Um, buy this book… can I just say this? I know, I know, it’s ANOTHER Jamie Oliver cookbook – what’s so special about this one, I hear you asking… Do you want to cook more real food meals but think you don’t have time? Do you want a simplified meal planning process every week? Do … Read more
This week in cooking club, both Les Petits Chefs and my Cooking Basics boys made Jamie Oliver’s Easy Rustic Gnocchi. Two words I like to see in recipes when cooking with kids – “easy” and “rustic”. Of course, my boys know that Jamie’s easy and quick isn’t necessarily easy and quick in a science lab … Read more
If you have followed me on Instagram over the past couple of weeks, you’ll have noticed I’ve been cooking up a storm from Jamie Oliver’s latest book, Quick and Easy Food. (it’s not out in Canada until October but I ordered the UK version because 1. I’m impatient and 2. It’s metric. ‘Nuff said) A … Read more
This term with the Petits Chefs, as well as working with guest chefs, the boys get to work… with me! I love these weeks because it gives me a chance to really work with the boys closely and teach them some of my favourite recipes. This week I decided to show them one of my … Read more
The focus for this year’s Food Revolution Day was about sharing the power of cooking, the benefits of cooking from scratch and, ultimately showing people that changing our food choices can make us both healthier and happier. Instead of one official recipe as there has been in years past, this year, we had a set of … Read more
^^ It’s mesmerizing, isn’t it? Little hands rolling fresh pasta noodles. For nearly 45 minutes. What a fabulous activity! Just like Play Doh, only edible! This week we didn’t have school on Monday so no Petits Chefs post to share. Instead, I thought it might be fun to show what my Cooking Basics boys got … Read more