This hummus testing journey started for a few reasons. A. I live with a hummus monster*. *small human that goes through multiple containers of store bought hummus per week. B. The aforementioned hummus monster was incredibly generous this past mothers day and bought her momma a Vitamix. (!!!! I know!!!!) C. I love the convenience and great…
Archives for May 2017
Creating Family Friendly Meals with One Simple Strategy
I love coming up with ways to make mealtime family friendly, but making each family member their own meal is not one of them. Erin and I are both firm believers in the motto… Be considerate without catering. This means I refuse to be a short order cook for my family, and I make ONE…
Top 10 Spring Recipes
We are approaching the end of May. The Victoria Day long weekend is almost here. One would think a Spring recipe round up would be outdated. But see, we’ve been dealing with some infamous Canadian weather. And only now is it starting to feel like Spring is in the air. It’s that time of year…
Vegetarian Green Chile Enchiladas
We missed it AGAIN. Cinco da mayo has come and gone and here we are posting an enchilada recipe 10 days later. This a total food blogger faux pas, but to this we say ‘whatevs’. Mexican food always wins. This particular recipe is a double winner, since both Dara and I tested it to rave reviews….
How To: Meal Prep For The Week Ahead & An Invitation to Our Virtual Meal Prep Party!
We’ve made it. It’s Thursday. There’s something about Thursday that makes it my favourite day of the week. Tomorrow is Friday, you can almost taste the weekend, and you’ve gotten over the dreaded Wednesday hump day. Thursday is also the day when I just feel like there is no way I can wash another dish. Not…
How to: Make your Own – Cheesy Gnocchi Bake
I’m a real sucker for lasagnas. I’ll make them a few times a year and always forgot how much work they can be. Worth it? absolutely. But still, shortcuts are nice. But to be honest, most of the time, when I hear shortcut, I hear sacrifice. I find it usually means skipping a ‘homemade’ step for a ‘convenience’ step. And…
How To: Healthy Breakfast – Carrot Cake Baked Oatmeal
I go in breakfast waves. Overnight oats one week, pancakes the next, good old peanut butter & toast another. But right now I’m riding the baked oatmeal wave. If you’ve been following our blog for sometime now, you may have noticed I have a little crush on baked oatmeal. Okay, a major crush. We’ve got…