by EmmaEats
This non-recipe recipe is so simple, it nearly never made it here. Make them for movie night, make them for Super Bowl…you decide when, but just make them. You won’t be disappointed.
Categories: Appetizers, Dinner, Lunch, Really Yum Yum, Recipes • Tags: Chicken, dairy-free, Family-friendly, Food, food-photography, gluten-free, Homemade, Kid-friendly, nut-free, quick and easy, Recipes
by EmmaEats
It’s sorta scary. It’s Halloween-y! Incredibly, the month of September has flown by — just as the rest of the summer. Hopefully though, you’ve had a wonderful start to the school year. After a spectacular hiatus with Katie and Emma over their summer vacation, it’s time for me to get back to a routine as well. What better way to get back into the kitchen than to prepare Halloween treats. These meatball sliders are super simple and so much fun. Buy some or all of the components or make them yourself. […]
Categories: Appetizers, Dinner, Lunch, Really Yum Yum, Recipes • Tags: Autumn Recipes, Bread, Fall recipes, Family-friendly, Food, food-photography, Halloween, Homemade, Kid-friendly, nut-free, Olive oil, Recipes, Tomato, turkey, Vegan, Whole Wheat
by EmmaEats
Often with children in the house, someone can feel left out. It’s not always the same person feeling left out either. Mum is cooking or tidying while the kids are wrestling with Dad, big sister is busy doing homework while little brother is colouring or Dad is at work while Mum takes the kids on an outing. Do you sometimes feel like the one missing out on the fun? In our family, the girls certainly influence a lot of what […]
Categories: Appetizers, Breakfast, Brunch, Really Yum Yum, Recipes, Sides • Tags: baking, Baking and Confections, Biscuit, Breakfast, Brunch, Cooking, Dough, Family-friendly, Food, food-photography, Homemade, Kid-friendly, nut-free, quick and easy, Recipes, spelt
by EmmaEats
We’re in the thick of entertaining season. If you’re celebrating at this time of the year, your holiday preparations are likely well underway. And generally, the holidays lead to partaking in eating many delicious treats. Should you be the one entertaining or just considering an easy lunch/appetizer/side for any occasion, add these tender, flaky and flavourful crescent rolls to your arsenal. They are simple to make and come together so quickly. The dough can be made ahead and tastes so […]
Categories: Appetizers, Brunch, Lunch, Really Yum Yum, Recipes, Super School Snacks • Tags: appetizers, baking, Bread, Brunch, Cheese, Christmas, Cooking, Family-friendly, Food, food-photography, Homemade, Kid-friendly, Lunch, nut-free, quick and easy, Recipes, spelt
by EmmaEats
I’m not quite ready to let go of the warm weather. The girls, they don’t mind the extra layers they’re donning when heading outside. I, on the other hand, am much less pleased about this and have already pulled the warm woolen blankets out from their summer hiding spots so I can place them in strategic locations around the house. I know any minute now I’m going to feel the chill of the impending first autumn frost and will be […]
Categories: Appetizers, Dinner, Lunch, Really Yum Yum, Recipes • Tags: appetizers, Autumn Recipes, Cooking, Family-friendly, fish, Food, food-photography, healthy, Homemade, Kid-friendly, nut-free, quick and easy, Recipes, summer recipes, Tilapia
![Easy Edamame Dip [Vegan] | EmmaEats](https://emmaeats.files.wordpress.com/2013/10/easyedamamedip.jpg?w=248&h=330&crop=1)
by EmmaEats
So we’re a little late to the party. Edamame has been popular for years. Seriously — if you wiki edamame, you’ll find that the earliest mentions of it date back to 1275. It wasn’t popular here in North America that far back, and at our house, it only started making frequent appearances this past spring and summer. And even then, it was by accident! I’m not certain how we haven’t been enjoying edamame prior to that but am thrilled that […]
Categories: Appetizers, Lunch, Really Yum Yum, Recipes, Super School Snacks, Vegan • Tags: Alton Brown, appetizers, avocado, dairy-free, Edamame, Family-friendly, Food, food-photography, gluten-free, Homemade, Kid-friendly, nut-free, Olive oil, quick and easy, Recipes, summer recipes, Vegan
by EmmaEats
Mission: India is underway. I’ve been actively working at including a variety of flavours at our family table. Indian food has been one of the latest area of exploration and my efforts are paying off. Just this week, Emma asked for these lamb lollypops all the while emphasizing how much she loved them. This chicken masala pizza seemed a fun way to introduce a popular Indian dish while still working within the comfort zone of the kids. Pizza is, after all, a […]
Categories: Appetizers, Dinner, Lunch, Really Yum Yum, Recipes, Super School Snacks • Tags: appetizers, bbq, Chicken, Chicken Masala, Cooking, Dinner, Family-friendly, Food, food-photography, Garam masala, healthy, Homemade, Indian cuisine, Kid-friendly, Lunch, Masala, nut-free, Olive oil, Pizza, quick and easy, Recipes
by EmmaEats
It’s been a bit of a journey getting here. Emma is more reluctant to taste new foods than she was a year ago. I know this is a phase that will pass, but in the meantime we are still trying to easing sophisticated flavours on to our table keeping our fingers crossed that this phase is short. G and I are huge fans of Indian food. Since we don’t eat out as often as we did years ago, and we […]
Categories: Appetizers, Dinner, Lunch, Recipes, Super School Snacks • Tags: Barbecue, bbq, Cooking, cucumber, Family-friendly, Flatbread, Food, food-photography, Garam masala, healthy, Homemade, Indian cuisine, indian food, Kid-friendly, lamb, nut-free, Raita, Recipes
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
![Braided Easter Bread [Paszka] | EmmaEats](https://emmaeats.files.wordpress.com/2013/03/paszkasharp.jpg?w=248&h=330&crop=1)
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 […]
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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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