This cake didn't go exactly as planned. It was quite nearly a bit of a cake fail, truth be told. But the end result was cute enough, and tasty enough, that I thought I'd share the how-to with you all. Super Simple Robot Cake Ingredients: * 2 boxes of cake mix (I used Betty Crocker Super Moist Rainbow Bit Cake Mix. Most likely could be done with one box, … [Read more...]
Lazy’s Moms 2-Minute Peanut Butter Cup Pudding {Recipe}
Last week I had a couple of sick kids on my hands and I was trying to coax them to eat anything at all. Gracie put in a request for sliced apples with peanut butter fruit dip, which I usually make by mixing fruit on the bottom yoghurt with peanut butter, and I was only too happy to comply... but we didn't have any yoghurt in the house. What we did have was chocolate pudding … [Read more...]
No-Rise Cheesy Garlic Beer Bread Recipe
Check out this Sublime Beer Bread recipe that I picked up from Molson. I was eager to test it out and delighted to discover I had all of the ingredients on hand. Everything except the beer that is... So we packed up the kids and headed off to The Beer Store. We could have just went down the way to our neighbourhood store, but we took the time to drive cross the city and … [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...]
Lunchtime with Metro {Recipe, Tips & Giveaway!}
We're into the third week of Senior Kindergarten here, and I'm already running out of lunch ideas. And G-Girl only goes every other day. So technically today was only her 7th day of school. How the heck do you people with kids who need to pack a lunch every day do it? Seven whole days and I'm already sick of making lunches? I think … [Read more...]
Thanksgiving with Wholly Guacamole {Recipe}
I've got a confession to make. I don't really do Thanksgiving. I have cooked a turkey exactly once, and while nothing went disastrously wrong I found trying to time everything and feed half a dozen extra people sort of stressful. Thanksgiving for us usually means going to my parents's house for the afternoon and chowing down on my mom's delicious stuffing. This year we're doing … [Read more...]
Celebrate Any Day with Beanitos & Wholly Guacamole
So since I finally found a local source for my Wholly Guacamole addiction, I've been going a little crazy with the guac. I spread it on my sandwiches, I mix it into rice, I dip chicken in it, I mix it into my tuna salad, and yes, I even eat it with chips. I had read a suggestion to try using guacamole as a "healthier" substitute for mayo, and I've been totally loving using … [Read more...]
Nutella + Peanut Butter Chocolate Cake Goodness {Recipe}
My birthday was a few weeks back, and somehow I never quite managed to get some chocolate cake out of the bargain. That plus there's this chocolate cake mix and a can of chocolate icing kicking around in my kitchen. They've been haunting me for months now, ever since I won that Betty Crocker prize pack back in December. Holding out for three months is pretty good right? Time to … [Read more...]
Baby Gourmet’s New Protein Purées; Healthy, Yummy & Versatile
I think you all know by now how much I love Baby Gourmet. And if you don't know what I'm talking about, let me tell you... This all-Canadian organic baby food is YUMMY Stuff. As a mom I feel good about giving Baby Gourmet to my kids. It's all organic, with no fillers, no artificial ingredients, no added sugar or salt, and it tastes good enough that I want to eat it myself. … [Read more...]
Lazy Mom’s Unstuffed Peppers {Recipe}
I make this dish at least two or three times a month, as it's a real family favourite. It started out as my mother-in-laws classic recipe for stuffed peppers and over the years has morphed into a dinner in one dish casserole sort of thing. I am far too lazy to actually stuff peppers. It is so much easier to just cut them into halves then to try and cut off the tops and scoop … [Read more...]
Raspberry Banana Bread Recipe
Last week Jen over at Mom vs. the Boys posted a Banana Raspberry Muffin recipe that got me thinking, "Hmm, raspberry and bananas together? That sounds tasty!" I decided it was time to dust off my banana bread recipe and make some slight alterations. A good friend gave me her chocolate banana bread recipe a few years back. I always make it sans chocolate because my husband … [Read more...]
Rudolph’s Antler’s Holiday Cookie Recipe
Here is a guest post from my good friend Shari. Shari is a happily married mom to three young boys who lives in Ontario. She knits, sells on etsy, and blogs over at The Knit Wit. Have you checked out her site yet? One of my favourite features is the low-entry giveaway round-up that she posts every couple of days. She also posts tons of giveaways and reviews, as well as tasty … [Read more...]
Our Holiday Weekend – Indoor BBQs & Fantastic Chicken Burger Recipe
Christian Delbert - Fotolia.com I've mentioned it before and I know there are those out there who disagree, but personally, I think the weather lately has been gross. When the weather report says it "feels like 38" or "feels like 41", I am so not interested in being outside. Temps in the high 30s with humidex ratings that knock it up to 40 and over? No thank you. Feels … [Read more...]
Holiday Recipe Hop Round-Up, Tasty Things to Make
Well we managed to collect just under a dozen recipes. I'm going to be honest and say I haven't found the time to try any of these yet. I was going to make Bubby's Cherry Squares, but got vetoed by my husbands dislike of cherries. Speaking of my husband, it's a good thing he doesn't pay close attention to what's going on over here or he would have already insisted that I … [Read more...]
Grand-Meme’s Christmas Macaroons { Food }
This is the third and final recipe my mother-in-law sent me to share with you all. She had this to say: "This last recipe was my mom's...she used to make them every year at Christmas when I was young. They were light and sweet and bring back some wonderful fond memories." Grand-Meme's Christmas Macaroons Prep time: 10 min Cook time: 10 min Total time: 20 min Yields: About … [Read more...]