A Family + Lifestyle Blog
We’ve just celebrated our first official long weekend here in Canada – May 2-4, Victoria Day – which marks the start of “Summer”, although it’s technically still Spring. But after the year & a half we’ve all endured, bring on that warm, sunny joy! We spent most of it outside in the backyard with minimal cooking happening, but some of our favourite salads we enjoy
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
If there was one dish that comes to mind that I made weekly when I was working 9-5, commuting, doing the after-work daycare pickup & dinner shuffle with little ones crawling up my leg as I smashed a dinner together this is the one – a One-Pan Chicken Parm-atore recipe. It’s not quite a parmigiana dish, nor the classic chicken cacciatore Italians make, but a
One day at a time…the Mom-tra of all I keep reminding myself of after the first week of 2021 showed us we won’t be out of the woods for some time. We’re still trying to get steady over here, fams. DadChef returns to work this week & I’m trying to wrap my head around how I’ll manage e-learning for four kids, running our family business
Happy 2021, all! We’ve been creeping instead of leaping into the new year. Still a little unsteady but a lotta hopeful. We got notice before Winter Break that the kids will be on virtual school come this week, so we’re thinking of some simple recipes that may help with dinner indecisiveness for you guys. I’m still not a meal planner, but have some ideas
Behind the blog, life wasn’t all yummy recipes & outdoor adventures this week, so you bet DadChef & I turned to one of our healthy coping mechanisms – finding some culinary calm cooking up all the things in la Cucina, silly stupid kitchen dances & a toast to walking through hard parenting things with the biggest glass of Cab Sav ;). We know families are
Our days are turning consistently crisp & cool around here, so queue all the comfort foods, like homemade, hearty soups. I love that you really can’t make a bad batch, recipes don’t have to be exact to be delish, and they’re a great way to use up all the wilting veggies lingering in the fridge. We have lots to share with you as the cold
