Tastes Like Home … Growing up as a teenager in the late 80’s, I can remember quite vividly the big stove-top pan full of yummy hamburger helper; it was a staple of our diet and I can almost picture the box covers & flavours: cheeseburger macaroni, stroganoff, beef pasta, good times indeed. Not to […]
Stress to Impress … Making a fancy supper for lots of guests is such a rewarding experience. Since moving into our new place we’ve only really just started to entertain as home-owners but we’re slowly getting the hang of it and the routine of hosting for large groups is finally becoming familiar to us. […]
Pure Chocolate Deliciousness Several months ago we had a family get-together and decided to have a Mexican-themed dinner with tacos and such for a fun and casual meal. Part of my goal was to have an authentic dessert to finish things off in style, which led me to a recipe for Chocolate-Chile Cake by Daisy […]
Date Squares are Simple, Delicious and Fun It almost doesn’t matter which recipe you follow, This dessert is such a simple and delicious treat to create that you’re practically guarantees they will turn out delicious and rewarding. I needed a refresher to remind me of the basics and decided to follow this recipe for Gramma’s Date […]
Overview … My weekly menu plan for this Wednesday called for: Protein: Pork Chops Starchy Side: Squash Vegetable: Cucumber The pork dishes in this menu plan have all turned out nicely, so the temptation to repeat one was great. The little voice inside me though was giving me a guilt trip reminding me that I had […]
Overview … My weekly menu plan for this Tuesday called for: Protein: Ham Starchy Side: Beans Vegetable: Brussel sprouts There aren’t many proteins that can be served for breakfast, and lunch, and dinner too, and also be perfectly at home for each of them. Ham is one of those few exceptions that can proudly own […]
Overview … My weekly menu plan for this Sunday called for: Protein: Crab meat Starchy Side: Rice Vegetable: Spinach When I visited my fishmonger Jimmy last week I turned up my nose at some VERY expensive frozen lobster meat, which I later regretted quite sincerely after trying frozen canned lobster from my local grocer instead. This […]
Overview … My weekly menu plan for this Sunday called for: Protein: None! Starchy Side: Lasagna Vegetable: Things that go in lasagna Many years ago we had a serious lasagna craving, and we satisfied it a little too well. We ate so much lasagna that we kind of turned ourselves off of it for a little while. Now […]
Overview … My weekly menu plan for this Tuesday called for: Protein: Salmon Starchy Side: Quinoa Vegetable: Parsnips Before we started following a menu plan, salmon was always the go-to fish in our house, and we’ve narrowed it down to a fine art as a result. Since the plan began though we’ve been eating so many different varieties […]
Overview … My weekly menu plan for this Monday called for: Protein: Scallops Starchy Side: Sweet Potatoes Vegetable: Lettuce Some people might accuse me of being single-mindedly fixated on preparing scallops the same way every time I make them, and those people would be right. I can make no apologies however because the end result […]