As busy working moms, I'm sure many of you are like me in that you ensure your family is fed before rushing out the door in the morning, but forget to feed yourself! I'm really bad for this. Oftentimes I even forget that I've made myself a tea and have to re-warm it three or four times before I actually get a moment to sit down and drink it! Does this sound like you? We … [Read more...]
CANADA VOTES! Thai Kitchen #TKeveryday Recipe Challenge
If you're like me and love cooking, entertaining, and trying out new recipes (especially when the recipes are from friends or fellow moms), you'll certainly appreciate all the mouthwatering #TKeveryday recipes that have been flooding my Twitter and Facebook streams recently. In celebration of 2015’s Chinese New Year, 5 Mommy Bloggers have been selected across Canada to … [Read more...]
10 of the Most Delectable Valentine’s Treats
It's February! That means Valentine's day is just around the corner! Chocolate, flowers, puffy hearts, candies, and all things pink and red! It's hard not to get excited about the day of love! Yes, every day is a special day, and love shouldn't be declared on just one day out of the year. However, we just can't help but get excited about Valentine's Day over here! There … [Read more...]
Pea Soup and Cheesy Dill Biscuits
To say we've got a little snow is a severe understatement. We recently got dumped with snow, but that's okay! I realize many people may think I'm a bit wacky, but I LOVE the snow! Apart from playing in the snow, building snowmen and snow forts, many other great things come from Winter! One of my favourites come to mind -- making homemade soup! Winter = cold. Cold = … [Read more...]
Comfort Food & Cooking with Cheese!
It's Winter. The cold temperature makes one want to hibernate...or have some good 'ol comfort food. What's more comforting on a cold day than your favourite meal? Let me guess. Does your favourite comfort food include cheese? If there's one truth in this world, it's that everything tastes better with cheese. For many of us, comfort food is not complete without some … [Read more...]
Stocking Stuffer for the Foodie in your life
I'll be the first to admit that I love receiving kitchen gadgets and anything kitchen and cooking related. I'm not the only one in my household who loves kitchen items! My six year old is a little foodie! Does it sound weird that I'm giving my six year old a THERMOS vacuum insulated jar with microwavable container (to heat her food in)? The kid is not a sandwich person and … [Read more...]
Harvest Vegetable, Beef and Rice Soup
We had a great harvest season and have a few remaining squash, beets, and carrots from the garden. With the weather and temperature making it feel a lot like Winter already, it's time for Harvest Vegetable, Beef and Rice Soup! Thank goodness we're a soup-loving family! I've included two versions: One to make in your dutch oven or heavy pot and one that can be made in … [Read more...]
Holiday Entertaining Time #Appys2014 Twitter Party
With Thanksgiving and Halloween just behind us, we're now almost in Holiday entertaining mode again! For me, nothing says "holidays" better than loved ones gathering and sharing an amazing meal together. That's what the holidays really mean to me. Whatever religion or whatever your cultural background, the holidays involve spending time with friends and family and there's … [Read more...]
Talking About All Things Rice! #USARiceCan Twitter Party
Coming from a Filipino and Chinese household, rice has always been a part of our meals. Filipinos love their rice. Rice with Chicken Adobo. Rice with Sinigang. Rice with everything! When I moved to Japan to work for two years, rice was once again a staple. Though rice has always been a staple in my family's diet, I never really thought much about where rice was grown or how it … [Read more...]
The Winner is… #OnlineCookOff
This Summer, foodies all over Canada entered for a chance to win $2000 and for their recipe to be featured in a McCormick video! McCormick introduced a line of Filipino spices and mixes (and some amazing recipes to try). I even hosted a Filipino Foodie Fest! One of my favourite recipes was actually submitted by another Manitoulin Island foodie! Baking by Kendra's Spicy … [Read more...]
Lobster Mac and Cheese #GayLeaFoods
Everyone who has shared a meal with us or who has seen Little One eat is always surprised at what our five year old child eats! It's really quite funny to hear her requests. Lobster Mac and Cheese, Tortang Talong, Poke, Smoked Salmon, Pad Thai, sushi, Confit de Canard, Coq au vin...all among her favourites! Recently, she asked for Lobster Mac and Cheese again. Luckily, I … [Read more...]
Banana Peanut Butter Bites
Little One, at five years old, loves being in the kitchen and helping herself to a bite to eat. Though she's my little sous chef, she has been wanting to create her own dishes lately. The other night, I intended on serving a gorgeous fruit salad to our dinner guests, but as I was finishing up the main course, Little One decided to help out and make dessert...on her own. I … [Read more...]
Why I LOVE BBQ Season
BBQ season is my favourite because...I don't have to spend lots of time in the kitchen over a hot stove! I don't have to use my oven every day and make the house hotter than it already is! We live in an old farm house and my husband does not believe in air-conditioning. The cross-breeze is actually quite lovely and I don't get the "ice cream headaches" that I get with A/C … [Read more...]
Mmm! Greek Yogurt at @TimHortons!
If you ask my friends and family what my favourite food is, they'll likely tell you that it's Japanese, Thai, Korean AND Greek! I love them all! In fact, I love Greek food so much that for my birthday a few years ago, my friend and my husband threw me a surprise birthday party with a Greek theme! They converted my house into a Greek Acropolis! Guests even showed up wearing … [Read more...]
McCormick’s #OnlineCookOff Recipe Contest
The aroma of Menudo or Afritada always brings me back to my childhood and to my grandparents' kitchen. There's nothing like good 'ol home cooking -- the stuff that sticks to your ribs, fills your belly, and warms your heart. Filipino food is so special to me because not only are those family recipes part of my roots, but because they evoke memories of childhood and happy … [Read more...]