Family dinners

10 easy and fresh post-vacation dinner recipes

10 easy and fresh post-vacation dinner recipes

Welcome home! You have no food in the house and you must eat vegetables. These light dinner recipes are here to ease you back in to real life.

Amy Valm

5 easy dinners inspired by flavours from around the world

5 easy dinners inspired by flavours from around the world

From poke to Greek potato salad, travel to another continent with kid-friendly dishes that will give kids a taste of something different and delicious.

Simone Olivero

Hawaiian shrimp poke bowl

Hawaiian shrimp poke bowl

Love poke but worried about giving your kid raw fish? These bowls swap in cooked shrimp, so you get all the flavour without any of the concern.

Total 45 min

Chinese pork noodles

Chinese pork noodles

Slippery udon noodles in this saucy bowl are perfect for slurping, and with a total cook time of under 30 minutes, it's the perfect weeknight dinner.

Total 25 min

14 shrimp recipes you should probably make right now

14 shrimp recipes you should probably make right now

Sometimes the little guy comes out on top. Shrimp is the MVP of these recipes thanks to its versatility, fast cook time and all around ease.

Amy Valm

10 ways to raise a good eater

10 ways to raise a good eater

Your kids want dessert and candy. You want protein and vegetables. Bring them over to your side with a proactive approach to healthy eating.

Chelsea Dolan

10 recipes you can make in a muffin tin (that aren't muffins)

10 recipes you can make in a muffin tin (that aren't muffins)

Your trusty muffin tin has seen you through many a bake sale. But let's switch gears and take it from sweet to savoury with these muffin-shaped recipes.

Amy Valm

8 easy asparagus recipes

8 easy asparagus recipes

Here's a hot tip: cook with asparagus. When spring hits, the tree-like veggie is in-season and ready to party. Try it out in one of these recipes.

Amy Valm

Costco’s 5 best Kirkland Signature products

Costco’s 5 best Kirkland Signature products

Costco has tons of variety and value to offer, especially in its private-label Kirkland Signature products.

Lisa Fielding

5 easy recipes to batch cook this weekend

5 easy recipes to batch cook this weekend

Batch cook. Trust. It might not seem like a glamorous weekend plan, but your midweek self will thank you for thoughtfully preparing these delicious dishes.

Amy Valm

Instant Pot beef stroganoff with egg noodles

Instant Pot beef stroganoff with egg noodles

Take five minutes to prep this flavour-packed beef stroganoff before you run out the door for pick-up and it will be ready to serve when you return.

Total 45 min

11 ways to trick out your leftovers

11 ways to trick out your leftovers

Not everyone finds joy in eating bowl after bowl of the same thing. Show those leftovers who's boss by repurposing them into something else delicious.

Amy Valm

13 tasty taco recipes

13 tasty taco recipes

Taco Tuesday is great. So is Taco Monday, Taco Wednesday, Taco Thursday and Taco Any Day. We've got a taco recipe for every occasion and palate.

Amy Valm

I tried all the meal kit delivery services so you don’t have to

I tried all the meal kit delivery services so you don’t have to

Could meal kits like HelloFresh and Chef’s Plate help me finally win at family dinners? I tried them out—and a few others—to find out.

Sasha Emmons

11 delicious mushroom recipes

11 delicious mushroom recipes

Mushrooms can be controversial with kids. We think these flavourful, meaty recipes make an excellent case for giving these veggies a try.

Amy Valm

14 best family-friendly restaurants in Toronto

14 best family-friendly restaurants in Toronto

Whether they’ve got accommodating menus or a trusted reputation for going that extra mile, these restaurants are in a class of their own.

Justine Purcell

Taming the feral beasts: I sent my kids to etiquette classes

Taming the feral beasts: I sent my kids to etiquette classes

I was mortified by my children’s table manners—and nearly wept with joy after the etiquette lady was done with them.

Corinne McDermott

10 fresh grain bowl recipes

10 fresh grain bowl recipes

Are you living that grain bowl life? A fluffy, filling base layered with tasty protein, grated veggies, seeds, fruit, eggs—it's everything you want.

Amy Valm

What 3,285 family dinners taught my daughter about winning (and losing) at life

What 3,285 family dinners taught my daughter about winning (and losing) at life

I’ve learned that with family dinners you have to play the long game. And with my daughter, all that work is starting to pay off.

Charity Mathews

Pesto and Sun-Dried Tomato Turkey Kabobs

Pesto and Sun-Dried Tomato Turkey Kabobs

Total 45 min