I didn't cook my family dinner tonight. Ok. That's not altogether true. Technically, I did prepare dinner, but it took very little skill or effort and it wasn't up to my personal standards of excellence. My roast chicken was store-bought, my broccoli was plainly steamed, and my potatoes … [Read more...]
Presto Pesto
Doughnuts. They appear on almost every single list of top 10 foods to avoid. Yet I just can't seem to resist their white flour, sugary, deep-fried fatty goodness. Doughnuts are the reason I don't really mind driving my son to his 7am practices. You see, there's this little hole-in-the-wall … [Read more...]
Chip, Chip Hooray! Another Chicken Recipe!
So if I haven't scared you off yet with the promise of yet another chicken recipe, let me reassure you now that this one is special...for a few reasons.1. Your kids will love it.2. You will love it.3. Your kids and you will love making it.Now that I've regained your confidence, let me tell you what … [Read more...]
Don’t “Passover” these recipes
"I can't believe it's KOSHER!" The five magic words every Jewish cooks wishes to hear during Passover. Beginning this Monday evening, we will have to find creative and delicious ways to feed our families without the use of bread, pasta, rice, cereal, and a whole bunch of other no-nos--including … [Read more...]
A confession & a cookie
So all week long, I'd been planning to give you an awesome recipe for green cookies for St. Patrick's Day. I could've just added green food colouring to my favourite oatmeal cookie recipe but no, I had to get all "healthy" and "creative". So I tossed the tried and true aside and instead, … [Read more...]
Take a “break” from cooking & eat at Fancy Franks
Even though I'm chronologically 39 (yikes!)-years-old and feeling more and more my age every day, in my mind there are tons of times I still feel like a kid. Like how I still laugh at toilet humour. Or how I still love all those gross-out movies like (don't judge me) Jackass and The … [Read more...]
Vegetarian Lasagna…with vegetables?
"Mom, just because you make vegetarian lasagna, it doesn't mean you have to add in all those vegetables." Said my daughter on Monday as we embarked on our second week of Meatless Mondays."Ummm. Yes it does," I thought to myself. Thought being the operative word because had I dared … [Read more...]
And the award for best Oscar Party Menu Goes to…
ME!This year marks the 5th anniversary of my annual Oscar party. Each year, my mommy friends come over in their sweats so we can plant ourselves in front of the TV for a good four hours and watch, and talk, and eat, and then watch, and talk, and eat some more. And each year, I create a … [Read more...]
“True”ly the Perfect Meal for your Valentine
While I wish that I could tell you my Valentine's Day will be marked by me cooking a gourmet, candle-lit meal for my sweetheart, its more likely that after a 12+ hour day at work, I won't have the time or energy for such an undertaking. But does that mean my night doesn't have a romantic meal … [Read more...]
Fork or Spoon? You decide…
It like chicken soup...but BIGGER!When I was a kid, we used to go to the Pickle Barrel restaurant on Leslie St. every Sunday. In the summer, my mom would order some sort of honkin' salad. And in the winter, she'd order chicken in a pot. It was literally chicken...in a pot. … [Read more...]
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