Food
Choosing great food on a budget and turning that into meals the entire family loves! That's the goal for many households. It's not always easy, or affordable so here are a few ideas and recipes that make sense for our family. Hoping you find some new favourites for your family meal rotation here too. A love of food is something we all nurture from the start with our family, and as parents it's a constant challenge to commit to healthy living while also sticking to the budget. Here are a few tips and tricks that can help you eat healthy food and also try a few new recipe ideas that won't break the bank. Don't Miss my Cooking with Kids series and my Pinterest board by the same name. There are hundreds, possibly thousands, of amazing and fun recipes for families there. We cook it first and sometimes make the mistakes so that we can deliver great recipes and food content to you.
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17 Gluten Free Instant Pot Recipes
In the event that you haven’t heard, Instant Pots are a massive hit. They’ve taken the kitchen by storm. Nothing quite like them for flavour. And I know many of you have Instant Pots. I also know many of you love and need gluten free recipes. So gluten free instant pot recipes make sense, don’t they? This post may contain affiliate links as a service to readers. From time to time we have been gluten free here and I know many of my readers need gluten free recipes also. So here are some gluten free instant pot recipes to help you cook up a few brilliant meals in your instant…
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Avoid Migraines by Avoiding Foods that May Trigger Them
Avoid migraines by avoiding triggers. Because prevention really is worth a pound of cure when it comes to these debilitating headaches. Many people get migraines, but some might not know diet can play a role in these excruciatingly painful headaches – the kind of headaches that leave you locked in a dark quiet room, praying that the headache will go away. While the diet and migraine link is not a precise science, there is a lot of discussion and study around the fact that certain foods can worsen a pending migraine. I’ve found that one of the best ways to avoid migraines is to avoid foods that can trigger them. Avoid…
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The Food Basics I Want It All Winners May Surprise You
Food Basics I Want It All was a giveaway I first told you about back in June. The I Want It All event was set to coincide with the celebration of Canada’s 150th birthday. Customers had a chance to win 150% off their receipt to spend on that extra something that they all really want. As a special bonus, Facebook fans who answered the question “How would you Have it All?” on the Food Basics Facebook page would have their wishes fulfilled. Well, the Food Basics I Want It All event has closed, and winners have been announced. You will be as surprised as I was at the beautiful gifts…
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Apple Pandowdy – Farm Fresh Favourites #BornOnTheFarm
Truth be told, there’s very little I like about Fall. I am a summer gal. Summer is my happy space. Swimming and road tripping and beaches and sunny afternoons working in my outdoor office bring me JOY. Fall means back to routine and sweaters and colder temperatures. Brrr. But there are a few small pleasures even I can find in the Fall months. Apple picking. Pumpkin anything. Corn mazes, Squash. Oh and maybe Fall Boots. Fall means it’s time to get the slow cooker fired up again, because it will be on constant rotation here. It’s also time to bake again. Fall fan, or summer lover like me, your seasonal…
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13 Scrumptious Hawaiian Recipes
Hawaii is one of those destinations that remains elusive for us. It’s near the top of my list of must visit locations for the future. In the meantime we have to satisfy our cravings for Luau’s and Pineapple treats with Hawaiian food recipes like these. 13 Hawaiian Recipes to Crow About: Have you ever been to Hawaii? Have you got any favourite Hawaiian recipes? I’d love to hear more so I can drool over great Hawaiian recipes and dream about getting there. 1. Hawaiian Chicken Panini 2. Hawaiian Coconut Grilled Chicken with Pineapple Salsa 3. Hawaiian Turkey Avocado Mini Sandwich 4. Authentic Hawaiian Macaroni Salad 5. Hawaiian Shrimp Truck Special…
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Goat Milk Triple Berry Smoothies for Back to School #BornOnTheFarm
Goat milk was not on my radar until my daughter started having allergy issues when she was little. We took her to the doctor for chronic ear infections, among other things, and he suggested we switch her over to goat milk. So we did for a couple of years, and we saw a vast improvement. These days, we’ve started using it again occasionally for lunches, as well as for before school and after school snacks. It’s normal for us to have several different kinds of milk in the fridge at all times. For us, Goat Milk is a handy and healthy addition to the routine all year round. It helps make a…
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15 Scrumptious Blackberry Recipes
Blackberry recipes are some of my family favourites. Thankfully, the kids love blackberries so much. This time of year they make a great healthy option. I enjoy stocking the fridge with berries of all sorts so they have some great health options to grab and go. A bowl of washed fruits and blackberries can disappear so fast! Pin this top blackberry recipes image for later! Blackberries, when blended into a recipe, can make a very appealing visual. The pinks they make sometimes in frostings or ice creams are gorgeous. Plus they taste like a little bit of heaven. Love the tart taste that sometimes occurs from blackberry recipes. Also I…
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Memories of Mexico and Easy Summer Nachos with Guacamole #BornOnTheFarm
Summer in London, Ontario is all about the festivals. When we moved here 15 years ago and I started my job as a daily news reporter I was immediately taken under the wing of one of the senior editors. She’d come from Kitchener too. Over time, she told me about the area’s best restaurants. And she highlighted a few things to do at crucial holidays – for instance New Year’s EVE at Western Fairgrounds. But the biggest highlight that still stands out – all of the summer festivals. From May through to Labour Day this city’s parks are lit up with festivals. There’s SunFest and RibFest, FoodFest, Pride of course,…
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15 Outstanding Homemade Butter Tart Recipes
The number of butter tart recipes in Canada could fill a book on its own. I mean is there anything more Canadian than Butter Tarts? Every single Canadian Mom or Grandma has butter tart recipes to boast about. In fact butter tarts are one of my favourite desserts. They are even yummier than my second favourite – lemon tarts and desserts. So let’s talk butter tart recipes. Butter Tart recipes are generally pretty simple to find and if you start to ask around you will see that everybody has an opinion on what kind they love. Soupy, liquid, buttery gooey butter tart recipes are my personal favourite. I am definitely…
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19 Mojitos to Beat The Heat
It’s summer which around here means pool party. I don’t drink often, and when I do it’s the occasional social drink, mostly around the pool. My favourites are Margaritas and Mojitos. I like sweet cocktails or a simple white wine in the summer. Recently at a conference in Alabama I had a Blackberry Mojito which was divine. That got me thinking how many different types of mojitos are there? Did you know that he mojito is a classical Cuban drink? Not surprising since it is made with rum and associated with summer and warm weather. Rumour has it that Ernest Hemingway drank mojitos. Those two details alone actually make me…