Little One and I are obsessed with green beans. We're especially crazy about Chinese Green Beans. You know, the green beans you get when you go to a Chinese buffet? I tried to reproduce the dish at home so we can have it whenever we want. This came pretty close. Print Chinese Green Beans Craving Chinese green beans like at the Chinese buffet? Flavourful green … [Read more...]
I love to cook and bake, and I love sharing recipes with my readers. For me, food brings people together. I guess this is why I love having friends and family over for dinner and I love hosting dinner parties. I'm all about International Cuisine Nights!
Coming from the city and coming from a family of Spanish, Filipina, Caribbean, Chinese roots, I love 'ethnic' cuisine. Living on an island in Northern Ontario, I need to find ways to create dishes with local produce and tweak recipes so that I can use Island ingredients when so much of the Asian ingredients aren't available where we live.
I'm also a Food Network Canada addict. We don't watch much TV in our house, but my biggest weakness is Food Network!
Coming from the city and coming from a family of Spanish, Filipina, Caribbean, Chinese roots, I love 'ethnic' cuisine. Living on an island in Northern Ontario, I need to find ways to create dishes with local produce and tweak recipes so that I can use Island ingredients when so much of the Asian ingredients aren't available where we live.
I'm also a Food Network Canada addict. We don't watch much TV in our house, but my biggest weakness is Food Network!
Fettucine Alfredo
Korean Beef Bulgogi
Japanese Okonomiyaki
Asparagus and Zucchini Ribbons (modified recipe from Giada de Laurentiis)
Cinnamon and Raisin Buns (Hubby's favourite on a Saturday morning)
14 Fun Halloween Treats
I'm not going to lie. Fall is one of my favourite times of the year. I love the beautiful Fall colours. I love that it's sweater and jeans temperature. I love that it's time to make fun Halloween treats for Little One and her friends! I always get excited for Halloween! I love the costumes, decorations, and of course, making the fun Halloween treats. Here is a … [Read more...]
Lemon Strawberry Galettte
I feel I must first tell you that this is a cheater's Lemon Strawberry Galette. Every now and then (like when I decide to throw an impromptu dinner party) I do a little half-made/homemade trick. I made this recipe up as I needed to make a quick dessert for a dinner party and I didn't have time to make my own dough. Normally, I'd make galette pastry dough for this, but I … [Read more...]
Chicken Lumpia: Not Your Traditional Filipino Spring Rolls
Last weekend, I made chicken lumpia -- Not you traditional Filipino spring rolls. If your mom is anything like mine, veering from the original recipe is sacrilegious. Instead of using ground pork, I used ground chicken and ground turkey. The only reason I did that was because our local grocery store didn't have any ground pork that day. I also substituted the raisins with … [Read more...]
Fresh Spring Rolls
If you've ever gone to a Thai or Vietnamese restaurant, you will have likely tried fresh spring rolls. I grew up only knowing the deliciousness of Filipino spring rolls, but over twenty years ago, I was introduced to these amazingly refreshing fresh spring rolls. It's a welcome change to fried spring rolls, since we don't really eat fried food in our house. The Filipino spring … [Read more...]
Cute Pig Bento Lunch for Kids
With my dad being Chinese Trinidadian, we celebrate Chinese New Year. Since Lunar New Year is next week, and since this is the Year of the Pig, Little One wanted to make a cute Pig Bento for her lunch. Colour Your Sushi Rice with Natural Dyes I wanted to make the rice pink, but really did not want to use any food colouring. I prefer using natural dyes from vegetables. … [Read more...]
Everything Eggnog! Cookies, Cakes, Lattes & More!
It's pretty safe to say that I am an eggnog fan! I get super excited in November when the grocery stores start selling eggnog! I've even tried making my own from scratch! There's just something so special about this beverage! It puts me in the holiday spirit. To me, the rich, creamy beverage reminds me of Christmas! The first time I had eggnog was at my uncle's place in New … [Read more...]
11 Family-Friendly Slow Cooker Recipes
I'm always on the look-out for family-friendly slow cooker recipes. I use my slow cooker all year-round, but I do have to say that I use it more in Fall and Winter! If you're like me and trying to balance work, kids, home, spouse/partner and still need to get dinner on the table in between rushing from activities and sports after school, you probably need to have a … [Read more...]
23 Favourite Soups To Keep You Warm This Fall & Winter!
Now that the temperature has started to drop at night, we've got our favourite soups on our minds! There's nothing like a bowl of piping hot soup to wrap our hands around! It's like being wrapped in a warm hug, right? Our family loves soup. In fact, my kid would probably eat soup every night of the week if she could! Here are some of our favourite soups that … [Read more...]
Spooky Mummy Halloween Cookies
I'm not sure if these are spooky or super cute mummy Halloween cookies! They're so easy to make that my nine year old daughter and her friend made them all on their own! I always joke that whenever Little One has friends over for a play date or a sleepover, the parents should know that their kids will be bringing home something that they've made (Ugh! Like SLIME!) or baked … [Read more...]
Lunchbox Chicken & Waffles #MLFMomWins #FamilyFirst
I know. Lunch Box Chicken & Waffles? Say what? This is a sponsored post, however all thoughts and opinions on this blog are my own. I recently wrote a post about Mom Wins -- those tiny victories in a mom's every day life like seeing your kid consume the recommended servings of water in a day or seeing your child reach for veggies for a snack. Those little Mom Wins make … [Read more...]
Sweet & Spicy Chicken Wrap #MomWins #FamilyFirst
This is a sponsored post, however all opinions are my own. It's been a full and busy Summer, and now that school is starting soon, it's time to think about Mom Wins when it comes to school lunches! To me, Mom Wins are all the little wins each day like your kids automatically getting their lunches made by themselves or choosing to include lots of greens in their … [Read more...]
Spinach Salad with Strawberries, Cucumber, and Candied Walnuts
Guest post from the lovely Lisa from Fabulous Habits. You can follow her on Facebook, Pinterest, Instagram, and Twitter. Hey, everyone! Lisa here from Fabulous Habits. Today, I am thrilled to share one of my easy-peasy summer salads on the Life on Manitoulin blog. Now that our family’s moved to a new condo, I have found myself hosting more often than usual. Perhaps it’s the … [Read more...]
Bagels, Pizzas, Calzones…The One Dough Recipe I Will Ever Need
Seriously, this is the one dough recipe I will ever need. My friend sent me this dough recipe because we were talking about our bagel obsession. I really hate to admit this, but I am a bagel snob. I don't eat bread products often, but having grown up in Montreal (actually, in the West Island and not downtown Montreal), I cannot bring myself to eat bagels if they are not … [Read more...]
Celebrating Pi Day! 15 Perfect Pies You Will Love!
For mathematicians, Pi Day means 3.14159 and...for foodies, it means pies, pies, pies! Funny story: When my husband and I were engaged, all the ladies and farmers' wives in our township asked me how my pie crust and homemade bread were. Apparently, those are deal breakers if a farmer's wife cannot bake a good pie or homemade loaf of bread! Pi Day It's almost March … [Read more...]