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This is a blog about the struggle to make simple, nutricious, and tasty meals for your family from the perspective of a beginner cook. It's about trying to tame chaotic meal times. Focus is put on cooking for young children, with special interest in recipes that can involve children.

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Recent Posts

Aug 16

Grilled Asparagus and Prosciutto Salad

Ease: 4/5     Kid-friendliness: 0/5     Taste: 3/5     Time: 4/5Prep: 10 minutesCook time: 8 minutesThis recipe isn't really kidlet friendly. Unless you have a really sophisticated toddler, most small kids probably don't (read full article)

asparagus, prosciutto, Salads

Aug 09

Grilled Chicken Panini's in a Hurry

Ease: 5/5     Kid-friendliness: 4/5     Taste: 4/5     Time: 5/5Prep: 5 minutesCooking time: 10 minutesSometimes, I am just at a loss for what to make at lunch time. If I don't have leftovers or sandwich stuff, it can be (read full article)

Chicken, lunch, paninis, Poultry, sandwiches

Aug 03

Pita Pizzas

Ease: 5/5     Kid-friendliness: 5/5     Taste: 5/5     Time: 4/5Prep: 5 minutesCook time: 15 minutesThis makes a quick easy lunch for the kids. My daughter loves pizza, making it a great way to slip in some veggies (if I (read full article)

cooking with kids, kid's snacks, lunch, pizza

Jul 27

Pork Tenderloin and Bacon

Ease: 3.5/5     Kid-friendliness: 4/5     Taste: 5/5     Time: 4/5Prep: 15 minutesCooking time: 8 minutesI recently discovered tenderloin and think it might very well be my favorite meat right now. It's so, well, tender! (read full article)

bacon, Pork, tenderloin

Jul 24

Tips and Tricks for Grilling Pork

I recently discovered pork tenderloin. I have no idea why it took me so long, but it is quite possibly my most favorite meat to cook and enjoy. You really can't go wrong - it will nearly always come out juicy and tender!I looked up some tips and tric (read full article)

Pork, preparing pork, selecting pork, Tips and Tricks

Jul 22

Fish Fillets in Paper Parcels

Ease: 4/5     Kid-friendliness: 3.5/5     Taste: 4/5     Time: 3/5Prep: 15 minutesCook: 30 minutesAs I've mentioned before, I'm fussy when it comes to fish. I'm trying to "teach" myself to appreciate fish for fish, but u (read full article)

fillets, fish

Jul 20

Egg Foo Young

Ease: 4/5     Kid-friendliness: 4/5     Taste: 3/5     Time: 4/5Prep: 15 minutesCook time: 5 minutesI love eggs. I love their versatility. This dish makes a nice lunch but if you don't care for bean sprouts, then you pro (read full article)

Breakfast, eggs, lunch

Jul 18

Chicken and Spinach Pesto Pasta

Ease: 3/5     Kid-friendliness: 4/5     Taste: 4/5     Ease: 3.5/5Prep: 10 minutesCook time: 15 minutesI love pine nuts. Love them. And pesto. And my family loves pesto. So I thought I'd try my hand at making some homema (read full article)

Chicken, Pasta, pesto, Poultry, spinach

Jul 16

Last Minute Veggie Kabobs

Ease: 4/5     Kid-friendliness: 4/5     Taste: 5/5     Time: 4/5Prep: 15 minutesCook time: 10 minutesI recently returned from two weeks of camping in British Columbia. Got to enjoy some beautiful scenery.Returned with a (read full article)

kabobs, sides, vegetables

Jul 13

Cuban Beef Picadillo

Ease: 3.5/5     Kid-friendliness: 4/5     Taste: 3.5/5     Ease: 4/5Prep: 15 minutesCooking Time: ~25 minutesOkay, so I had to google "picadillo". According to Wikipedia, it is a traditional latin-american dish comp (read full article)

beef, picadillo

Jul 11

Chicken & Capocollo

Ease: 3/5     Kid-friendliness: 3/5     Taste: 4/5     Time: 5/5Prep: 5 minutesCooking time: 7 minutesIsn't capocollo a fun word? (According to Wikipedia, capocollo is cured ham from the neck or shoulder o (read full article)

capocollo, Chicken, Pork

Jul 09

Grilled Steak Sandwiches with Melted Onions

Ease: 3.5/5     Kid-friendliness: 2/5     Taste: 5/5     Time: 2/5Prep: 10 minutes (1 hour if you count marinating time)Cook: 45 minutesWho doesn't love a great steak sandwich every now and then? The onions took a long t (read full article)

bbq, beef, Marinate, sandwiches, steak

Jul 07

Rice cakes with Raisins

Ease: 5/5     Kid-friendliness: 5/5     Taste: 5/5     Time: 5/5I am always looking for new ideas when it comes to healthy, tasty but quick and simple snack ideas for my kids. This one fits the bill. Get your child to he (read full article)

cooking with kids, kid's snacks

Jul 05

Baked Potatoes with Apples

Ease:  4/5     Kid-friendliness: 4/5     Taste: 3.5/5     Time: 3.5/5This dish makes a great side and would be a great accompaniment to pork roast or pork tenderloin. Since both my kids like sweet potatoes, this is (read full article)

apples, casserole, potatoes, sides

Jul 03

Ham and Split Pea Soup

Ease: 3/5     Kid-friendliness: 4/5     Taste: 4/5     Time: 2/5Prep: 25 minutesCooking time: 1 hour, 15 minutesAs I was endlessly chopping up the vegetables for this soup (which takes extra long these days as I have to (read full article)

ham, soups, split peas

Jul 01

Meatballs on a stick

Ease: 3/5     Kid-friendliness: 5/5     Taste: 4/5     Time: 3.5/5Prep: 10 minutes (45 if you chill your meatballs, which I did not do)Cooking time: 8 minutesHAPPY CANADA DAY!Any recipe with "on a stick"in the title, has (read full article)

bbq, beef, Canada Day, meatballs, Pork

Jun 29

Beef Tacos

Ease: 3.5/5     Kid-friendliness: 4/5     Taste: 5/5      Time: 2/5Prep:Cooking Time: min 4 hoursMy dad had eight brothers and sisters. There are still seven of them; five in Alberta. My Grandma B is alive and kicki (read full article)

beef, cooking for large group, tacos

Jun 27

Mac n' Cheese

Ease: 3.5/5     Kid-friendliness: 5/5     Taste: 5/5     Time: 3/5Prep: 20 minutesCook time: 40 minutesMy daughter's favorite foods in life include apple cinnamon cheerios, grilled cheese sandwiches, chicken nuggets, and (read full article)

Macaroni, Pasta

Jun 25

Blueberry "Ice-cream"

Ease: 4/5     Kid-friendliness: 5/5     Taste: 3.5/5     Time: 4/5I came across this recipe on the Today's Parent magazine website. This "ice-cream" is super fast to make. I found it a bit sweet, and more (read full article)

cooking with kids, desserts, Ice-cream

Jun 24

Peanut Butter Pinwheels

Ease: 5/5     Kid-friendliness: 5/5     Taste: 5/5     Time: 5/5Here is another quick and simple kid's snack idea (the possibilities with tortillas are endless!)What you'll need:whole wheat tortilla1 Tbsp smooth peanut b (read full article)

cooking with kids, kid's snacks

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