5 veggies kids want to eat!

5 veggies kids want to eat!

Veggies get a bad wrap.  Most of our kids (especially our picky eaters) will eww and ick at the sight of green stuff.   We can change that by changing the types of veggies we offer. While our kids may not get giddy over brussel sprouts today, or fight for the last...

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AMAZING Black Bean Brownies

AMAZING Black Bean Brownies

This is THE Black Bean Brownie that blew my mind. It's the Black Bean Brownie one that got me through my workout that evening because I knew it was waiting for me at the end.  Especially after chasing the kids around all day...which is a workout in itself!   If only I...

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Kid’s Menu at Piano Piano the Restaurant

Kid’s Menu at Piano Piano the Restaurant

Someone pinch me.  Did I really get the opportunity to work with one of Toronto's most reputable and creative chefs (Victor Barry) and his incredible wife (Nikki Leigh McKean) to design the kid's menu for their new restaurant (Piano Piano The Restaurant). Yup, this...

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The hardest decision I’ve ever made

The hardest decision I’ve ever made

This weekend my littlest one Naomi turned a year old.  And what a glorious year it was. Today marks the beginning of her second year, and the end of my maternity leave. So at this very moment I should be packing my lunch and making my first drive back to my full-time...

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The Ultimate Chicken Nuggets (gluten-free)

The Ultimate Chicken Nuggets (gluten-free)

I don't typically post on weekends because I try to keep these two days focused on family.  I'm also usually in bed at this time (11:30pm on Saturday night).  But tonight there was some drama which is now keeping me awake. I'm visiting my parents in Ancaster.  We were...

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Why kids LOVE carbs

Why kids LOVE carbs

It's no secret. Kids LOVE carbs. Many of the children I meet and work with (especially the 'picky' ones) are guaranteed to have at least one of the following foods on their list of favourites: Bread Cookies Crackers Chips Pancakes Waffles Pizza Pasta [insert other...

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