Tag: Brunch

Ginger and Spice Cake

November 29, 2012 by EmmaEats

Not all cakes have to be frilly, frosted and fantastical in nature to knock your socks off. We’re heading into the holiday season and this cake is the perfect way to kick it off. It doesn’t sparkle. It’s not iced. It isn’t fancy in any sense of the word. But what it lacks in wow factor at first sight, it makes up for with the first bite. We’ve been eating it ever since the coolness of autumn started to roll […]

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Chicken Tagine with Preserved Lemons and Olives

November 8, 2012 by EmmaEats

I’m not ready for cold weather but I am ready for more warm food. This kind of food. Emma’s first exposure to Moroccan food was at Epcot in the Moroccan pavilion. She loved the music and the dancing. G and I loved the food. She thought of Aladdin and Princess Jasmine. We thought of warm complex spices, flavourful sweet dates and preserved lemons. With Emma’s love for “all things Moroccan”, we couldn’t let this opportunity pass to introduce some Moroccan […]

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Whole Wheat Banana Flax Baked Pancakes on fresh fruit skewers

I can make it on time — Whole Wheat Banana Flax Baked Pancakes

September 27, 2012 by EmmaEats

There is no longer any reason to start your morning without pancakes. Even when you’re running late. Like you, I try to do my best to provide a well-rounded healthy breakfast for my kids. Even though it only takes a few minutes to scramble an egg in the microwave/make toast/have a half a banana, somehow, that is too much to coordinate some mornings. Overhearing Emma’s teacher asking the children what they had for breakfast one morning got me thinking. Nearly […]

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Here comes the sun – Granola and Berry Breakfast Parfaits

September 11, 2012 by EmmaEats

Some mornings, we’re in a rush. Maybe I should say many mornings we’re in a rush. Ok, perhaps most mornings. Are your mornings the same? Happy back-to-school – hopefully it’s been a good start to the year for you all. We’ve had a fantastic start which means although it is a 3-minute walk door-to-door to Emma’s school, we’ve only had to run out the door to get there on time once. For us, that’s stellar! I attribute our new found […]

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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 […]

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We say ay caramba – Emma’s Chicken Enchiladas

April 26, 2012 by EmmaEats

We’ve been somewhat fortunate compared to some of our friends with children. Emma’s always enjoyed flavorful foods without much persuasion. Don’t get me wrong, she has her moments. In fact, one of her beloved dishes is pasta with peas, a splash of olive oil and freshly grated parmesan. But, she’s also willing to delve into some adventurous territory too – Japanese beef curry, sushi, chicken paprikash, and this dish, which I affectionately refer to Emma’s Enchiladas. Technically, they’re not actually enchiladas and […]

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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. […]

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Sugar and spice and all things nice – Maple Cinnamon Scones

March 15, 2012 by EmmaEats

Maple syrup is a staple in our household. Since Emma was born, we went from eating next to none to now consuming large quantities of it – whether on pancakes, in granola bars or substituting it for other sweeteners. And ’tis the season for maple syrup making. This week turned out to be a perfect week for an outing to a local sugarbush to learn all about how that golden syrupy goodness makes it to our table. One of our […]

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Pretend like it’s the weekend. Now. – Whole Wheat Banana Flax Pancakes

March 12, 2012 by EmmaEats

It’s March Break! It’s maple syrup season! It’s a whole week of gorgeous weather ahead! Could it be spring is nearly here?! With the sudden warm and sunny spring-like weather (who said March comes in like a lion?), Emma, Katie and I are all eager to get up and moving. And of course, with it being March Break for Emma, we’re also hoping to get out and do a bunch of fun activities with our family and friends. We’ll be making […]

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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 […]

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Sunday morning… – Apple Cinnamon Oatmeal

November 3, 2011 by EmmaEats

Emma loves apples. She eats at least one every day. In fact, probably one of the first phrases she uttered includes an apple a day keeps the doctor away. We made Apple Crumble Pie this week (coming soon to EmmaEats) all due to her love of apples (and not of pumpkin pie which I learned after making it for Canadian Thanksgiving). When it came time for her to choose a breakfast on Sunday morning, I was not surprised when she was […]

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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. […]

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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 […]

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Scones - plain, lemon cranberry and pumpkin spice

Hello baby! – Lemon Cranberry Scones

July 22, 2011 by EmmaEats

It has been awhile! I’m happy to be posting again, and happy that you’re here reading. Things at Emma’s have been pretty topsy-turvy as of late — mainly because at the end of June, we welcomed a new member into our family: Katie. That’s right, Emma’s a big sister now. And, the first two weeks after Katie’s arrival lulled me into a false sense of security — and then BAM! she doesn’t sleep consistently anymore, all routines are blown away […]

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Happy New Year!

January 5, 2011 by EmmaEats

Incredibly the holidays have already passed by and we are back to our normal day-to-day. Emma pointed this out on Sunday morning when she asked for me to take the reindeer sheets off of her bed and bring back her “non-Christmas” sheets. Once I convinced her that it wasn’t urgent to remove all signs of the holidays that very moment, I asked her what she’d like for breakfast. “Sweet buns,” she replied without hesitation. Emma’s introduction to sweet buns (aka cinnamon […]

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A new favourite?

December 6, 2010 by EmmaEats

When I was a child, my mother used to make all sorts of fantastic food. She still makes fantastic foods (hope you’re reading Anyuka!). Thankfully, although there was a multiyear blip when I first left home where everyone thought I didn’t know how to cook, I have been trying to learn how to make some of the wonderful things she made for our family. One of my favourites was palacsinta (aka crepes). She would make what seemed like 100 at […]

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