This week’s recipe for Cook the Book Fridays comes from Dorie Greenspan’s latest cookbook, Everyday Dorie and is one I’ve made many times since I got the book, most notably, with Dorie herself (when she came to cook with my Cooking Basics boys!). They did a great job… And we all had a fab time… … Read more
Um, yeah. That’s Dorie Greenspan. In my STEM lab. With my Grade 3 cooking club boys (and my Grade 9 helper). Having just cooked fried rice from Everyday Dorie with us (in an hour!). Wow, right? If you’d asked me 10 years ago where I thought I might be on December 5th 2018, I doubt … Read more
The focus for this year’s Food Revolution Day is 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 have a set … Read more
One of the things I love about teaching kids to cook is showing them how easy some of their favourite meals are to make at home. Obviously, with easily identifiable and pronounceable ingredients, these dishes are much better for them, though that’s not a focus when I teach – I tend to focus more on … Read more
It’s Fathers’ Day here in Canada today. But not in Australia. Which means that when it IS Fathers’ day in Australia (that would be September), where my Dad lives, I ALWAYS forget. So in an attempt to jump the gun and be proactive, today I am posting a dish just for my dad. My dad … Read more