This Saturday our menu plan called for the following. Protein: Organic Beef Vegetable: Lots of them Side: Gluten Free Biscuits Organic Braised Beef Stew Almost every weekend I think to myself, “have I braised anything too recently to do it again?” This weekend the craving was too strong and I simply had to make […]
This Tuesday our menu plan called for the following. Protein: Pork Tenderloin Vegetable: Fennel Side: Squash I love when we have squash, it’s such a versatile food, maybe next menu plan should include more of it … ok, enough thinking out loud. Pork Tenderloin Is A Nearly Fool-Proof Ingredient Seriously, the only way to […]
Black Eyed Sole This Monday our menu plan called for the following: Protein: Sole or Flounder Vegetable: Endives Side: Black Eyed Peas So we’re a bit all over the map with this one, let’s just say the motivation here is French, rustic, with a touch of class. Sole Meunière I’m still learning about the […]
Fish & Potatoes Rule … This Tuesday our menu plan called for the following: Protein: Cod Vegetable: Carrots Side: Potatoes Fresh cod is always such a delightful dish to prepare and serve, it’s almost like the snack food of the fish world. When combined with yummy potatoes it almost doesn’t matter what the vegetable is […]
You Can Go Far With Some Char This Monday our menu plan called for the following. Protein: Arctic Char Vegetable: Brussel Sprouts Side: Basmati Rice The fresh fillets of char at Jimmy’s this week were very reasonably priced so I couldn’t resist getting an extra to freeze for later. Brussel sprouts weren’t officially on the […]
Pot Pie Warms the Soul … This Sunday our menu plan called for the following.. Protein 1 (for Carnivores): Chicken Protein 2 (for Pescatarians): Bay Scallops & Tiger Shrimp Vegetable: Red & Yellow Beets Side: none (one-dish pot pie trumps having an added side) This second menu plan sees us enjoying many more of our old-school […]
Overview … This Wednesday our menu plan called for the following. Protein: Sea Bass Vegetable: Cauliflower Side: Jasmine Rice My trusty fishmonger Jimmy came through as always with two lovely fresh bass cleaned up and prepared before my eyes. After eating so much potato over the holidays rice is back in style for a long […]
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 […]