Remember two weeks ago when chocolate was not my favourite flavour? I can’t stay away from chocolate for too long and neither can my family. So I created a chocolate version of this yummy chilled vanilla coconut chia pudding. This is a nutritious breakfast that I will make regularly for my family from now on. It is very rich and [...]
When I met my husband, he had a recipe folder that he used on a regular basis to make recipes from. One of the recipes that he made frequently for us was called Doro’s Spaghetti Sauce. Doro is my husband’s uncle’s wife. Doro and her husband live in Germany. Doro and my mother-in-law exchanged some recipes and this was one [...]
What do you call a happy event followed right away by a crappy one? Everything balances in life? Don’t get too comfortable as something is going to happen and is not going to be good? Let me explain why I ask. My family and I recently went on a holiday. One afternoon, I went on a long walk while my [...]
Have you ever eaten Holy Crap cereal? Holy crap it is delicious! The flavour I bought recently is “Cranberry Raisin Apple”. It is a blend of chia seeds, hemp seeds, buckwheat groats, cranberries, raisins, apple bits, and cinnamon. Here is a photo of the ingredients: I decided to make my own breakfast cereal following Holy Crap Cereal’s ingredients. The ingredient [...]
If you enjoyed my first story about my husband in Romania, you might also enjoy this next one. Romanian drivers are known for their crazy driving. At a crosswalk, even if you are already engaged in crossing, they will not stop. Instead, they roll their car very close to your legs and when they consider that you are close to [...]
When my son was little, he would not touch popsicles. It seemed that they were too cold for him. However, he is 5 years old now and he LOVES these Mango Coconut Popsicles. As does his sister. This is the first popsicle recipe I made for both of them and is the first popsicle my daughter tried. These popsicles are [...]
We were getting ready to go to the beach one day and I noticed we had some kiwis ready to be eaten. I decided to quickly make this smoothie, pour it in mason jars, pack some ice cubes and straws next to them, and take it with us to the beach. It is more tart than sweet, but it is [...]
I make this salad quite often as we all like it and it is great for lunch. I usually make a big bowl, then divide the salad into mason jars and stainless steel containers that my husband takes to work, my son takes to camp, and I eat from with my daughter in the park. We don’t have to worry [...]
I make this smoothie at least twice a week when I can buy pears. When my son asks for it he says: “Mommy, can you make that brown pudding?” Yes, he knows it as the brown pudding. A very delicious description! This pear coconut chia smoothie can be a great snack, a great dessert, and a great addition to breakfast. It [...]
This recipe is one of my husband’s favourite Romanian dishes, but I can’t share the recipe with you without first telling you a story about my husband in Romania. Since I moved to Canada, I returned to Romania many times. The first trip was to introduce my boyfriend (now my husband) to my family, relatives and friends, and to show him [...]