I cannot think of a better way to start off a Friday and a PA Day with the kids than a Tim Hortons extra large coffee and breakfast sandwich for me and fruit explosion/blueberry muffins for the kids. Yummy. Thanks to my husband for picking those up for me! 🙂
What is your Friday pleasure?
Another Fabulous Community Event – 3rd Annual Girls Night Out
It is pancake Tuesday and my kids are so excited for dinner tonight!
I have found a recipe online that I am going to use, see below:
Original recipe makes 8 servings
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I will be serving with bacon. The kids and I also made smoothies with chocolate, mango and strawberries as a fun drink to go with our pancakes. It was messy but they loved it nonetheless.
Mmmmmm, pancakes anyone?
My Newmarket has paired up with the Alzheimer’s Society of York Region to raise much needed funds for a great cause and to give participants the opportunity to win the Draw Prize of a Vacation for 2 to the Praia D’El Rey Golf & Beach Resort in Portugal, air and car included.
The draw date for this prize is being held at Mr. Greek in Newmarket, Ontario on February 27, 2013!
Please do not hesitate on this event, you definitely do not want to miss out on this AMAZING prize!
For sponsor opportunities, please contact David Robinson at (905) 251-4482.
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Hi all!
I haven’t had a chance to do much blogging in the last while. I am planning a winter special event , taking 2 college courses at this time, taking care of my four kids and family. Sickness has been going around in my house and neighbourhood and am the only one so far who has stayed healthy.
As soon as my special event is done on Saturday, I will come back and add some more stories.
Hope everyone is well and talk soon. xx
As I get closer to another Friday, I begin to think of meal planning for my next two weeks for the family.
With four children, I do like to try to feed them healthy meals as much as I possibly can. I also have days when I am looking for something convenient and not necessarily the best choice. Even myself, I find that I snack during the day or look for food when I am not even hungry, as a form of boredom I suppose, sometimes.
I know the types of food that I should be feeding my family but do not always stick to a regimented plan.
So wish me luck! I am going in!
With that said, I am trying a recipe for the Campbells Canada website. For this recipe and others, please visit their website at:
http://www.cookwithcampbells.ca/en-ca/Recipes/mapledijonchicken.aspx
| 4 (1 lb/450 g) | chicken breasts, boneless and skinless |
| 1 tbsp (15 mL) | grainy Dijon mustard |
| 1 ½ oz (45 mL) | white wine |
| 1 cup (240 mL) | CAMPBELL’S® Cream stock |
| 1 tsp (5 mL) | fresh rosemary, chopped |
| 1 tbsp (15 mL) | pure maple syrup |
1. Place chicken in a non-stick pan on medium high heat. Do not touch or move for 4 minutes. Turn chicken over and cook for an additional 3 minutes.
2. Add mustard, maple syrup and wine to the hot pan and simmer gently for 2-3 minutes. Next add cream stock and rosemary, bring to a simmer and cook for another 2-3 minutes.
3. Transfer chicken to serving platter or plates and spoon sauce over chicken.
You can always substitute dry herbs for fresh – just use 1 tsp of dry in place of 1 tbsp of fresh.
Try this dish with any variety of herbs for a range of flavours.
180 Calories, 6g Fat, 420mg Sodium, 7g Carbohydrate, 0g Dietary Fibre, 25g Protein, 2% Daily Value Calcium
As I have mentioned before, I won a year supply from Campbells Canada of their new product Stockfirst. After looking through their website www.cookwithcampbells.ca , I picked a new recipe to try. I used a recipe with the new Cream Stock.
It was called Aged Cheddar & Parmesan Mac n’ Cheese
http://www.cookwithcampbells.ca/en-ca/Recipes/agedcheddarparmesanmacncheese.aspx
| 1 box (500 g) | rigatoni |
| 4 | strips bacon, cut into ½” (1.5 cm) pieces |
| 1 | small onion, diced |
| 2 cups | mushrooms, sliced |
| 2 | cloves garlic, chopped |
| ½ tsp | smoked paprika |
| 1 carton | CAMPBELL’S Stock First™ Cream stock |
| 1 tbsp | fresh thyme, chopped |
| ¼ cup | parmesan cheese |
| 2 cups | shredded five year old cheddar (1½ cups for the sauce, ½ cup for topping) |
| ¼ cup | bread crumbs |
1. Cook rigatoni following directions on package and set aside.
2. In a heavy bottom sauce pot or Dutch oven sauté bacon pieces over medium heat until cooked. Add onion and mushrooms and cook for about 5 minutes until they are soft. Add garlic and smoked paprika and cook for 1 minute more.
3. Lower heat to medium low, add cream stock and thyme and gently simmer, gradually adding 1 ½ cups of cheddar cheese, until smoothly blended into sauce.
4. Add cooked pasta noodles and stir to completely coat with sauce. If using a pot, transfer to an ovenproof casserole dish otherwise leave Mac & Cheese in Dutch oven. Sprinkle evenly with bread crumbs and top with ½ cup of cheddar cheese and ¼ cup of parmesan cheese. Broil uncovered for 2 minutes or until golden brown.
For an even more indulgent version of this recipe use sausage meat instead of bacon.
For a more elegant variation try using a more artisanal cheese like Oka or cave aged Gruyere. Ask your cheese monger for suggestions!
870 Calories, 33g Fat, 1060mg Sodium, 106g Carbohydrate, 6g Dietary Fibre, 37g Protein, 50% Daily Value Calcium
I have made ribs many times and used many different recipes over the years. I came across this ” Awfully Easy Barbecued Ribs” in my Fix-It and Forget-It Cookbook, Feasting with your Slow Cooker, year 2000.
I always find that cooking ribs in the crockpot for me is sometimes a hit and miss but I thought I would try it again.
I decided to try this recipe today. Here is the recipe:
From Fix It and Forget-It Cookbook, Dawn J. Ranck and Phyllis Pellman Good
3-4 lb baby back, or country-stylem spareribs ( I used pork ribs, yummy)
1/2 tsp. salt, optional
1/2 tsp. pepper, optional
2 onions, sliced
16-24 oz. bottle barbecue sauce ( depending on how saucy you like your chops)
I used 2 bottles of Diana Chicken and Rib sauce because I did a larger amount of ribs.
1. Brown ribs under brolier. Slice into serving-size pieces, season, and place in slow cooker.
2. Add onions and barbecue sauce.
3. Cover. Cook on low 6 hours. These are good prepared with baked beans and corn on the cob.
Pictures to go with this recipe that I took as I went along:
Are you a snacker? Eating food throughout the day, not necessarily because you are hungry but for something to do? This is me and I want to stop it!
Laurel House has a great solution. I first came across Laurel House a few years ago on Facebook. She is a Spokesperson for Ubisoft “Your Shape” and also known as well as ” Quickie Chick”.
I have always loved reading her website http://quickiechick.com and she has fabulous eating and health tips as well as everyday tips.
I have tried her ” special tea” before and actually quite enjoyed it. It is suppposed to be fat burning, metabolism burning and natural detoxing tea so I decided to put it to the test.
This is the recipe for the tea:
Special Tea” Recipe: http://quickiechick.com/2012/03/special-tea/
1 mug hot water – adds to your 8 daily cups of water, fills you up and flushes you out
1 entire Lemon (squeezed, then scrap out the fabulous fibrous pulp)- natural fat burner
1-3 shakes Cinnamon powder- helps regulate blood sugar levels and curb hunger
1-3 shakes Cayenne Pepper powder- natural fat-melter
At about 3 pm today, in between breakfast and lunch, I was thinking of looking for something to snack.
Knowing that I am not hungry and was trying to fill a non-existent craving, I made this tea instead.
It is very good tasting and only two sips in, I already feel no interest in snacking. The cayenne pepper gives the tea a bit of a kick, the lemon and water are refreshing and cinnamon is just yummy.
If you are craving and reaching for food when you know you don’t really need to, make this tea. I love it myself .
