It's not often that 3 hours after dinner, Mr.MoreThanYourAverageMom is still thanking me, and talking about how awesome dinner was. It's also not often that the biggest kid has an EPIC meltdown at the table because he wants a second "burger" but hasn't yet finished his veggies... Who am I kidding... This happens at dinner every day, this tantrum was just more Epic (Epic-er? The … [Read more...]
Big Batch Cooking with Canadian Beef
Just as the name suggests, I present to you, EPIC Sloppy Joes! These were such a last minute decision to make for dinner, and yet turned out to be truly Epic on multiple fronts. Not only were they awesome, but they were super simple, easily vegetarian adaptable, and the biggest kid had an EPIC tantrum when I wouldn't give him seconds because he didn't finish his … [Read more...]
A vegetarian’s guide to BBQing the perfect steak
What the what?! What does a vegetarian know about BBQing steaks? And more importantly, why would a vegetarian want to BBQ a steak? I know, most vegetarians prefer their steak on the cow... And still alive, however like most other things, I'm not your average vegetarian! While I am a vegetarian, I grew up in a family of three other meat eaters, one of which (my Dad) didn't … [Read more...]
{MAKE IT} Egg Stuffed Meat Balls
I was recently invited to be a blogger for the Love Your Local Safeway campaign, and being the good vegetarian that I am, I jumped at the opportunity! I'm a huge Safeway fan, in fact, I fondly recall pushing the mini shopping cart up and down the aisles with my Mom when I was a kid. I'm also a huge lover of beef... Well, my family loves it, and I love everything about it … [Read more...]