances, but especially so this year. One way is ordering fresh produce straight from your local farms, like the fresh veg + fruit haul
