Be of good Cheer-io….
This is the dinner of near champions. Since there is no known cure, remedy, or evolutionary adaptation for rejection or failure, a dinner of Cheerios will have to suffice. For many of us, it was the first food to hit …
Home Made Pizza Pockets
I have reached hero status in my kids eyes for making these little gems and freezing them. I am now a parent with teens so I know this status will be short lived and I will be knocked off my …
Crab Apple Jelly
I had such an amazing summer away in the Okanagan where I grew up. The orchard sprinklers, scorching pine trees and fruit stands took me back to a familiar place of comfort. I stayed with two of my sisters who …
Pasticcio Roll With Eggplant and Sausage Filling
Your family and friends will love you when you give them this dish. It is the ultimate, decadent Italian comfort food. You may fill theses rolls with a basic lasagna filling as well if you feel like doing something different …
VIDEO: How to make Pasta (Silk Handkerchief)
Okay, this is a dish that I have imagined a million times in my mind. I have not taken this recipe from another source other than the idea behind the silk handkerchief pasta from Jamie Oliver. I have imagined going …
Simple Sausage Carbonara
Ingredients • 4 good-quality organic Italian sausages • olive oil • 4 slices of thickly cut pancetta, chopped • sea salt and freshly ground black pepper • 500g dried linguine • 4 large free-range or organic egg yolks • 100ml …
Blueberry Scones with Lemon Glaze
I have been making scones for a couple of days now. I have even researched these time-honored treats. I wanted to know if the more modern version of making scones, ie Starbucks is consistent with the ones are grandmothers made. …
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Apple Pie with Love
“When I look back on my childhood I wonder how I survived at all. It was, of course, a miserable childhood: the happy childhood is hardly worth your while.” Frank McCourt This quote has stayed with me since the first …
What is your cooking style?
Yesterday as I was making Shepard’s pie, I took a moment to look at the state of my kitchen. I thought, these are the pics you don’t see on food blogs. Some people are very methodical and slow and peaceful …