Posted by Billie-Jean | Mar 15th, 2010

Creamy Chicken Pot Pie

Creamy chicken Pot pie (print here) 10 mL  olive oil 2 tsp 1 garlic clove, minced 1 2 medium carrots, sliced 2 5 mushrooms, sliced (about 1 ¼ cup) 250 mL frozen peas or corn 1 cup 250 mL  lower sodium chicken broth 1 cup 250 mL 2% milk, divided 1 cup 30 mL cornstarch 2 tbsp 3 mL ground thyme 1/2 tsp 2 mL crushed rosemary 1/4 tsp 2 mL pepper 1/4 tsp 500 mL cooked chicken, diced 2...

Posted by Billie-Jean | Feb 24th, 2010

Favorite Chocolate Chip Cookies

Ingredients (print recipe) 2 ¼ cups all-purpose flour 3/4 teaspoon salt 3/4 teaspoon baking soda 1 cup unsalted butter/or salted if this is all you have, at room temperature 1 cup granulated sugar 2/3 cup light brown sugar 2 large eggs 1 1/2 teaspoons pure vanilla extract 1 ½ cups semi sweet chocolate chips or chunks cut off of a semi sweet bakers bar.  I use both,...

Posted by Billie-Jean | Feb 23rd, 2010

Cheesy Potato Pie

Okay, stop what you are doing right now and go to the grocery store to make, by far and away, the best potato pie I have ever eaten.  This even beats the other Potato Pie recipe I have in my recipe section.  I think the apple gives it just the right amount of flavor.  OOh OOh all the flavors together….I take a bite, close my eyes and go to a place that is taste heaven.  Even if you choose to buy your...

Posted by Billie-Jean | Feb 13th, 2010

Packing Lunch…again.

I often wonder what to put in the kids lunches.  Things can get old very fast.  When did we North Americans decide that sandwiches were the only  choice for lunches everyday?  Our friend visiting from Columbia was surprised when she saw me packing the typical brown bag lunch everyday.  Where she lives, the kids go home from school for a big hearty meal, sandwiches are unheard of.  She also said that lunch is...

Posted by Billie-Jean | Feb 12th, 2010

Tortilla Soup

Today I made Tortilla soup.  I have been searching the internet and cookbooks for the most “authentic” tortilla soup.  What I have learned is that there is no such thing as authentic or original tortilla soup in the sense that it all started at one point by one person and there is only one true way to make it.   The “original” tortilla soup was varied and it varied from one person’s...

Posted by Billie-Jean | Feb 7th, 2010

Potato Pizza

Ingredients (print recipe) 3 medium potatoes, peeled and cut into thinish slices 1   frozen pizza dough, thawed  or your own homemade dough!!!! or just buy the shells pre-made or…….. 3 tablespoons  butter 4 garlic cloves, minced 1/4 teaspoon salt 1/4 teaspoon pepper seasoning salt on the potatoes if you dont use salt and pepper.  Seasoning salt is so good. 1 cup (4 ounces) shredded ...