Equal Opportunity Kitchen

http://eatfordinner.blogspot.com

This mother-daughter blog is our way of keeping a living cookbook of recipes we make. We also feature local food-themed and every day life posts as a way to share with each other and the foodblogging world.

Return To Blog Listing

Recent Posts

Aug 05

Blueberry Cheesecake Bars

The "golden girls", i.e. my mother and her friend from Winnipeg are going to be together for a couple of weeks. Here we are planning their social activities and preparing their food in advance. If they heard me say it they would completely deny it (read full article)

Squares

Aug 03

Portuguese Soup

Oh no...not another Kale recipe!!!! I promise, I'll leave it alone for a while after this one. I'd heard about Portuguese Soup many times but this is my first attempt. I had absolutely no clue what ingredients to use but after combing the internet (read full article)

blogging events, Soup

Jul 25

Herbfest 2010

I had an excellent day at Herbfest today. Perfect weather, great demonstrations, beautiful grounds, tasty food and generally a good combination of vendors (the parking left something to be desired). According to their website, "Herbfest has been an (read full article)

Ottawa

Jul 22

Kale and Hungarian Sausage Pasta

As you can see, I'm on a Kale experimentation journey. It's official - Kale is now my favourite vegetable and I'm looking forward to trying the different varieties. This pasta dish was so comforting with a good kick! I'm submitting this dish to th (read full article)

blogging events, Main, Pasta

Jul 20

Kale and Bacon Quiche

Here we are - Tuesday again - where did last week go? A total blur of helping a friend prepare for her daughter's wedding. AND...because it's Tuesday, it means that it's Two for Tuesdays Day. I love this event! I get to share REAL food with other (read full article)

blogging events, Main, Quiche

Jul 15

Cherry Picking

It's been hot! I mean it's been very hot! Throw in an injection of humidity and smog alerts and you've got a serious case for not cooking. BUT - that doesn't stop us from getting in the car, driving to the Niagara Region where you'll find some of t (read full article)

travel

Jul 08

Play Food & Wine

I had been wanting to go to Play Food & Wine for quite a while. They feature a small plates menu that offers a variety of flavours. I like the idea of small plates. I find it really encourages you to take your time with each plate and think about (read full article)

Ottawa, out for dinner

Jul 04

Canada Day in Ottawa

Isn't Giz subtle? Next thing you know, she'll be putting out an "all point bulletin" (or whatever the Canadian equivalent would be). The truth is that Giz was doing such a good job of blogging, I didn't want to interfere. :)First - let me say a belat (read full article)

Canadian, Ottawa

Jul 02

Moroccan Kefta

Kefta is ground beef or lamb, typically mixed with cumin, paprika, minced onion, coriander and parsley. Cinnamon, hot ground pepper, and mint leaves are optional. The recipe below shows traditional quantities of these spices and herbs.Kefta makes a s (read full article)

Appetizer, beef, Main, Moroccan

Jun 29

Layered Tortilla, Chickpea, Tomato and Cheese Lasagna

It's Tuesday again and here's another Two for Tuesday's real food recipe. Want to know what Two for Tuesday's is? Click on over to any one of the 4 sponsoring blogs - you can see them all HERE where you'll also find all the details about how to p (read full article)

Main, Vegetarian

Jun 25

Small Shell Pasta Beefaroni

Toronto is just a hub of activity these days. High fences for the G20, protestors yelling "no fences", police presence, more protestors trying to get their messages heard, a tornado just west of Toronto and a 5.0 earthquake that moved the earth. On (read full article)

blogging events, Main, Pasta

Jun 22

Heirloom Tomato Salad - Two for Tuesdays

Two for Tuesdays is the brainchild of Alex from A Moderate Life and joined by Heather of Girlichef Alex began this event on her site as a day to link up one (or two) of your blog posts that featured REAL FOOD. Recipes, anecdotes, stories, photos, (read full article)

blogging events, salad

Jun 17

Wedding Shower

The circle of life is an interesting journey don't you think. After graduation, whether it be high school or any post secondary school many of your friends start to get married. At that point it's showers, maybe you're standing up for a friend at t (read full article)

Appetizer, wedding

Jun 15

Old Fashioned Split Pea and Barley Soup

It's a rather cool and rainy day today. Even the dogs don't want to be outside. I was reviewing Rose Reisman's book again and happened upon her low fat recipe for pea soup - 167 calories per serving. I knew my mother would appreciate this soup so (read full article)

Soup

Jun 12

Chicken Stuffed with Asparagus, Roasted Red Pepper and Brie

I was recently gifted a copy of Rose Reisman Family Favorites . Rose has long been a leader of healthy meals in our area and I was delighted to receive this book. Several of the recipes in the book caught my eye. The Chicken Breast stuffed with A (read full article)

blogging events, Chicken, Main

Jun 10

Bacon Wrapped Dates

A really quick post for a really quick appetizer. A friend gave me this recipe saying if you like sweet and salty together and people are arriving in 1/2 hour, this one is a go to. The combination seemed "different" to me but I had to give it a try (read full article)

Appetizer

Jun 07

Matrimonial Cake

The weather has, for the most part, settled in to one beautiful day after the other. I don't really feel like spending alot of time indoors or being on the computer for long lengths of time other than to be blogging and feeding my addiction to Farmv (read full article)

cake, Canadian, Dessert, Squares

Jun 05

Gardening Update

I'm working on my spider phobia. Gardening is a great exposure technique. I'm now at the point that I can be near a spider and touch the area around a spider if I have gardening gloves on. I still need to work on not freaking out and flailing around (read full article)

gardening, Ottawa

Jun 01

BBQ Season - Woo Hoo!!!!!

One of the drawbacks of living a condo lifestyle is that you're not allowed to barbecue on your patio. One of the pluses of condo living is that when people want to get together for a BBQ, it's never at your house. Now that the gorgeous weather has (read full article)

bloggeraid, View and Review

May 09

Banana Pancakes & Blueberry Syrup

Mother's Day and brunch just go together. So, let me share some pictures and recipes from a recent brunch. Not too long ago we had our friends Steve and Amelie over for brunch. The menu was inspired by a recipe for blueberry syrup I saw on Hungry and (read full article)

Breakfast, salad

Concourse Media