This afternoon the boys and I took advantage of this sunny fall holiday (it is Canadian Thanksgiving today), and went for a long nature walk at the Inglewood Bird Sanctuary. This gave Jim a quiet house in which to get some recording work done—and I am choosing to be grateful that he has so much [...]
I adapted this recipe off this amazing veggie recipe site I recently found. It’s like allrecipes for vegans / vegetarians, with over 13,000 recipes, complete with comments and ratings from folks. These cookies were a huge hit with every member of the family. Even Gareth, who is often suspicious of new foods, gobbled them up. [...]
Earlier in the week the boys gave me a hand making some cookies, based on the “Sugared Black Raspberry Tea Cookies” recipe on allrecipes.com. Here’s our version: RASPBERRY THUMBPRINT COOKIES 1/2 c margarine or butter 1/4 c packed brown sugar 1/4 c white sugar 1 tsp vanilla 3 Tbsp milk (we use unsweetened almond milk) [...]
Here’s what we had for dinner Monday night. It’s very adaptable to whatever your fave veggies and/or source of protein is, and the sauce is simple and tasty—no need to buy premade. We make variations of this stir fry quite often. Happy eating! BROCCOLI TOFU STIR FRY 1 12-ounce package firm or extra-firm tofu (NOT [...]
Or, as she calls them, Matrimonial Cake. When we visited Winnipeg last fall she made a batch of these, and they were HUGELY popular with both boys. Date squares are one of Gareth’s favourite foods, but even Daegan declared these, “The best date squares ever!” Wendy sent me the recipe in her Christmas card, and [...]
Like many families with young children, we have a plethora of standard pancake recipes: apple pancakes, banana-chocolate chip pancakes, coconut pancakes, blueberry pancakes, etc. One of our favourite is a simple Fluffy Pancakes recipes, adapted from allrecipes. Fluffy Pancakes 3/4 c. milk (we use almond) 2 Tbsp white vinegar 1 3/4 c unbleached (white) flour [...]