tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-57635809397581315782026-09-20T19:34:12.316-04:00The never ending quest for the best tasting foods and recipes in the world. With a side of commentary on raising two children with developmental delays.Food for Thought Lindshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15648043709106454936noreply@blogger.comBlogger335125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5763580939758131578.post-48425335072503570682016-12-08T21:37:00.002-05:002017-01-06T11:12:05.460-05:00

My dad died two weeks ago.   Please don't tell me how lucky I am. Please don't tell me how lucky I am that he died suddenly.  Yes, I am glad that I did not have to see him suffer.  But I never had the chance to say goodbye.  To him, or to my mom and uncle two years ago.  And he was dead, alone, for almost a week.  And no one even knew. Please don't

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Grief is such a strange beast. I joined a grief support group shortly after my mom and uncle's car accident.  The group facilitator described grief as like being on a roller coaster.  With huge ups and downs.  Moments where you can feel completely fine, and then suddenly be in immense pain once again. Grief can sometimes be triggered by an anniversary, such as today, but

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You probably know who I am.  Bright pink coat... walking ahead of her two screaming young children on the escalator in Sears.  I, on the other hand, can't actually recall a single detail of what you looked like.  I was so shocked by what came out of your mouth that the rest of the details are a bit of a blur.  But I'm pretty sure that you will remember me. You see... there

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When I look back at the carefree posts written when I first began this blog, I almost cannot believe that I was the person who wrote them.  In just a few short years, life has changed in more ways than I could have ever imagined.  Many people have asked me why I had stopped writing my blog.  And I never really had a good answer, other than that my need to share my emotions and

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I wanted to share a few photos from our weekend celebrating St. Patrick's Day.  As I scroll over my posts from exactly a year ago (also here), I realize what a long way we have come in just one short year.  It gives me hope that in another year's time, I will look back at our current struggles and feel yet again that so much has changed. This past weekend, we took the kids

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Mmmm nutella... That's about all that I can say. Before going dairy-free, I really only ever ate Nutella when we would make crêpes.  Which was maybe only twice a year.  But now that I can't actually have Nutella, there is something that makes it that much more exciting to have found a Nutella that I can eat.  Belgian hazelnut chocolates have always been my favourite, and this is

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My kids are obsessed with ice cream these days.  Which is kind of funny, given that they can't actually eat real ice cream, due to their dairy sensitivities.  It all started a few weeks back, when I found these gluten-free ice cream cones (note: although we all like the sugar cones, none of us much cared for the gf cups, which just had an odd cardboard-like texture...).  I picked

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Oh my, blogging has taken a back seat in my oh-so crazy life... I have so much to share about life, but no time to sit here and do it.  Instead, a quick recipe... Had I ever come across this recipe on my own I would never have made it.  Ever.  The idea of mixing chicken in ketchup and mustard and then throwing in some mushrooms...???  Well, it sounds just plain disgusting to

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I posted awhile back on my facebook that I was looking for suggestions on what to do with a duck.  And although somebody suggested putting it in my bathtub to swim, it was way too late for this little guy.  I'm quite in love with confit de canard and we always bring some back with us from France.  But I've never cooked duck at all myself.  In fact, although I love confit de

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I wanted to quickly share some Easter cupcakes that we had a chance to make during our crazy stay at Tremblant. Logan picked this recipe out of the Bulk Barn flyer a few weeks ago.  Like mother, like son, I guess ;) Before I get to the recipe though, I just wanted to thank everyone for the outpouring of love I have received since my last post.  I have received many supportive phone

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I wanted to share a quick update on the kids and the transition to their new daycare while I had a few minutes. Overall, things have been going really, really well.  You can check out some photos of their first two weeks at daycare here. I have to admit that I was nervous about this transition.  My kids just don't do well with transitions.  Period.  I mean, even transitions

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My sister picked this recipe out for us to make when she was down visiting last weekend.  I've already posted a recipe for chicken cacciatore in the past.  And though I love my old recipe and find it a bit more flavourful than this one, the one I am posting today fits much more with my hectic lifestyle these days.  You basically just chop up the vegetables, throw them into the

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This past week has been the week to end all weeks. It all started off when my kids got kicked out of daycare on Monday.  No warning that they were too difficult to manage.  Just a note left in Logan's bag that we were to find daycare within two weeks.  REALLY????  Let the panic begin. A few phone calls later and I started to realize that this was a bigger problem than I had

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Tonight, my heart feels shattered into pieces for a multitude of reasons.  Some of which I can't get into right now. But let's just say that this week has not been without stress.  And it's only Monday. The past few weeks have been extremely challenging.  Having missed OT for 3 out of 4 weeks, my kids are having a much harder time functioning in our world, as I mentioned here.&

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I made this recipe a few days after my slow cooker boeuf bourguignon.  One morning, I found myself with some stewing beef in the fridge that was about to go bad, nothing for dinner, and two whiny kids who had just woken up and were hungry.  And what did I decide to do????  Whip together this recipe on my way out the door.   Did I mention that this was a work day? &

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When I first thought of Valentine's Day (albeit only 3 days ago), I had visions of making my kids heart-shaped pink pancakes for breakfast accompanied by skewers of various heart shaped fruits...  of a wonderful, romantic, homemade dinner for my husband and I... and of delicious cupcakes for dessert, topped with heart-shaped fondant toppers. And then reality hit.  My life is way too

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Today was a lazy day.  A much needed lazy day.  Didn't even go to my usual zumba class, as the car wouldn't start this morning.  So it was a really lazy day.  The kids played and Logan tobogganed outside on the "hill" that has been made in front of our house throughout winter from all of the snow.   After naps, Jérôme decided that he and Logan were going to bake

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Cooking these days is coming down to either popping a roast or something of the sort into the oven (often unseasoned) and whipping up some quick potatoes/rice and veggies to match, or throwing often repetitive recipes into the slow cooker.  That is, when it isn't pulling hot dogs out of the freezer. Bleck.   I've been getting a little sick of our standard slow cooker fare, so as

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When I started writing this post a couple of months back, I was super excited to have finally found a recipe that the entire family would eat.  Other than my red lentil and carrot soup with coconut, which I was getting so incredibly sick of, despite how delicious it is.    Though I like pasta, I could easily live without it.  So I can't say that I was thrilled at

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Back almost a year ago when I wrote this post on my childhood faves, I was surprised to realize that I had yet to blog my mom's fantastic recipe for lasagna.  Her lasagna is absolutely fantastic.  Yes, I love all of her other delicious recipes that I included in my childhood faves.  But her lasagna is really something special.  One of the best I've ever had.   But I

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As fall drew to an end, I decided to do a post on my favourite slow-cooker recipes, to get everyone into the mood for some comforting winter food.  And here we are, almost the end of January... better late than never, right? Cooking for me this winter has really only meant using my slow cooker, for the most part.  Time is a precious entity these days and I love how you can whip

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We've been eating a lot of oatmeal over here.  For a long time, it was one of the only things Logan would eat for breakfast.  We've seen some massive changes in our kids' feeding since I returned from my S.O.S. Feeding Conference.  Probably not only attributable to the conference, but also, I strongly suspect, to our having eliminated gluten and dairy from their diets.  

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My brother-in-law made this for us for dinner while we were staying with them over the holidays.  More on that shortly.   This recipe is absolutely delicious.  A new absolute favourite of mine.  One of the best recipes I've made in a long time.  But let's face it... hot dogs and canned corn don't really count as a recipe.  Well, they do in my new world. 

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As with last year, I wanted to share the top 10 posts from my blog over the past year.  You can check out the recipes that made this last year by clicking here. You guys definitely know what you like.  And you, like me, like sweet.  I guess that's why you read me ;) So here you go folks... the top 12 of 2012, in reverse order.  Pin your favourites so you can make them in the

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A quick post tonight as I still have a million and one things to get done.  But I wanted to share this recipe while there is still time (as if!) to make these.  Trust me - they're worth finding the time to make.  Though I didn't find the time to make any myself this year.  This is another post that I never actually posted last year ;) Back in my old life when I actually had

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