Mmmm. There's nothing better than homemade kimchi. You won't believe how easy it is to make! In my other life (the one before I moved to Manitoulin Island), I used to teach English at Western Town College and then at Pacific Gateway International College in Toronto. Some of my Korean students taught me how to make homemade kimchi. That was almost twenty years ago, and … [Read more...]
Homemade Brown Sugar Boba
Little One loves bubble tea and boba milk, so when she saw Inga Lam's homemade brown sugar boba video, she just had to make it! We live on a small island in rural Northern Ontario, and there are no bubble tea shops here. Whenever we go to the city, Little One always has to get her boba fix. If anything, this pandemic has been giving Little One lots of time to teach … [Read more...]
Chicken Teriyaki Recipe
My 10 year old daughter was craving Chicken Teriyaki, so I told her what to do and she made supper for our family. I don't know about you, but I am a big advocate of meals that are ready in thirty minutes or less. Though I love cooking, with busy weeknights, after school activities, and everything else, we need supper on the table and it can't be labour … [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...]
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...]
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...]
The Easiest Chocolate Dessert You Will Ever Make
My mother-in-law makes this chocolate dessert every now and then, and this is a definite crowd pleaser. Everyone loves this dessert. The best thing about it is that it is really easy to make, and it only takes about ten minutes to make it! That means if you have guests who drop in for a meal unannounced or if you need a last minute dessert, you can make this and people will … [Read more...]
Jerk Fish Poutine
Jerk Fish Poutine? Some may think it sounds crazy, or even sacrilegious, but I have to tell you that Jerk Fish Poutine is surprisingly delicious! Disclaimer: This post was written in affiliation with Grace Foods. All thoughts and opinions expressed on this blog are my own. For purists, perhaps any alterations to the original Quebecois favourite may very well be unheard … [Read more...]