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Vegetables

Pumpkin-Gingerbread Pancakes

Technically, Canadian Thanksgiving isn’t over yet so I figured we could squeak one more decadent meal into our menu: pumpkin gingerbread pancakes. We originally posted this recipe on January 26,

Vegetables

Smoked Haddock and Spinach Gratin

Why does the theme to my cooking often involve panic? I’m forever running late, missing ingredients, and being too tired to think by the end of the day, and my

Snacks & Desserts

Pumpkin Oat Bars

Welcome to another edition of cooking with the infirm. Yes, that’s right, Scarlett is sick. Just three weeks into the institution I warmly refer to as the cess pool (otherwise

Dinner

Basic Risotto

It’s September, which means that the kids are back at school where they pick up new and interesting germs to bring home to me. This week, it’s been a bad

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Pumpkin French Toast

Scarlett and I have made breakfast together ever since she was born. Whether she was sitting in a baby seat, busy in her activity chair, chatting away from her high chair,

Dairy

Coconut Flour Pancakes

I like wheat flour, don’t get me wrong. One of my favourite things in the world is homemade crusty bread still warm from the oven, slathered in butter. Sadly, wheat

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Veggie Sloppy Joe

Just call me your school lunch lady today (minus the hair net, of course). I actually have a clear memory for some things from elementary school. Take for instance, the

By Meal Type

Butternut Squash and Apple Soup

We’ve gotten into the habit of taking long hikes in the morning at our cottage. Our time there is seriously numbered– it’s a spot we only enjoy in the summer–so

Dinner

Eggplant Parmesan

So there I was, talking to a friend about this great substitute for pasta. “It’s an eggplant lasagna”, I told her, feeling quite smug about my amazingly fabulous creation. “Oh,

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Sweet Corn Tostada

As a Mexican food fan living life in Canada you can imagine my pickings for authentic restaurants are slim. It’s only made worse by my boastful husband who loves to