Eating local in the dead of winter can have it’s challenges here in Ontario. That said, while we may not have strawberries we have plenty of Ontario apples, mushrooms grow year round, onions store well and we planned ahead this year and split a whole pig with friends ensuring a well-stocked freezer. When a gorgeous […]
Protein Packed Mashed Potatoes with Cottage Cheese
I’ll admit, I barely know what cottage cheese tastes like. I buy it, put it in the fridge, and then my husband sits down and eats the whole tub with a spoon. In order to share this recipe I had to sneakily buy and mash potatoes during a baby nap. If Ryan had the chance […]
Baking with Littles
I’m a perfectionist, but far from perfect. I often over commit and am terribly ambitious. I’m working on it. However, baking with a band of little girls is a whole lot of fun and is not nearly as ambitious as it looks. And hey! If you’re going to trash the kitchen you might as well invite […]
I have a confession to make. A tomato confession.
I have a confession to make. I bought tomatoes. At the grocery store. I have no regrets. After the bushels and bushels of tomatoes we grew and ate all summer, I’ve run out. It happened last week. We have plenty of jarred and sauced and roasted frozen ones but I needed something else. It’s November […]
Gluten Free Shortbread to Share
With the holidays sneaking up on us it’s time for me to start baking again. When we suddenly had to switch to an entirely gluten free diet I abandoned sweets for a while. It was enough to cook every meal from scratch and besides, I had to give away all my baking stuff. Now I’m […]