Sometimes I am seriously surprised to realize I haven’t shared a particular recipe with you on this here site of wonder. These particular bars, for instance. I contributed these to our family cookbook 5 years ago and have made them semi-regularly since – how have I never told you about them?! My friend Alyssa would tell you […]
Archives for February 2015
Slow Cooker Scalloped Potatoes & Ham
I didn’t actually realize that scallops were a seafood dish until recently. Growing up at home, we had scallops every Easter, and fairly regularly other times, in the form of thinly-sliced potatoes with onions, white sauce, and of course, muchos au gratin. My mom always gave the impression that they were fairly time consuming and fiddly, […]
Monday Moments: For Carl
This one’s for you Carl, in case you’re missing us at all (and you better be ;)). 11 days down, only 7 more to go! Gemma got her nails painted – did you know I was so talented? Kristopher mastered the ramp on his bike – his helmet was somewhere nearby, rest assured. Theo has […]
Brown Eggs and Jam Jars {Giveaway closed}
Seriously, do cookbooks get any more beautiful than this?! Brown Eggs and Jam Jars is the gorgeous new cookbook from Canadian food writer Aimee Wimbush-Bourque, editor of the Simple Bites website and urban homesteader extraordinaire. I was so excited to receive two copies of this book fresh off the press – one you won’t be able […]
Monday Moments: On the Move!
So we may or may not have BOUGHT A HOUSE! YOU GUYS, WHAT THE EVEN WHAT. No takebacks? Subjects will be removed this week, and, Lord willing, we’ll be moving at the end of March. It’s going to be crazy weird, after the past three years living with my in-laws, not to have them around, […]
Cheesy Ham & Sage Casserole
I am just watching, and waiting. Five nights ago, one little boy spent the whole night launching his leftovers, and, if everyone I know on Facebook is to be believed, with a family of six we aren’t getting off that easy. So far, the baby has a terrible-but-only-occasional barking cough, and no one else has […]
Caramel Chocolate Chip Cookies
As I get older, I hope I’m getting wiser. There are many areas that need work, but I feel like I am getting ever-so-slightly better at keeping my mouth shut, at least temporarily and, more importantly, reserving judgement. I used to be a person who formed an opinion in the first 9 seconds, whether meeting someone […]
Monday Moments: In Memoriam
Well, it was a crappy couple days (pun intended), but potty training seems to be, dare I say it, a raging success. In other, less bathroom-y news, I finally had to make up my mind about the cat that came to stay. I had kitty litter left over from when we had a cat before, […]
Mom’s Recipes: Apple Fritter Quick Bread
Carl is off in Ottawa doing his oral defense for his PhD exams as we speak, which means I’m home with four kids trying to keep my head above water and, as you might know or guess, survival mode + house hunting + toilet training + paper due for school = recipe for disaster. Since […]
Cranberry Coconut Muffins
I want so badly to love mornings. I love the idea of mornings: a fresh new start, the cool, quiet morning house, a still-clean kitchen, and plans for the day. But sometimes the kitchen isn’t so clean, the plans aren’t that inspiring, and the early-morning house is anything but quiet as kids awake at various […]
Monday Moments
Theo is really taking to the big brother role lately, beyond just asking to hold the baby and then sitting stiffly while I hold the baby near his lap. He’s discovered a willing (captive) audience for his enthusiastic, if unintelligible, reading. And he is loooooving it. And Gavin? I don’t think he minds a bit. […]