After Friday’s somber post, today I thought we could continue on with my series of guest posts. It’s been a very nice couple of weeks so far, having a few more hours to spend with my crazy kids. The last of the gorgeous extended summer days are definitely here. We’ve even planted our fall crops, […]
{Guest Post: Natalie of Perry’s Plate} Avocado and Bacon Salad with Avocado Dressing Read More »
Lately there’s been a slew of sickness, depression, frustration, stress and endless work around our usually even tempered house. It’s been very hard. This move (though only one of nine times in the past 8 years) proved to be the hardest yet. With two kids, a dog, a hamster and four chickens to move plus
Spot Prawns and Polenta (Shrimp & Grits) Read More »
I haven’t been keeping up on my cooking these days. Well, let’s not say that. I have been cooking every night, as usual, but these days, I am sticking to old standbys and cheaper meals. It could be the weather outside has me spending more time in the garden, or on the deck with the
Baked Oysters and Busy Days Read More »
It’s been a few days. I’ve been in a food coma, and I’ve just woken up for a brief spell to tell you all about it before I dive back into another round tonight. Birthdays were always about food. Just like most holidays around the world, at least part of the celebration is centered on
Birthday’s are for Eating Read More »
It’s a lifelong (okay adulthood anyway) quest that’s taken me to many a restaurant in search of the most delicious of crispy sweet potato fries. Easily achieved, albeit less heart healthy, when dipped in vats of boiling hot vegetable oil. It was with this realization that I let myself become defeated and settled on always
Crispy Sweet Potato Fries and Roasted Broccoli with Almonds Read More »
Warm Spinach Artichoke Dip 1 8oz pkg cream cheese (1/2 fat) 1/3 cup sour cream (1/2 fat) 1/4 Parmesan, grated 1/4 cup Romano, grated 1/4 cup mozzarella, grated 2 cloves garlic, minced fine 1 Tbsp fresh basil, minced 1 tsp salt fresh ground pepper 1/4-1/2 tsp cayenne 1 14oz can artichoke hearts, roughly chopped 1
Warm Spinach Artichoke Dip Read More »
Risotto, one of cooking’s greatest gifts to comfort food. For some reason, people have it in their head that making risotto is somehow difficult. Maybe it is watching too many episodes of Hell’s Kitchen, witnessing the torture each chef goes to to produce the finest in creamy, grainy goodness. Well, let’s shake that notion out
Barley Risotto with Peas Read More »
So, I am trying to be good. I am trying to eat more seasonal this week, and in the process, I am being bad. When I wrote out my recipe ideas for this week, this particular recipe seemed perfectly healthy. Then I started making it. I think there must be 1/4 cup of butter in
Soft Polenta, Caramelized Onions, Mushrooms and a Poached Egg Read More »
Today is a bit different than most. Normally, I would wax poetic about a subject I’m feeling particularly passionate about, like the changing colours of the leaves outside, or the fact that I’ve had two awful colds blindside my household in one week, or that I have a month worth of magazine subscriptions piling up
While we’re on this soup/stew kick, I’d thought I’d give you a recipe for my take on a classic French dish. Now, though I took French Immersion from kindergarten to high school, my grasp of the French language is somewhat limited. I’m sure I understand more than the average Joe, but left to wander the