What are we doing for Mother's Day? For our family, it means that I'm staying out of the kitchen. Mother's Day Brunch is a tradition for many families, whether it's at home with the kids creating your favourite pancakes or heading out to a local eatery. We moms just love the family time—and the not … [Read more...]
UrbanKitchen: Bacon & Egg Stuffed Sourdough Waffles
We're always searching for tasty brunch recipes and with Mother's Day coming up, we think this recipe from Cynthia Beretta of Beretta Family Farms is everything! As a mom of three, Cynthia knows the value of having time together as a family even in the kitchen! What's her idea of the perfect way to … [Read more...]
UrbanKitchen: Eggs Benny Casserole
Keeping the food warm is always my challenge when it comes to dinner time. By the time you wrangle the kids to the table after grabbing drinks and washing hands, I'm like a dragon lady breathing fire and the food is cold! Casseroles are easier to keep warm especially when you have several mouths to … [Read more...]
La Societe’s Chef Romain Avril Shares A Favourite Recipe!
As a foodie family we're often asked where we like to eat out in the city. Since we enjoy eating out A LOT, we have several favourites and are constantly trying out new ones. La Societe (131 Bloor Street West, Toronto) is a French bistro that we all love. Located in the beautiful Yorkville area, … [Read more...]
Mother’s Day
Handmade cards and gifts, Eggs Benny by the lake, smiling children. There was also whining, a missing kid at the restaurant for a few panicked minutes, a black eye and the Virus That Does Not End that had me and Steve and half the kids still feeling wiped out and coughing every ten … [Read more...]
Best Brunch Spots In Toronto To Treat Mom!
Mother's Day is just around the corner and I don't really want it sneaking up on me like it does each and every year. That weekend is full of love from my own kids but also for my mom, mother-in-law, sister and friends. I know, I know, us moms should be celebrated each and everyday but hey... it's … [Read more...]
One “Sweet” Noodle Pudding
So yesterday was Yom Kippur, the Jewish day of atonement. For most people, this entails fasting for 24 hours in order to reflect on the year behind us and the year that lies ahead. At sundown, we gather with family to break-fast. In my family, this means that each year, a different cousin steps up … [Read more...]
The End of Servitude, Dudes.
"Can we have French toast with bacon for brunch, please?" Oliver's eyes always gleam when he asks me for foods like this, and I'm obliging him, as a Last Request. He knows what kind of yummy it's going to be. And he knew after that special stop at the one grocery store that carries the gorgeous … [Read more...]
Let Them Eat Quiche
Several years ago, I read a magazine article about "newfangled" parties. Like, fun ways to celebrate an adoption, or a "reset" party for a newly-divorced friend. There was an idea for a back-to-school party for the mothers of kids off to school, especially for the first time, whereby on the first … [Read more...]
Boys, The Way to Her Heart Is Through Her Stomach
Ladies, you know that on Sunday, Mother's Day, you will be told you can sleep in. You'll be told he'll get up with the kids and get them dressed. That this morning is your morning. To sleep and relax. And then you'll hear the pitter-patter of feet down the steps, the bang of pots, the clang of pans, … [Read more...]