Over the holidays, baking is a big part of my life. It’s a great kid activity and it also comes in handy when you are entertaining (for those invited…and also the unexpected guests). I thought it might be helpful to share some of my favourite (and easy!) holiday baking recipes… Holiday Baking Recipes PARENT CLUB…
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Easy Chocolate Trifle
So I made a yummy chocolate cake…which completely stuck to the bottom of the cake pan. So this is the post where I turned a great cake fail into an easy chocolate trifle (and bonus: it was a kid activity because they helped me with the layers!). Easy Chocolate Trifle Author: Parent Club Prep time:…
Chocolate Chip Banana Bread Recipe
I love the activity of baking. And my kids have a long tradition of dragging a chair across the floor to the kitchen counter – climbing up -and rolling up their sleeves to bake with me. They don’t even ask now. Drraaaggg and voila I see a chair and little helper magically appear the moment…
Easy Fall Meals
From soups to baking, I have been cooking up a storm of Easy Fall Meals lately. Shorter days and chilly-er weather are inspiring me to go back to comfort foods. Creamy chicken rice soup. Quick and easy pasta. Homemade banana bread. Yum! One of our FAVOURITE easy fall meals is this one (though, you could…
Easy Side Dishes
Hosting a meal (or taking something to a pot luck)…easy side dishes are always needed. I have taken to using my phone to take pictures of amazing side dishes and use them as infographics for my next meal-to-make. We are all busy with kids, laundry, errands…side dishes to a meal shouldn’t be an extra challenge….
Frigidaire Full Induction Freestanding Range
Some things change your life. A Frigidaire Full Induction Range did it for me. Five elements so I can cook more at once. It pre-heats in less than four minutes. An oven space big enough for three racks of baking goodness. This. Changed. My. Life. I am fortunate to be able to review a lot…
Making Packed Lunches
Sharing ideas about making packed lunches has been a back-to-school theme here on Parent Club. Because as much as packing lunch is a chore – it’s also really important to the health of our kids. It teaches them about eating well as well as fueling their bodies for their busy school days. In making packed…
Easy Applesauce Muffins
Some recipes are memorized simply because they are so easy. This is one of them. My easy applesauce muffins are dense, moist, and yes…a bit healthy (wheat bran, ground flax…it is good to make fibre your friend!). Great for a grab n’ go breakfast, mid-day snack with a cup of tea, or after-school treat. You’ll…
Slow Cooker Mac N’ Cheese
You read that right. Slow. Cooker. Mac. N. Cheese. And it’s awesome. I invented it last week and it was so well received that I made it again (in the same week – the kids were asking for it!). Crunchy on the top, creamy in the middle, and a great week night meal…I think you…
School Lunch Menu
With school lunch being upon us…I dedicate this post to making school lunch easier. Here you will find school lunch menu and school lunch ideas. Simply because getting up at 6am to pack school lunch is tough…this is my attempt to make that easier… Pictured above is last night’s pasta – tossed with olive oil…
Back To School: School Lunch Ideas
From the Parent Club archives: this Back To School: School Lunch Ideas post, by Deb Lowther, was originally published last year but I think it is so timely, for this week, I just had to feature it. We could all use some back to school lunch ideas right about now n’est pas?… It’s time…
Back To School Lunch Box Gear
Yes, I am that Mom, who just today, opened up my child’s lunch box to find moldy food from the last day of school (ewww!). I have pitched the lunch box (and containers – lesson learned – Mom doesn’t ever get a day off – not even on the last day of school). Time to…