Busy Family Recipes

Well Hello Summer! Wow has the heat sure turned up the past few weeks, it has us craving some ice-cold treats! Ice cream is to summer as hot chocolate is to winter, the creamy coolness of ice cream has a delicious way of taking the edge of the hot outdoor air.  We love ice cream so much and each one of us has our favourite nostalgic flavour, but one flavour everyone loves is Strawberry Ice Cream. Home-made Strawberry Ice Cream that is!

The best part, is that you don’t need any fancy ice cream machine or equipment.  A mixer, a pan, and a freezer is all the equipment you need to churn out the most delicious, and fresh no-churn strawberry ice cream that will ever grace your palate.

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There are some days where all I want to do is eat Chocolate.  Okay, there are more days than I’d like to admit that I wish I could eat Chocolate. It’s an ongoing battle I fight internally.  The good news is science is confirming the benefits of Chocolate.  Especially on days like today.   Sure, the weather is unusually fantastic here in Canada for February, but I still can’t shake my SAD (seasonal anxiety disorder).   In an attempt to remedy this, I booked a flight to the Caribbean; not even joking.

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There is no better way to Romance your partner or loved one you care on Valentine’s Day than to nourish their mind, body, soul, or belly.  Trust me, feeding the ones you love good, home cooked food is the ultimate way to show how much you care.

Sure, it’s nice to get out for a romantic dinner, but if you don’t think ahead and book a reservation early, or are on a limited budget, eating out can be stressful and expensive.  Avoid the over priced Restaurant rush and cook your love some food cooked straight from the heart.

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Gingerbread houses are an annual Holiday Staple for many families.  There is nothing that excites kids more than sitting in front of a carefully constructed fragrant house made out of cookies with a bag of overly sweet icing and bowls full of every type of colorful, sugar packed candy imaginable. But have you had Gingerbread Cupcakes? Gingerbread is a sweet food product flavored with ginger, and uses honey or molasses rather than just sugar. I prefer to use molasses, it’s what gives a good gingerbread recipe it’s deep earthy caramel like tones. Gingerbread foods vary, ranging from a soft, moist loaf cake to something resembling a ginger cookie.

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Like cilantro, you either love it or hate it.  I’m talking Cauliflower!

Personally, I don’t know many people who don’t like Cauliflower, but I’ve seen the loathing online when it comes to this nutritious vegetable!  Cauliflower is one of several vegetables in the species Brassica oleracea family which also include broccoli, Brussels sprouts, cabbage, collard greens, and kale. The milky, sweet, almost nutty flavor of cauliflower is prime from December through March when it is in season and most plentiful. Raw cauliflower is firm yet a bit spongy in texture.

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