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 […]
Overview … My weekly menu plan for this Sunday called for: Protein: Baby Back Pork Ribs Starchy Side: Beans Vegetable: Okra Good ribs are like a rite of passage, many struggle to find just the right method that can reliably produce delicious, fool-proof, fall-off-the-bone ribs. I haven’t mastered it yet, but was really happy with the results. […]
Overview … My weekly menu plan for this Saturday called for: Protein: Beef Shoulder Starchy Side: Potatoes Vegetable: Sweet Peppers Weekends at our house almost always have a main dish that requires slow cooking of some sort, and beef chuck shoulder has to be one of my all time favourites in that category. Braising is a time-consuming […]
Overview … My weekly menu plan for this Tuesday called for: Protein: White Fish Starchy Side: Quinoa Vegetable: Kohlrabi When I say white fish what I really mean is, on week 4 of the menu plan I had no idea what seafood to serve besides salmon, trout, tuna, shrimps or scallops. Grasping for straws I spent […]