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I don’t think I am alone in saying school lunches were never the highlight of my childhood. Slimy ham and smelly bologna sandwiches and kids throwing up in the lunchroom because we had a lack of knowledge about lactose intolerance still haunt me to this day.
I started making this gluten-free lemon yogurt pound cake with my son, Camden, for two reasons. First, it can be made in one bowl. Second, since it’s gluten free, I don’t have to bother Camden about over-mixing the batter. Whenever we’re making anything with flour,
I learned how to make a galette – which I refer to as “pie’s edgier sister” – over FaceTime. It was one of those three- lockdowns-later activities that helped keep me sane during the cold days of 2021. To my surprise,
Three years and 10000 little plates of food later (many rejected or worse, wounding up on the floor), I can say I know a thing or two about feeding kids. It was a long and arduous road but today I can confidently say that at the age of three my son chows down on sushi,
This January marks the 6 year anniversary since I started blogging.
I stumbled into the world of blogging and social media six years ago and discovered an unexpected way to reach an audience of Canadians with my stories,
This post is part of a series that documents food-related memories from the year 2020, recounting the ways in which the COVID-19 pandemic transformed our world.
March 2020
“We are advising everyone to work from home until further notice,
This post is part of a series that documents food-related memories from the year 2020, recounting the ways in which the COVID-19 pandemic transformed our world.
January 2020
The alarm sounds, it’s seven o’clock.
I have a slight obsession with oats. I think it’s just one of those nostalgic foods for me – I ate oatmeal a lot as a child. There is always a huge bag of rolled oats in my pantry and I love all the things you can make with this affordable and health grain.
This winter will be different than any other winter we have experienced. Living through a pandemic has motivated even the laziest couch potatoes out there to enjoy the outdoors – despite the frigid winter. For condo-dwellers living with children, outdoor activities are a necessity.
I’ve always wanted a home birth. But I never imagined I would give birth at home during a pandemic. Now I realize it was the best birth choice for me and my baby girl. This is our story.
Considering a home birth during a pandemic
The predominant birth narrative in Western culture tends to be wrought with frightening images of screaming mothers and horror stories about unbearable pain and suffering.