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Whole Wheat Olive Oil Flatbreads | EmmaEats

Whole Wheat Olive Oil Flatbreads, 3 ways

April 11, 2013 by EmmaEats

It’s here, it’s here, it’s here! Thank goodness Spring is here. I’m so grateful that the weather is warming up and the sunshine is finally coming to stay. As the dredges of winter worked themselves away, it has been difficult to find inspiration. Have you felt the same? Thankfully, there are little hints of spring around – the blooms on our yellow magnolia are peeking out, the crocuses and tulips are starting to poke out of the ground and the squirrels […]

Categories: Appetizers, Recipes, Sides, Vegan • Tags: appetizers, baking, Bread, Cooking, dairy-free, Dough, Family-friendly, Flatbread, Food, food-photography, healthy, Homemade, Kid-friendly, nut-free, Olive oil, quick and easy, Recipes, Vegan, Whole wheat flour

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Braided Easter Bread [Paszka] | EmmaEats

Braided Easter Bread, 2×2 ways

March 14, 2013 by EmmaEats

Food is more than just sustenance. It’s appreciation. It’s an exercise for your senses. It’s family. It’s tradition. Every Easter (and most Christmases), my Mother and prior to her, my Grandmother, made a golden sweet braided bread, similar to challah, baked in a large bowl to be shared during our celebratory feast. As a child, I didn’t really understand the meaning of the bread, only that I loved it and that it was a tradition of our family to share this […]

Categories: Appetizers, Breakfast, Brunch, Desserts, Really Yum Yum, Recipes • Tags: baking, Baking and Confections, Bread, Breakfast, Brunch, Christmas, Cinnamon, coconut oil, dairy-free, Dessert, desserts, Easter, Family-friendly, Food, food-photography, Homemade, Kid-friendly, nut-free, Recipes

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Buckwheat Crepes w Pancetta, Mushrooms and Spinach | EmmaEats

Buckwheat Crêpes with Bacon, Mushrooms and Spinach

March 7, 2013 by EmmaEats

Fashion. Wine. Food. The French are known for good taste and it reflects across so many aspects of life. We’ve travelled to France, both on our own and with Emma, and we all long to return. Whether it’s the lingering drives through the countryside, inviting wine cellars in Chablis, Beaune and Epernay, and the never-ending and storybook-like landmarks of Paris — we find ourselves smitten. One common thread wherever we travel in France is the incredible food. And access to this […]

Categories: Appetizers, Breakfast, Brunch, Lunch, Really Yum Yum, Recipes • Tags: appetizers, bacon, Breakfast, Brunch, Cooking, Crêpe, Family-friendly, Food, food-photography, France, gluten-free, Homemade, Kid-friendly, Lunch, nut-free, Recipes

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Roasted Turkey and Mushroom Soup

Roasted Turkey and Mushroom Soup

February 21, 2013 by EmmaEats

Do you get a chance to get away during the winter? We’ve been making an effort to do so and this year was no exception. Only with the extremes we’ve seen lately, it’s hard to believe that it’s been just over a week since we were in the sunshine. I’m mildly envious of those people that embrace winter – the skiiers, skaters, snowboarders. You know the ones. They’re energized by the cold temperatures and freshly fallen snow. They don’t mind […]

Categories: Appetizers, Dinner, Lunch, Recipes • Tags: Autumn Recipes, Cooking, dairy-free, Fall recipes, Family-friendly, Food, food-photography, healthy, Homemade, Kid-friendly, Mushroom, nut-free, quick and easy, Recipe, Recipes, Winter recipes

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Carrot Sweet Potato Soup

Sweet Potato and Carrot Soup, 2 ways

January 24, 2013 by EmmaEats

We’re in the thick of it now. Winter. Absolutely-frigid-toes-frozen-huddled-under-a-blanket winter. In my last post on fudge, foregoing all extravagances cold turkey as part of a New Year’s resolution was excessive. Moderation is the key and this sweet potato and carrot soup tastes indulgent, but really isn’t. G and I have been eating versions of this for years. My old favourite is made with butternut squash. After enjoying this version a few times, it’s climbed into top spot. It’s straight-forward and simple […]

Categories: Appetizers, Dinner, Lunch, Recipes • Tags: Autumn Recipes, Butternut squash, Cinnamon, Cooking, dairy-free, Fall recipes, Family-friendly, Food, food-photography, healthy, Homemade, Kid-friendly, Maple syrup, nut-free, quick and easy, Recipes, Sweet potato, Winter recipes

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Risotto with Roasted Butternut Squash, Pancetta and Mushrooms

Risotto with Roasted Butternut Squash, Pancetta and Mushrooms

October 31, 2012 by EmmaEats

And so it begins. It’s the season where we’re all cold until Spring. Whether it’s raining or snowing, windy or cloudy, or because the days are now so short, we all crave comfort and warmth at this time of year – deeply breathing in the hot steam rolling off of a morning coffee, pulling a scarf higher as you step outside or reaching for a warm blanket when tucking into that novel as the wind howls outside the window. We used […]

Categories: Appetizers, Brunch, Dinner, Lunch, Monthly Mingle, Recipes, Sides • Tags: Family-friendly, Food, food-photography, Homemade, Kid-friendly, nut-free, Recipes

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Whole Wheat Honey Pretzel Bites

Ein Prosit — Whole Wheat and Honey Dairy-Free Pretzel Bites

October 18, 2012 by EmmaEats

Oktoberfest is here. Or at least it was here until earlier this month. Years ago, living in Waterloo, we celebrated with the locals at the second largest Oktoberfest celebration in the world. There was lots of warm, comforting and filling Bavarian food including bratwurst, sauerkraut, schnitzel and pretzels. Things have changed since then — now that we are parents, the only biergarten we occasionally see is the one at the German pavilion at Disney’s Epcot. Thankfully, they have good pretzels! […]

Categories: Appetizers, Really Yum Yum, Recipes, Sides, Super School Snacks • Tags: baking, Baking and Confections, coconut oil, Cooking, dairy-free, Family-friendly, Food, food-photography, Germany, healthy, Homemade, Kid-friendly, nut-free, Oktoberfest, Pretzel, Recipes, Whole wheat flour

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Summer Spring Rolls

In the heat – Summer Salad Rolls

August 2, 2012 by EmmaEats

Healthy and light. Warm or cold. Saucy or not. Something for everyone. Hopefully, you’ve all been finding some solace during these toasty summer days we’ve been experiencing. The girls have actually been loving it — visits to the cottage, runs through the sprinkler, countless trips with friends to nearby splash pads and even a trip to a water park. When I put it that way, I’ve been loving it too! With the girls off playing, there are only so many times […]

Categories: Appetizers, Dinner, Lunch, Recipes • Tags: dairy-free, Family-friendly, Food, food-photography, Homemade, Kid-friendly, nut-free, Prawn, quick and easy, Recipes, Rice paper, Rice vermicelli, Shrimp, Spring roll, Summer Food

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Beet Green and Feta Triangles

A rose by any other name – Beet Green and Feta Triangles

June 21, 2012 by EmmaEats

Triangles, burek, spanakopita, téftlonkopita (ok, I made that one up with the help of Google’s translate tool) - whatever we call them, these are some pretty popular tidbits in our house. Recently, I read that beet greens are edible, tasty and quite nutritious. They’re actually in the same family as spinach, chard and quinoa — mmm, good company. Beet greens are high in vitamins A, C and K plus fibre and protein. I needed to find a way to incorporate these into […]

Categories: Appetizers, Lunch, Really Yum Yum, Recipes, Sides, Super School Snacks, Vegetarian • Tags: appetizers, baking, Family-friendly, Food, food-photography, Greek, healthy, Homemade, Kid-friendly, nut-free, quick and easy, Recipes, Vegetarian

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Grilled Coriander Cauliflower

Hot Hot Hot! – Grilled Coriander Cauliflower

June 14, 2012 by EmmaEats

Beautiful summery weather has finally arrived. It’s not like we’ve had a particularly difficult winter but somehow, I find that we all breathe a bit easier when the brighter, sunnier and warmer days are here. Once the warm weather breezes in, we do a lot of cooking outdoors – perhaps on the Big Green Egg or on the gas barbeque. The sound of the kids frolicking about in the yard + the mottled late day sunshine through the trees overhead […]

Categories: Appetizers, Really Yum Yum, Recipes, Sides, Vegan, Vegetarian • Tags: Big Green Egg, Brunch, Cauliflower, Cooking, Coriander, Family-friendly, Food, food-photography, healthy, Homemade, Kid-friendly, nut-free, Olive oil, quick and easy, Recipes, summer recipes, Vegan

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Spelt Crust Pizza Buns

That’s Amore – Spelt Crust Pizza Buns

May 18, 2012 by EmmaEats

Every day, one of the students in Emma’s junior kindergarden takes snacks for the entire class. The snacks are expected to be healthy, low in sugar, nut-free and easy to eat. On most days, crackers, cheese, fruits and/or veggies tend to be the norm but occasionally, there’s a little something switched up to give the children a change. Emma tells me what she’d like to take in for her class and sometimes picks the standard fare too. There have been […]

Categories: Appetizers, Dinner, Lunch, Recipes, Super School Snacks • Tags: appetizers, baking, Cheese, Cooking, Dough, Family-friendly, Food, food-photography, healthy, Homemade, Kid-friendly, Mozzarella, nut-free, Pizza, quick and easy, Recipes, spelt, Whole wheat flour

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Spelt Parmesan Gougeres

The last time I saw Paris – Spelt Parmesan Gougères

April 30, 2012 by EmmaEats

Earlier this week, I was reading about Jamie Oliver and Food Revolution Day coming up on May 19th. The theme “Bring Food Education Back” made me think about one of the reasons EmmaEats came about – to help inspire families in their kitchens. As I read on, I learned that food education is not compulsory in schools worldwide. How disappointing for kids today! I learned so much back in Home Economics class. Do you remember having to take Home Ec and about […]

Categories: Appetizers, Monthly Mingle, Really Yum Yum, Recipes • Tags: appetizers, baking, Bread, Cooking, David Lebovitz, Dough, Family-friendly, Food, food-photography, gluten-free, Homemade, Monthly Mingle, nut-free, Paris, parmesan, quick and easy, Recipes, spelt

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Vegetable Pancakes

Remind Me – Mixed Vegetable and Bacon Pancakes

April 19, 2012 by EmmaEats

My father made the best potato pancakes for my brother and I when we were kids.  I can still picture him standing next to the sink in our then avocado green kitchen, peeling potatoes one by one and then shredding them with a box grater into a colander in the sink.  He didn’t cook often but when he did, I’m quite certain it was appreciated by my mother who normally handled the meal preparation for our family. We loved those potato pancakes. […]

Categories: Appetizers, Dinner, Lunch, Really Yum Yum, Recipes, Vegetarian • Tags: appetizers, bacon, Brunch, carrots, corn, Dinner, Family-friendly, Food, food-photography, grains, healthy, Kid-friendly, latkes, nut-free, Pancake, peas, Potato pancake, quick and easy, Recipes, spelt, spring, Whole wheat flour, zucchini

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Baked Chicken Meatballs

On top of spaghetti (or not) – Baked Chicken Meatballs

April 5, 2012 by EmmaEats

A favourite Emma outing is a run to the Ontario Science Centre. She could spend days there playing with her friends, visiting the various exhibits, staring at the stars in the planetarium and wandering outside in their courtyards. All that activity leads to her developing a major appetite and her go-to treat in their cafeteria is spaghetti and meatballs.  The last few times we’ve visited has been after the cafeteria has closed for the day unfortunately. And so, to make […]

Categories: Appetizers, Dinner, Lunch, Recipes • Tags: appetizers, baking, Chicken, Cooking, Family-friendly, Food, food-photography, healthy, Homemade, Hors d'oeuvres, Kid-friendly, Meatball, nut-free, Ontario Science Centre, quick and easy, Recipes

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Oyster rolls and Sausage rolls

Rolling in the…dough – Smoked Oyster Buns

February 23, 2012 by EmmaEats

Often when we go to visit Emma’s Nanna and Grandad, Nanna makes us a smoked oyster appetizer. It is very delicious and Emma, along with Mummy and Daddy, eats so many that she has difficulty eating anything else for dinner. Imagine our dismay when suddenly we all had a hankering for these tasty tidbits and Nanna and Grandad were away…for three whole weeks…what would come of our need for oysters wrapped in buttery flakey pastry? Would we have to wait […]

Categories: Appetizers, Really Yum Yum, Recipes • Tags: appetizers, baking, Brunch, Cooking, Dough, empanadas, Family-friendly, Food, food-photography, Homemade, Kid-friendly, nut-free, oyster, Recipes, sausage

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Spanikopita

Under pressure

October 6, 2011 by EmmaEats

As usual, and like all families with children, on any given day, we find ourselves running to and from school, lessons, appointments and the such. Somewhere in between the running around, we also have to feed our families. I find myself spending many a waking hour, these days, thinking about what I can put together quickly to nourish my family. And, ever since Katie arrived, the sense of urgency around getting this activity completed quickly, between naps/laundry/baths/whatever-crisis-emerged-today has increased dramatically. […]

Categories: Appetizers, Dinner, Lunch, Recipes, Vegetarian • Tags: baking, Brunch, Cooking, Family-friendly, Feta, Food, healthy, Homemade, Kid-friendly, nut-free, Phyllo, quick and easy, Recipes, Spanakopita, Spinach

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Baked Crab Cakes

Under the sea

September 29, 2011 by EmmaEats

As we watched Emma gobble up some grilled wild salmon the other night, G and I lamented that we haven’t been eating enough seafood lately.  Summer has flown by and although we have had a tonne of grilled and smoked meats (thanks to our Big Green Egg and G’s proficiency with it!), somehow, fish and seafood had taken a back seat. It’s unfortunate really, because in our household, we all really enjoy it. We also all seem to really love […]

Categories: Appetizers, Dinner, Lunch, Really Yum Yum, Recipes • Tags: baking, Brunch, Cooking, Crab, Crab cake, Family-friendly, Food, healthy, Homemade, Kid-friendly, nut-free, quick and easy, Recipes

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Grilled Quick Pizza Dough

When the moon hits your eye…

June 2, 2011 by EmmaEats

I’ve been meaning to post this recipe for nearly a year. And finally, I was spurred into posting it because of Mother’s Day.  Emma’s preschool class put together “Mommy Fact Sheets” which included the question, “What is your Mommy’s favourite food?”  Emma’s answer about her mummy: pizza. Thankfully, everyone in our family, including Emma, loves pizza and even more thankfully, I have a quick and easy pizza dough recipe that makes me actually prefer making the dough to purchasing/ordering pizza. […]

Categories: Appetizers, Dinner, Lunch, Recipes • Tags: baking, Calzone, Cooking, Dough, Family-friendly, Food, food-photography, hand pies, Homemade, Kid-friendly, nut-free, Olive oil, Pizza, quick and easy, Recipes

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