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MR – Having spent a semester in Paris, I’m very partial to French foods, especially crepes.  You can get sweet dessert crepes or savoury dinner crepes.  You can buy them from a stand on the corner, and they are still amazing! My dad always used to make the best crepes (we called them Skinny Pancakes).  We knew whenever it was ... Read More »

Along with those super delicious spinachballs that my two-year-old just devoured, I made an attempt at my very first soufflé.My first exposure to soufflé was watching Sabrina (the classic movie with Audrey Hepburn, not the teenage witch).  She learned how to bake a soufflé when she went off to cooking school in Paris.  “A woman happily in love, she burns ... Read More »

Yes.  Spinachballs.  Like meatballs.  But instead of meat, spinach.  And you know what?  They’re really good.  My husband and I really liked them.  But our 2-year old toddler, who believes that he’s allergic to vegetables?  LOVED them.  I’m fairly certain that he ate about 1/2lb of spinach last night.  I’m not exaggerating. Yesterday during naptime, I was frantically searching my ... Read More »

Continuing on with the low-carb, high protein theme, last night I used this recipe for “Mediterranean Pizza Skillet” as a jumping off point.  However, I don’t like olives, I didn’t have Italian Seasoning, and I didn’t want to serve it with a side of carbs.  I ended up with a very tasty supper, and even my incredibly picky two year ... Read More »

Almost two weeks ago now, I had my first weigh-in for a local Biggest Loser competition for moms/women in my area.  I’m not trying to lose 50lbs and I highly doubt that I will actually be in the running by the end of the 6 week challenge (thankfully, it’s based on % of bodyweight lost, not the number of pounds!), ... Read More »

MR – My recently-turned-four-year-old really wanted a Spiderman cake for his birthday.  As I was browsing Pinterest (where else?!) for ideas, I saw some really cute cakes.  But I am not adventurous enough to try fondant (and I really have no desire to), and that’s what most of them were.  I looked at a  few cakes for inspiration, and came ... Read More »

MR – In my ongoing quest to eat healthier and to feed my growing boys healthy foods, I’ve been intrigued by some recipes on Pinterest.  These flour-free brownies have been making the rounds, so I thought I’d check out this one by Scarletta Bakes, Black Bean Brownies.    The pictures looked great and the comments from readers were very positive, so ... Read More »

MR – I had a craving for cinnamon buns, but I wasn’t sure I felt like doing all the rolling and measuring and cutting.  Then I remembered I had seen this pin for Homemade Cinnamon Swirl Bread.  It looked amazing, and like slightly less work than the cinnamon buns.  I was thrilled to use my brand new Kitchen Aid stand mixer ... Read More »

This was the most. Amazing. Recipe. That I have so far tried on Pinterest.  It really does taste like take-out.  I will admit – it seems a little strange coating chicken with cornstarch. Why not flour?  And then dredging it in egg, and frying it just until the chicken starts to brown? It looks like some sort of strange scrambled egg ... Read More »

 Over (Canadian) Thanksgiving, our whole family (well, except for the 2 month old infant, thankfully!) caught the stomach flu – or gastroenteritis.  Blech.  The only thing worse than spending the day throwing up (and other things) is having to watch your almost 2-year old get sick all over himself – it’s such a traumatic and scary event for the little ... Read More »