The kids loved the cookies I made for Halloween especially the skull cookies. They were actually quite easy to make so we got together and they decorated their own Day of The Dead Sugar Skull Cookies. To put these together we used: Go-To Cookie Cutter Sugar Cookie recipe skull shaped cookie cutter Wilton icing decoration flowers candy corn candy coated … [Read more...]
Thick & Chewy Muffin Tin Sugar Cookies
It's been a while since we last baked something together, so when the big kid asked if we could make cookies for Family Day I said yes. Poking around the kitchen to see what ingredients we had at hand it was decided that we would make sugar cookies. We assembled all of the ingredients on the dining room table, dumped things into our over-sized bowl and mixed and mixed and … [Read more...]
Cooking : The Good, The Bad and The Surprising
I have always loved to cook. I assume it is the same with many families but for me it was always a time of togetherness with a side of great adventure. My mother had this spiral notebook which held mystical recipes that she used to turn boring dinners into tasty delights. I remember fondly my excitement at being old enough to use that notebook with my mom, and one day on my … [Read more...]
When Life Gives You Chicken Pox, Have an Ice Cream Bar….
This post has been compensated by Collective Bias, Inc. and its advertiser. As always, my words and opinions are my own. #CollectiveBias Did you know you can get chickenpox even if you've had the vaccine? A few weeks back the big kid went camping with Scouts and came home with an unexpected souvenir. The day we picked her up from camp we got an email from her Beaver leader … [Read more...]
My 4-Year Old Engineer in the Kitchen, Tales of a Reluctant Baker
My eldest daughter is an artist. She loves to draw and create, and her art skills have been remarkable from a very young age. She loves to sit and look at books. She loves to quietly observe. She watches the world through her artist lens. She loves to cook, and quite literally begs me to let her cook more often. My youngest daughter is an engineer. She loves to build things … [Read more...]
Potluck Planning for Food Revolution Day #PotluckChallenge #FRD2014
I have never hosted a potluck before. We've done summertime bring your own meat style BBQs, but never a true potluck. At first I was excited about the idea but then as the date grew closer I started to get nervous. I called my mom, who takes part in this rotating monthly potluck dinner club thingy and asked her for potluck tips. Our conversation went something like this, "Hi … [Read more...]
Support Jamie Oliver’s Food Revolution Day by Taking Part in Sobeys #PotluckChallenge #FRD2014
I've nattered on about this in the past, I'm a big Jamie Oliver fan. I've been watching his TV shows since the original Naked Chef series, but I've grown to admire the man for something beyond his ability to host a compelling TV show or put together a decent recipe. This dude cares passionately about food, and about educating others on food. He's developed over the years into … [Read more...]
Awesome Mother’s Day Cake Idea, Kids Can Make with Edible Markers
Awesome "the kids decorated it" cake for mom or grandma. How perfect would this be for Mother's day? Just cover cake in white fondant and let your kids get creative with edible markers. (And yes this particular cake was actually made as a birthday cake for a proud grandfather. Still makes an awesome Mother's Day idea). … [Read more...]
Build Your Own Sushi, Making Kid Friendly Sushi
Last Friday was a P.A. day and one of our special activities for the day was to make "build your own" sushi. Just after we finished our sushi party lunch, I had a friend send me a message on Facebook saying, "Hey, I remember before you mentioned making sushi with your kids. How the heck do you do that? I want to try it. What should I buy?" The ensuing conversation left me … [Read more...]
My Little Kitchen Helper
My little kitchen helper, working with her dad to make a ricotta spinach and mint terrine. Yum. … [Read more...]
Birthday Cake Panic, Baking with my little Cake Boss….
I have never made a birthday cake. Ok, technically that's not 100% true. My mom loves to tell the story about how I made her a birthday cake by mixing flour and other various substances in a pile on the kitchen floor when I was about G-Girl's age. But since becoming a mom myself I've managed to get through five birthdays with the big kid, and two with the little one, all with … [Read more...]
C is for… Cooking!
C is for... Cookie! That's good enough for me! Cookie, cookie, cookie starts with C! (Come on, like none of you were considering it?) It's also for cooking. And nothing is more fun than cooking with your children, right? Ok, to be perfectly candid, I actually find that cooking with my kids often challenges my capacity for calmness and composure. However I … [Read more...]
Butter Chicken Naan Bread Pizza {Recipe}
My family eats Butter Chicken fairly often. It's one of my go-to recipes. I enjoy using a premade sauce like VH's Butter Chicken cooking sauce. It's a quick and simple dinner that my family loves. You just sauté some chicken, add the sauce and simmer for a bit. Cook up some rice and you're done. Given that my family loves to eat Butter Chicken, when I saw this recipe to make … [Read more...]
Wholly Devilled Eggs, Take Two {Recipe Testing}
We gave the Guacamole Devilled Eggs another test run. This time I tried making them with Spicy Wholly Guacamole. I also omitted the hot sauce. They were tasty, but not as devilled-egg-ish, if you know what I mean? I also wanted to mention, this recipe is SO much fun to make with little ones. Mashing up egg yolk and guacamole is a blast. The perfect simple task … [Read more...]
The best part of helping to bake…..
The best part of helping to bake is licking the spoon! … [Read more...]