8 Easy Winter Recipes for the Family
Family Dinner Recipes
First published 2012.01.17 | Canada | Food & Drink
It’s still January, and while we’re not totally abandoning our resolutions, we’re making sure they are sustainable. So with our healthy eating and budget-watching resolutions in mind, we...read more

A New Snack to Pack
Quinoa Snack Crisps
First published 2012.01.12 | Ottawa | Food & Drink
You might not be one to make New Year’s resolutions, but this is the time of year most of us are looking a bit differently at all that candy and chocolate we’ve been accumulating since Halloween....read more

Food for Thought
Cooking Classes in Calgary
First published 2012.01.12 | Calgary | Food & Drink
It’s said that good food is wise medicine, and we all want to provide the best for our families. We shop at the local farmers’ market, we buy organic when we can and we read food labels. But if you...read more

Fresh Starts
Benourished & Mama Earth
First published 2012.01.12 | Toronto | Health & Wellness
Sometimes to get a fresh start, we need an extra kick where it counts. No matter how literally we take that—kickboxing classes, running programs, yoga sessions—the reality is that what we...read more

Get Creative
DOLE Salads
First published 2011.09.30 | Canada | Food & Drink
Have you been ‘tossing’ around creative ways to make your family meals interesting and healthy at the same time? Enter DOLE Salads. These salad kits and blends make it easy to whip up a simple side...read more

Grazie
Little Italy
First published 2011.09.22 | Ottawa | Out & About
The end of summer is traditionally all about the harvest, which means sharing good food and wine with family and friends. We think there’s no better place to do that than Preston Street (aka Little...read more

Food for Thought
Demystifying Grocery Myths
First published 2011.09.20 | Canada | Food & Drink
The good news is that we’re spoiled for choice in the grocery store these days. The challenge is understanding all the information around those choices. Apparently, some of the items we buy on a...read more

Check Out Chinatown
Exploring Chinatown
First published 2011.09.01 | Ottawa | Out & About
We’re taking advantage of these last sunny, summer days and poking around parts of our fair city that have hitherto gone unexplored. One of those destinations is Ottawa’s own Chinatown (a.k.a....read more

Picky No More
TummyThyme
First published 2011.08.18 | Ottawa | Food & Drink
Mealtime with toddlers is not quite what we imagined family life to be like before we had children. If meal times make you despair, or your child is going through his ‘I only eat food that’s white’...read more

A Little Italy
Stella Luna Café
First published 2011.08.04 | Ottawa | Food & Drink
Lick, slurp, chomp, swoon. Smackdab in the middle of summer, the timing is perfect for the grand opening of Stella Luna Café, Ottawa’s newest gelato shop. Located on Bank Street in Old Ottawa...read more

Carnival Food 101
Fast Food Tips
First published 2011.07.26 | Canada | Food & Drink
Does it feel like all we’re ever digesting is bad news? We’re becoming wary of almost everything our kids touch, from plastic containers to the pears we pack them for snacks. With summer comes...read more

Beat the Heat with Frozen Treats
Frozen Treats
First published 2011.07.21 | Vancouver | Food & Drink
Ice cream is a summertime tradition so we thought it was time to add a few new hot spots (or shall we say refreshing cold spots?) to our original and very tasty scoop selection. We’re pretty sure the...read more

Fuelin’ Up
Great Breakfast Finds
First published 2011.07.07 | Ottawa | Food & Drink
Eat breakfast like a king, lunch like a prince, and dinner like a pauper. Mom’s right—breakfast is the most important meal of the day. But moms also know that it’s sometimes hard to get our families...read more

How You Slice It
Great Pizza Places
First published 2011.06.23 | Ottawa | Food & Drink
Who doesn’t like pizza? Some say it’s the cheese, some say it’s the crust, but we think it’s all about the topping customization. You can be as plain or as adventurous as you want—it’s your choice...read more

Think Global, Shop Local
Local Farmers’ Markets
First published 2011.06.16 | Ottawa | Out & About
What tastes most like summer—a freshly picked, beautifully ripe tomato? A basket of tiny but luscious local strawberries? Perhaps a fistful of fragrant fresh basil, pulled from the garden just that...read more

Break-Out Breakfasts
Family-Friendly Breakfast Spots
First published 2011.05.19 | Toronto | Food & Drink
Light traffic. Lineup-free Starbucks. Empty eateries. Life with kids can bring early morning benefits, like first crack at a great breakfast spot.  Celebrate the most important meal of the day...read more

Milky Matters: Organic or Not?
Organic vs Non Organic Milk
First published 2011.05.10 | Canada | Food & Drink
Parenting dilemmas are to be expected. But in the dairy aisle? From day one, we worry about milk and it never really goes away. The big question today is should we buy organic or conventional milk?...read more

Happy Meals: Where to Take the Kids
Without Papers & Home Tasting Room
First published 2011.04.07 | Calgary | Food & Drink
To eat out or not to eat out; that is the question. Whether ‘tis nobler to eat take-out at home, Providing your own service and Cleaning your own mess or Suffer the slings and arrows of...read more

A Hot New Brew
Tea Stores & Treats
First published 2011.03.24 | Ottawa | Food & Drink
We’ve noticed an infiltration of tea shops in Ottawa lately. It’s clear that tea is the new hot brew, so we checked out our options and devised a list of our picks to sip in the capital city. The...read more

First Foods
First Food Organics
First published 2011.03.10 | Toronto | Green Living
As your little bud grows, so does their taste.  They need more than just milk. So we shop, chop, cook, purée, mash and freeze… Or we buy First Food Organics. For every mother who loves to make...read more