Tag: nut-free

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 […]

Categories: Breakfast, Recipes • Tags: Banana, Breakfast, Brunch, Cinnamon, Cooking, Family-friendly, Flax, Food, food-photography, healthy, Homemade, Kid-friendly, Maple syrup, nut-free, Pancake, quick and easy, Recipes, Whole Wheat

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Paprikas Csirke Gombaval - Chicken Paprikash w Mushrooms

Hickety pickety, my paprikash hen…Chicken and Mushroom Paprikash

March 1, 2012 by EmmaEats

We’re back from our trip to Florida and it is suddenly cold here. I know you probably aren’t feeling too sympathetic to my complaint especially since we were warm and basking in the Florida sunshine merely days ago. But now we are cold, have finally seen some snow (which turned to freezing rain and then melted again) and are being treated to a not-so-nice few days forecasted ahead. Emma’s take on things here: “Mummy, our garden looks terrible. It really needs […]

Categories: Dinner, Lunch, Recipes • Tags: Chicken, Chicken paprikash, comfort food, Cooking, Dumpling, Family-friendly, Food, food-photography, Homemade, nut-free, Paprika, quick and easy, Recipes, Winter cooking

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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 […]

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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Let’s put our hearts together – Double Chocolate Brownie Cakes

February 14, 2012 by EmmaEats

Valentine’s Day is here. What are your plans? Originally, our family didn’t seem like we were up to more than helping Emma make a few cards which was a far cry from last year’s enthusiasm. We’re just back from a holiday, not quite back into our routine, the house is still in disarray and Katie’s sick. As of last night in fact, we still had the 20 Valentines for Emma to complete for her classmates. Thankfully something changed over the […]

Categories: Desserts, Really Yum Yum, Recipes • Tags: baking, Baking and Confections, brownie, Buttercream icing, Chocolate, Chocolate brownie, Chocolate chip, Cooking, Dessert, desserts, Family-friendly, Food, Homemade, Kid-friendly, natural food coloring, nut-free, quick and easy, Recipes, Valentine's Day, Vegan Buttercream

Sugar Pie Honey Bunch – Apple Crumble Pie

November 23, 2011 by EmmaEats

There was not a lot of pie in my house growing up. We had a lot of scrumptious homemade European desserts that my mother made, but pie was not included in the repertoire. That meant that this year, when I decided that Emma *had* to have pumpkin pie for Thanksgiving, I didn’t have a long-held family recipe for pie crust. And the impression I had of pie crusts was they had to have shortening or lard, which did not appeal […]

Categories: Desserts, Really Yum Yum, Recipes • Tags: Apple, Autumn Recipes, baking, Baking and Confections, Cinnamon, Cooking, Crumble, Dessert, desserts, Family-friendly, Food, food-photography, Homemade, Kid-friendly, nut-free, Recipes

Bye bye baby… – Pineapple Upside Down Mini-Cakes

November 14, 2011 by EmmaEats

Today is my Emma’s birthday. She’s four. Already. I’m not quite certain how the time has flown by so quickly but here we are. She’s in junior kindergarten, has friends she’s made without me introducing her and has decided that when she grows up, she’d like to be a dancer, minstrel and paediatrician. We had a birthday celebration this past weekend and she requested it be a luau. The weather gods cooperated and at one point, we ended up with […]

Categories: Desserts, Really Yum Yum, Recipes • Tags: baking, Baking and Confections, birthday, Cake, Cooking, Cupcakes, Dessert, desserts, Family-friendly, Food, food-photography, Homemade, Kid-friendly, nut-free, Pineapple, Recipes

Flee Fly Mosquito – Fudgey S’mores

November 10, 2011 by EmmaEats

Over the summer, G talked to Emma about camping. The conversation has come up a few times; I stay conspicuously quiet each time while the excitement between the two of them builds. I’m sure one of these times the conversation will lead to action, but hopefully, it will mean I won’t have to sleep outside among the bugs too. I’m also hoping that I might be able to share in the s’mores around the campfire. Also this past summer, we […]

Categories: Desserts, Recipes • Tags: Baking and Confections, Chocolate, Condensed milk, Cooking, Dessert, desserts, Family-friendly, Food, food-photography, Fudge, Gift-giving, Graham cracker, Homemade, Kid-friendly, Marshmallow, nut-free, quick and easy, Recipes, S'more, summer recipes

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Sugar, sugar

October 20, 2011 by EmmaEats

Just last week, Emma’s Nanna and Grandad returned from a 3-week trip abroad. She was very excited about them coming home and when we told her they were coming for dinner, she knew exactly what she wanted as a treat for their visit: butter tarts. Warm, buttery, brown sugary goodness. Emma’s first exposure to butter tarts was with our friend D. I say “our” friend because D and I became fast friends years ago through work, and when Emma arrived, […]

Categories: Desserts, Really Yum Yum, Recipes • Tags: baking, Baking and Confections, butter tart, Cooking, Dessert, desserts, Family-friendly, Food, food-photography, Handmade, Homemade, Kid-friendly, nut-free, quick and easy, Recipes

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

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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Made for a prince(ss)

September 9, 2011 by EmmaEats

August was a hot and stormy month around here. On top of the heat, our oven was suddenly on the fritz. Not that I would have turned on the oven in our already hot kitchen. However, this meant that my dessert-baking obsession was taking a serious beating throughout that time. As I’ve mentioned before, when Emma has friends coming by, she selects what treat she’d like to have for the visit. We were preparing to have some friends by for […]

Categories: Desserts, Really Yum Yum, Recipes • Tags: Baking and Confections, Biscuit, Chocolate, Cooking, Cranberry, Dessert, desserts, Digestive biscuit, Dried cranberry, Dried fruit, Family-friendly, Food, food-photography, Handmade, Homemade, Kid-friendly, no-bake, nut-free, quick and easy, Recipes

Keen-what? – Quinoa and Veggie Salad

August 29, 2011 by EmmaEats

Our family has hit a new level of rushing about. We are always in a hurry — whether we’re trying to get to classes and appointments on time, doing grocery shopping, or cleaning and cooking. That rushing around coupled with some very hot summer temperatures means that I’m working hard to have the stove/oven on for as little time as possible. Keeping the temperature in our kitchen below a sizzling 30C is definitely a good thing. And most days this […]

Categories: Dinner, Lunch, Recipes, Sides, Vegan • Tags: Cooking, Family-friendly, Food, food-photography, healthy, Homemade, Kid-friendly, nut-free, quick and easy, quinoa, Recipes, summer recipes, Vegan

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 […]

Categories: Breakfast, Recipes • Tags: baking, Baking and Confections, Breakfast, Brunch, Cranberry, Dried fruit, Family-friendly, Food, food-photography, healthy, Homemade, Kid-friendly, nut-free, pumpkin, quick and easy, Recipes, scone, scones, Whole wheat flour

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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C is for Cookie… — Chocolate Chip Cranberry Cookie Bars

May 26, 2011 by EmmaEats

It has been a long time since my last post on EmmaEats. It’s certainly not been because Emma hasn’t been eating (well, we had a small spell of that when everyone here was sick for a few days!), however, things got a little busy here. G was travelling up a storm for work, we then had a delightful holiday to Paris, on our return, got sick, were catching Emma up on all of her missed classes/lessons, preparing for the arrival […]

Categories: Desserts, Recipes • Tags: baking, Baking and Confections, Chocolate, Chocolate chip cookie, Chocolate chips, Cookie, Cranberry, Dessert, desserts, Dried fruit, Family-friendly, Food, food-photography, Homemade, Kid-friendly, nut-free, quick and easy, Recipes

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The Sweetest Thing – Double Chocolate Blueberry Brownies

March 29, 2011 by EmmaEats

It has become increasingly noticeable that I’ve been posting a lot of dessert recipes lately on EmmaEats. It’s not been intentional, nor is the only thing Emma eats dessert. But we’ve been on a bit of a discovery of some “essentials” and this recipe is no exception. About a month or so ago, I was making pizza for dinner and noticed that next to the dog-eared page that I’ve followed for pizza dough, there was a recipe for brownies. We […]

Categories: Desserts, Really Yum Yum, Recipes • Tags: baking, Baking and Confections, blueberries, Blueberry, brownie, Chocolate, Chocolate chip, Cooking, Dessert, desserts, Family-friendly, Food, Homemade, Kid-friendly, nut-free, quick and easy, Recipes

In between meals… — Chewy Cranberry Chocolate Chip Granola Bars

March 3, 2011 by EmmaEats

Most of our friends (with and without children) are always looking for healthy, portable, easy to assemble snacks. When I was pregnant with Emma, I was looking for the same. I ate many All Bran bars, blueberries, Babybel cheeses and baby cut carrots, and although it satisfied my need to eat constantly, I would have been happier to have a bit more variety. I posted a granola recipe awhile back that is incredibly popular in our household and thought would […]

Categories: Breakfast, Desserts, Recipes, Super School Snacks, Vegetarian • Tags: baking, Breakfast, coconut oil, Cooking, Cranberry, dairy-free, Dried fruit, Family-friendly, Food, Granola, Granola bar, healthy, Homemade, Honey, Kid-friendly, Maple syrup, nut-free, quick and easy, Recipes, Snack, Snack food, Vegetarian

Zip-a-dee-doo-da – Zippy Lemon Bars

February 17, 2011 by EmmaEats

We returned last week from a very Emma-friendly vacation to Disney World. We all had a very good time – so good that none of us were really ready to come home, especially to 15+ cm of new snow. Before we left, we were all starting to feel the mid-winter blues and so, one evening for dessert, Emma picked something that brought a little sunshine – lemon squares. I have always enjoyed lemony desserts – one of my favourites being […]

Categories: Desserts, Really Yum Yum, Recipes • Tags: baking, Baking and Confections, Cooking, Dessert, desserts, Family-friendly, Food, food-photography, Homemade, Kid-friendly, Lemon, nut-free, quick and easy, Recipes, Sugar, summer recipes