Cravings
Cookie mogul Eden Hertzog shares recipes she enjoys with her family
I’m sure I’ve mentioned this before, but just in case I haven’t – I find lunch difficult. Yes, of all challenges I face on a day-to-day basis, lunch is the one that keeps me up at night. I find breakfast a breeze: always a smoothie, and then either yogurt & granola or toast with almond butter. Oh, and coffee. Coffee, I love you so much.
Then there’s dinner. Again, pretty straightforward: protein, starch, vegetable etc… But lunch, lunch is this overlooked, forgotten meal because it’s right smack in the middle of the day and often I am out and about or have my head in some work. Lunch becomes a sandwich or a handful of this or that, but nothing quite substantial or healthy enough. And for someone like me, who works in a cookie factory, this means that I eat cookies. Lots of cookies. A lunch-sized amount of cookies. Bad news. Read more...
Cravings
Cookie mogul Eden Hertzog shares recipes she enjoys with her family
There are a few things I can always count on Cedar to eat:
1) Bread. This stresses me out because I want him to eat more than bread, but when I know I have to stuff something in there this will always work.
2) Almond butter. On bread. Or crackers.
3) Cheese. With bread.
4) Avocado. Yay! The Saving Grace because it is green and has lots of good fat. I tend to shove it in his mouth when he’s trying to play.
5) Rice.
6) Olives. I think my kid is weird.
7) Frozen blueberries.
And of course, the almighty Boob. He calls me “Milk” but calls his dad “Papa”. There you go. Read more...
Cravings
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...
Cravings
Cookie mogul Eden Hertzog shares recipes she enjoys with her family
Happy new year everyone! I hope you all had good, relaxing times with your nearest and dearest, and got down to some fine family eating. We did all of that, but mostly lazed around the house until we went to visit friends at a cabin in the woods for New Year’s Eve (which was so awesome!). Between Christmas Eve and New Year’s Day I managed to make pancakes three times.
The first batch was for Cedar and Brian, and I made them with ricotta. The second batch was for my friend Selena, and I used up egg nog for that batch (so delicious). The third, and final batch, was on New Year’s Day at the cabin. I think that if New Year’s Day is any indication of what is to come, then 2012 is going to be cozy, full of warmth and connection, and smothered in blueberry sauce. Read more...
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Cookie mogul Eden Hertzog shares recipes she enjoys with her family
We waste too much. Yes you, and me, and most likely 95% of us living in the Western World. I notice this the most around the holidays, when consumption is at its absolutely peak. I am always bothered by the garbage bags and recycling bins that are dragged out after Christmas and how very full to the brim they are. Let’s all take a picture in our minds of what wrapping paper looks like, and now can we just stop using it?
As I step down from the soapbox I’d like to share this very small recipe with you that I consider to be a huge revolution for me: I made my own almond milk. I know that doesn’t sound like a big thing, but it’s our main staple in the household and I always feel a tinge of guilt when I see all those crushed empty cartons in the recycling bin. Read more...
Cravings
Cookie mogul Eden Hertzog shares recipes she enjoys with her family
Every week I post recipes that are inspired by my little Boy Wonder, Cedar, but this week I’ve decided to turn my attention elsewhere. This one is going out to that OTHER man in my life: my husband. Not my roommate, or co-housekeeper, or co-parent, or errand-runner, or co-homeowner, or guy-I-nag-all-the-time. Nope, I have no interest in any of those guys right now. Now Ladies, or Gents, we all know that the quickest and most surefire way to a man’s heart is through his stomach (really?) so get that apron on, spritz a little sweat on your upper lip, and let’s get cooking.
One of Brian’s most favourite dishes of ever-all-time is Pho Ga. For those who don’t know what that is, you need to get on it. One of our first dates (and the first time I had Pho) was to his favourite spot, Pho Linh, for a steamy bowl of this delicious soup. Read more...
Cravings
Cookie mogul Eden Hertzog shares recipes she enjoys with her family
I take it very personally when my kid doesn’t eat his vegetables. In fact, I get a bit worked up about it. There are a few factors at play here:
1) I want him to eat his vegetables. The operative words being “I” and “want”. Can’t he just do what I want him to do, and how is it that 34 (I mean, 27) years on this planet as my own damn self and suddenly there is a 47” creature in charge of me?
2) He NEEDS his vegetables. Doesn’t he? Like, shouldn’t he?
3) If he doesn’t eat his vegetables it is a sure sign that he will wind up sitting on a couch playing video games, eating Taco Bell and Lucky Charms (out of the box!), and never move out of the basement or aspire to do anything with his life. Now I’m just being honest here people, this is where my mind goes. Read more...
