Another winning recipe found within the pages of the Toronto Star – this one from February. Full disclosure – three of us LOVED this dish (yours truly included) and two weren’t crazy about the fish and the tomato sauce – but one thing we all agreed on: the Mexican-style rice is to die for. Even…
Growing up in the 70s and 80s, going to McDonald’s was a treat. My brother and I learned that McDonald’s wasn’t a place you asked to go to. It didn’t work that way in our house. Mom and Dad decided when we went there – and we were ecstatic whenever this occasion occurred. This was…
My friend Sandra swears by this recipe for homemade granola bars originally found at Inspired Taste. I made a few changes and I won’t lie – it took me a couple of tries to get it right. My kids weren’t crazy about the dried cranberries and sunflower seeds I put in the first batch AND…
This recipe hails from my friend Michelle who claimed it as a surefire way to get the kiddies to shovel Brussels sprouts into their mouths like there’s no tomorrow. I’m happy to report that the initial claim is true. But do not make the fatal mistake that I did – and tell the kids (before…
The world’s got some major problems – in case you didn’t know – our polar ice caps are melting. But even worse, so are our little snowflakes. What started off as sweet mini tantrums during the toddler years are turning into not-so-sweet anxiety attacks as teenagers – and I shudder to think about what’s in…
My friend Melanie passed this one on to me last year – and it’s a family hit over here. It’s an easy dish to put together earlier in the day and then throw in the oven an hour before supper. I served it over rice and froze some of the leftovers. Enjoy! Ingredients: 4 boneless,…
I hesitated with this one – because I just don’t go for the superhero movie genre. But in the end, all the buzz got the better of me. Question: When is a movie about a superhero not actually a superhero movie? When it’s Shazam. Tanya’s Score: Good-and-a-half* Rated: PG Starring: that Chuck guy; that It…
I came across this recipe on a blog I follow called Insecure Housewife. I’m always on the lookout for quick and easy homemade snacks to have on hand – for the kids, for entertaining. So I gave these a try. Not only were they relatively quick and simple to make – but they only require…
So my kids are lucky enough to have a roof over their heads, they each have a respective closet over-flowing with gorgeous clothing, they get to be guinea pigs to my thrice-weekly cooking concoctions (with leftovers on the other days). They go out to dinner, they go to the movies, they go to judo and…
Found this one in a recent edition of the Toronto Star and waited until I had time on the weekend to put it together. It’s not one of those make-it-ahead-of-time sort of dishes – but that said – it still didn’t take all that much effort to make. I made a few changes in order…
