Guys, this year How to Eat will be FIVE years old. We can’t believe it. That doesn’t mean we’re actually five years older though, right? When we started this humble little recipe and cooking blog, we always talked about our one-day dream of turning it into something more. What that ‘more’ was we were’t sure, but…
Quickie Meal
How To: Quickie Meal – Sesame Crusted Chicken Bites with Stir-Fried Greens
You know what I love? A good deal. I can’t resist a good two-for-one sale. Why buy one bag of popcorn when you can get two for the same price? Anyone else relate? Here’s a good deal for ya – two recipes for the price of one. Sesame chicken bites AND delicious soy and sesame…
How to – Make your Own: Crunchy Ramen Noodle Salad
Ahhh ramen noodles. As cliche as it is, I fell in completely in love with them, followed by entirely sick of them in my first year of university. I bought cases and cases of chicken flavoured Mr. Noodle that year. Stuck in a dorm room, a kettle as my only cooking aide, it was the only way…
How To: Quickie Meal – Oven Baked Sweet Chili Chicken with Eggplant & Zucchini
Erin and I have been having a moment with sweet chilli sauce. We’ve been putting that red and sweet sauce on pretty much everything. Have you tried it? It’s addictive. I had never thought to make my own before. I mean, why would I when the store bought variety is so darn delicious. But then I…
Chicken Soup for Cold Season
Anyone else feeling like this cold and flu season has been particularly brutal? Granted, my daughter is spending her first year daycare, too. Also known as the world’s biggest germ factory. I suppose I shouldn’t be surprised it’s been cold central around here. When my nose is raw and my throat lumpy, all I want is a magical cure for my…
How To: Quickie Meal – One Pot Quinoa with Chicken, Vegetables, and Peanut Sauce
Do you know what I want more than anything in the world? I want there to be some kind of robot that will just follow me and my two girls around and continuously clean up after us. It seems that my entire day is spent cooking, feeding, and cleaning. And at the end of the…
How to: Quickie Meal – Mexican Street Corn Quesadillas
Quesadillas were one of the first meals I learned how to cook. They were simple, required minimal ingredients and they involved cheese. SOLD. Over the years I’ve filled them with lots of wacky stuff, but guys, I promise you, this is a contender for top all-time quesadilla fillings. Mexican street corn and Mexican food in…