Articles by Michael Forbes
Michael, a communications professional by day, is a father of two, an avid (but bad) hockey player, and an amateur cook. He finds it incredibly challenging to write about himself in the third person.
What We’re Eating: Family Dinners for the Week Ahead
As Monday was a holiday here (Family Day in Ontario), I was going to refer to this week’s entry as the four things we’re eating this week but the curried fish dish was so good and such a hit with the whole family, I decided to include it too. Here are the family dinners that…
A Quick Dinner That’s as Easy as Boiling Water
With the kids back in school, the usual week night activities re-starting and the mad rush to get dinner on the table I though I’d share a simple dish that my kids love. How simple is it? Well, if you can boil water you can make this dinner in 25 minutes or less. Seriously. It’s…
Beating the back-to-school
lunch box blues
When our children started school my wife and made a deal: I would do breakfasts and dinner, she would take care of lunches. At the time, I had no idea how good a deal that was for me. Our kids are the furthest thing you can get from being picky eaters, but I know by…
For a Quick Dinner, it’s All in the (Foil) Bag
I love cooking for my family but I hate when it starts to feel like I’m a short-order cook. Prepping special orders, alternate meals, trying to remember which kid hates ginger and which kid loves it. This is one of the reasons we started making pizza every Friday night. It not only got the kids…
