Bunchland

Cookie mogul Eden Hertzog shares recipes she enjoys with her family

We got back from Costa Rica last night. One week of concentrated sun, blue sky, horses grazing around, fresh pineapple juice, ocean waves and lots of fun. It was our first real vacation with Cedar. I would say the experiment went well, other than his teething, which is now entering its tenth week of torture. But hey, teething in Costa Rica is better than teething in Toronto.

We didn’t take a highchair with us figuring that most places would have one for us to use. They didn’t. Let’s just say that mealtimes were a comedy of errors, ending with two disgruntled parents covered in food and still hungry. Eight days gone, times three meals a day, is twenty-four meals without a highchair.  Read more...

Cookie mogul Eden Hertzog shares recipes she enjoys with her family

I am so picky. I know this. I admit it. My husband calls me a yuppie. I tell him I just know what I like.

So here’s what I like, and absolutely do not like, in a salad. You may think it’s odd to see a salad recipe in the middle of January, but people, have you been outside lately? Global warming is doing wonders for Toronto! I realize this is not a toddler-friendly recipe, but see, I’m kind of on this self kick right now, so my toddler can suck it (insert breastfeeding joke here).  Read more...

Jodi Lariviere shares seasonal recipes that are as healthy as they are yummy

Salad can seem like a foreign concept when the snow is flying in the winter, but after a holiday filled with tasty, but not always good for you foods, it can be just what the doctor ordered to get you back on the track to eating right and keeping those new years resolutions!

And if one of those resolutions is to start cooking more from scratch then you are going to love this recipe! This salad uses beets, a naturally sweet and seasonal vegetable that will have you and the whole family thinking of eating salad the whole year round. It also uses a very simple home made dressing that is great as a marinade, dipping sauce for veggies or on other salads.

Raw Beet and Pear Salad  Read more...

Don’t know if you happened to come across that “Women laughing alone with salad” meme on The Hairpin that went around this week? We died a little. We guess the rationale behind all these stock photos is to show how great it is to eat healthy? That you wouldn’t be having nearly as great a time if your fork was plunging into a plate of poutine instead? And these pictures leave so many questions unanswered: Is there someone you’re eating with? Is he/she also eating salad? Are those greens all organic? And most importantly, what the heck is so funny??

Next, obviously, comes “Men laughing alone with fruit salad.”

We needed to get in on this fun. So in order to combat this vegetable stereotype, and for your viewing pleasure, we bring you: Kids laughing alone with broccoli.

Someone is excited for folic acid!  Read more...