Weekend links and photos

by Aimee

It’s been the coldest February on record. Ever. I know I’ve been going on and on about the cold lately, but, people, it hasn’t let up one bit.

Noah and Mateo tumble through the door on school afternoons with red cheeks and frozen eyelashes. Noah has taken to dropping his bag and heading straight for the pantry, where he reaches for the Dutch cocoa. He stirs it with maple syrup in a pot and adds enough milk for three mugs full. Then he serves homemade hot cocoa to his brother, and little sister too. Sometime I round out the treat with homemade marshmallows.

We all do what we can to stay warm.

Weekend Links

It’s been another busy week as we’re prepping for a March Break road trip down to New York City.

Hey, if you are in the area, come meet the whole family at BookCourt in Brooklyn on Tuesday! We’d love to greet you and sign your copy of Brown Eggs and Jam Jars. And I’m baking up treats to pass around.

Busy or not, I’m still reading bits and bites online, which brings us to my latest link love round-up:

• Fun cookbook news plus cupcakes from Laura of The First Mess. Yay for more Canadian cookbook authors!
• Amanda from I Am Baker made my Cinnamon Shortbread Bars and boy do they look irresistible.
• This was a great list of 15 Yogurt Recipes for Toddlers from Yummy Toddler Food.
• I’m sharing simple tips for perfect pancakes over on JamieOliver.com.
• These will save the day: Energy Bites full of nuts, seeds and dried fruit from The Vintage Mixer.
• I’m all about the simplicity of sheet pan suppers, but this sides and dessert look too good not to miss: Roasted Brussels Sprouts & Pancetta and Apple Galette by Molly Gilbert for 425 Magazine.

Giveaway Winner

A big thanks to all who entered my KitchenAid 6-QT Slow Cooker giveaway. I’m happy to announce the winner is: Connie the chocoholic.

Congratulations, Connie, you’ve been notified via email. Look for a brand new slow cooker from KitchenAid Canada coming to your kitchen very soon!

Week in Photos

Snow and comfort food pretty much sums up our week that was:

Ready for roasting: dinner prep on another cold day.

Roasted. This family dinner was an attempt to clean out the refrigerator before our trip.

“The garden is sleeping, Mama.”

Staying warm with Mateo by baking enormous oatmeal chocolate chip cookies to give away as favors at his birthday party today.

Keeping the flame for winter pizza alive with this combo of roasted cabbage, red onion, bacon and preserved lemons on whole wheat crust.

Have a wonderful weekend, all, and if you’re in Canada, happy March Break!

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