We were hoping to welcome Mairlyn Smith back to the school this week to cook from her latest book, Peace, Love & Fibre. The boys have worked with Mairlyn a few times before – they’ve made butter tarts, Grab n Go cookies, did a little improv in the kitchen (did you know Mairlyn is a … Read more
This is part of my Summer Reads series where I’ll be reviewing a series of “not just cookbooks”. It’s a given that you’re going to learn a lot about fibre and how to incorporate it in your diet so you lead a long and healthy life in Mairlyn Smith’s latest book, Peace, Love & Fibre, … Read more
We were thrilled to welcome Mairlyn Smith back to the school this week to cook from her latest book, Peace, Love & Fibre. The boys have worked with Mairlyn a few times before – they’ve made butter tarts, Grab n Go cookies, and did a little improv in the kitchen too (did you know Mairlyn … Read more
You know you’ve been busy in cooking club when you’ve only got a handful of photos/ videos to show for your afternoon’s work! Sometimes cooking with kids needs you to be 100% “on” and completely focussed on what’s happening in the pans/ bowls in order to ensure a successful result! This week we made a … Read more
What is “Canadian food” anyway? So often I hear this question and too often the answer is a little muddled. Of course you might hear people say “Poutine” “Maple Syrup” ,”Peameal Bacon” or “Butter tarts” just to name a few but there really is so much more to Canadian cuisine than a handful of dishes. … Read more
For this month’s instalment of Cookbook Book Club (my once a month most months “cooking from the same cookbook” meal with Jan and Jenn), we changed things up a little. Jenn wasn’t able to make it at the last minute but we had a very worthy stand-in – the author of the book we were … Read more