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If you read my post last Monday, which you can access here, you know that cooking was never my favorite household chore.  It always ranked right up there with ironing and scrubbing the toilet bowl.  But the family has to eat, am I right?

Actually, it wasn’t the cooking part that I had an aversion to, nor was it wondering what to make.  I have tons of great cookbooks and recipes that have been handed down over the years so culinary ideas are not the issue.  It wasn’t even the cleanup…

Yesterday, I was shopping at a local market and came across some hand-packaged baby bok choy.  There were 5 perfect heads of bok choy in each bag, and they were charging less than $2.00 for all of them!  I love a good deal even more than I love baby bok choy, so I quickly grabbed some, tossed it into my reusable shopping bag, and headed home to make a simple, delicious dinner.…

So its supper time again, and I don't have anything really planned and have so much unmatched items in my kitchen. I am sure all of you have had this happen to you from time to time, just not sure what to make, but there are too many staples hanging around calling your name.  Here is just something simple i gathered up simple and easy and enjoyed by all.



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The dilemma is probably as old as motherhood itself.  How DO you get your kids to eat their vegetables?  When I was a kid, I remember hating a LOT of things my mom put on my plate:  beets, apple sauce, mustard, spinach, radishes (still not a fan – sorry Mom) and a bunch of other things.  I always felt like they were on my plate to punish me for something I had done wrong.

As years went by, my taste buds matured and I developed a liking for everything on this list – except for…

As Spring approaches in South Western Ontario, small towns everywhere are gearing up for annual Maple Sugar Festivals found throughout the province. What better way to celebrate this time of year than to whip up a batch of delicious pancakes from scratch! This is my own recipe with a delicious twist, enjoy with your favourite Canadian maple syrup...…

Up until about a year ago, I had never eaten beet greens.  It honestly never crossed my mind to do anything with them other then chop them off with my knife, and toss them into the waste basket while I went on to prepare the actual beets. Then one day, it just sort of hit me that I could cook with them, and from that moment on, my life was changed.…

INGREDIENTS

• 5 garlic cloves
• 2 cups canned chickpeas, no salt added, drained, liquid reserved
• 1/3 cup tahini (sesame paste)
• 6 tablespoons lemon juice, fresh (2 lemons)
• 2 tablespoons liquid from the chickpeas
• 1  teaspoon salt
• 2 tsp hot sauce (Tabasco works great)

Special…

One of the challenges I have faced in my journey to be green, healthy and fit is in the area of cooking.  If you have read my posts before, you know about my aversion to cooking.  It’s one of those necessary evils I suppose, even though I am what you might call “kitchen challenged”.  Don’t like cooking or baking, but I can clean like a champ!

My husband is, quite fortunately for me, the kind of guy who will eat pretty much whatever I put in front of him.  Even if he doesn’t like it so…

I know that my son gets plenty of vitamins because he takes a fantastic supplement and I “hide” vegetables and fruits in just about everything (might have to do a post about that).  But when it comes to eating fruits and vegetables in their natural state, it’s all about the “dip”.

He doesn’t like apple slices unless there is peanut butter involved.  Forget about carrots if there is no ranch dressing.  Salad?  Better have some raspberry vinaigrette.  I should be glad, I know but I…

I had a meeting that provided childcare and snacks were going to be served. I knew the snacks would not be gluten free and certainly not non GM. I brought snacks for both kids and made sure I informed the workers that my children were not to eat any gluten. For sake of not being rude, the story ends…

You see a delicious looking recipe online that you want to try so what do you do? You print it. 

So... where is it now?

1. Stacked by the computer?

2. Serving as a coaster?

3. Folded into a book somewhere?

Here’s a way you can find those recipes when you (finally) have time (and the ingredients) to try them.…

I bought several cans of biscuits on my last trip to the grocery store and my kids kept asking me what I planned on making with them since I normally don’t buy a ton of biscuits.  I told them that I was going to make them surprise using the biscuits.  Today my son asked me to make the surprise recipe.  I told him that was an excellent idea and asked him to help me.  I remember when I was younger that we used to make homemade Donuts at home, so I decided to make donut holes in hopes…

I love smoothies! My son Spencer loves apple juice. Apple juice is what I use in my smoothies. But almost every time I go to make a smoothie the apple juice has mysteriously vanished. Today was no exception. So what am I supposed to do? How do I make a…

Biggest Loser - Southwest Loaded Sweet Potato…

I am all about simple, healthy and yummy treats. These Strawberry Valentine Clusters are AMAZING! I had to restrain myself from eating the whole batch. That is when I quickly decided to gift them rather than eat them all. …

Flourless, High Protein Breakfast Cookies