Quick Bite With Minnow Hamilton
One of the co-founders of SavvyMom.ca, it’s no stretch to say that Managing Editor Minnow Hamilton is just a little obsessive about food. Savvy aims to provide practical solutions to the everyday frustrations Canadian mothers face – and family-friendly recipes make up a big part of that. When she’s not working with a cross-country team of writers, she can be found on a ski hill or baseball diamond with her two very active boys (aged 11 and 13). She likes most things Irish (like her husband of 15 years) and loves to find a good deal—on anything, really.
Q: What’s your earliest memory of food?
A: Spaghetti and meat balls (pronounced piscetti and meaty balls) was my fave dish when I was really little. Then I graduated to chicken parmesan when I was old enough to go out for dinner – I thought I was so grown up ordering something I couldn’t really read. Clearly I had a thing for Italian food.
Q: What prompted the idea of SavvyMom.ca?
A: The need for an email newsletter that spoke to Canadian moms with respect, humour and insight. There wasn’t anything else like SavvyMom when we launched in 2005.
Q: What’s your greatest frustration in the kitchen?
A: Not having a sous chef.
Q: Who’s your dream dinner guest?
A: Anyone who loves my cooking and asks for seconds – then offers to help with the washing up.
Q: Salty or sweet?
A: Salty, for sure
Q: What’s your favourite dish to make with your two boys?
A: They like tacos and I like fish so my favourite compromise (not necessarily theirs) is Fish Tacos [http://www.savvymom.ca/index.php/eatsavvy/meals/fish_tacos/]. Even at their age they still love to be able to choose their own toppings. Don’t forget the mangoes.
Q: Is there a dish that still intimidates you? What is it, and why?
A: Anything made with pastry is not my thing. It’s too exact for me. I like recipes where I can add a bit of this and a bit of that.
Q: What are some of your future goals for SavvyMom.ca?
A: We would like to be a household name in Canada as the go to resource for Moms online
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We're Ceri and Laura, a couple of magazine-editors-turned-food-bloggers. Also, we're mothers obsessed with delicious, healthy, family food. We're constantly thinking of ways to make your time (and our own!) in the kitchen easier and more productive, but still nostalgic for the days when dinner was cereal eaten over the kitchen sink.
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