I am sharing a lovely Pain d'Épices (French Gingerbread Loaf) recipe with you today. This is something which I have wanted to try for a very long time. I do not know how many times I have book-marked a recipe and then not made it. I decided yesterday that the time was right and s … | Continue reading
One of my favorite vegetables is cabbage. I can enjoy it in any way, shape or form. I love it raw in salads such as coleslaw. I love it fried in butter and tossed with noodles. I love it steamed and cooked in a cream sauce. I adore it in a gratin. I just love it full-stop. This r … | Continue reading
Some days I just fancy an egg. I usually don't have them for breakfast. I am not that hungry first thing in the morning, but I do like them for a light lunch or supper. I had picked up some lovely eggs at Pelton's the other day and they were calling to me and so I decided to make … | Continue reading
Corn Scalloped Potatoes are a side dish that I have been making for my family for many, many years. It is something which we all love and since living on my own it is something I don't make near often enough. I like to have someone to share it with if I do make it, although I am … | Continue reading
Hello everyone and welcome to my weekly Meals of the Week post! On Sundays I like to do a recap with you, my dear readers, of all the deliciousness that I have enjoyed over the past seven days. This week I think I ended the month of November 2024 spectacularly! As a person who li … | Continue reading
I had some pineapple leftover from making my pork chop recipe the other day and had in mind to make a delicious pineapple upside down cake. I had not made one in quite a few years. This was a cake that I used to make fairly often when my children were growing up. They loved it. I … | Continue reading
Americans just finished their biggest Turkey Holiday of the year and in the U.K and Canada, our big Turkey Day is looming. Between Thanksgiving and Christmas, we as three nations will consume a lot of roast turkey. I am one of those people who just adored Roast Turkey, and I coul … | Continue reading
I took a pork chop out of the freezer last night to cook for my dinner today. I had seen a recipe on Pinterest that looked really delicious, and I was keen to try it out. I adapted the recipe from a site called Cook Top Cove. I will tell you up front that I normally do not clic … | Continue reading
I am sharing a recipe with you today for a classic Thanksgiving dish, or holiday dish that goes very well with Roast Turkey. This was something they always wanted me to make when I cooked for the American family at the Manor in the U.K. And yes, they did like marshmallows on the … | Continue reading
From the minute that I saw this Herby Bread & Butter Stuffing for Two recipe on the New York Times page, I knew that it was something I was going to be cooking for sure. The stuffing is always my favorite part of any holiday meal. Sometimes when a person lives in a smaller family … | Continue reading
I had some ground beef that needed using the other day and whilst looking for a tasty way to use it, I discovered this Chili-in-a-Bowl recipe in a small Grocery store Pillsbury cookbook I had entitled Country Cooking from their Home Cooking Library. It was published in 1994 and i … | Continue reading
Hello everyone and welcome to my weekly Meals of the Week post! On Sundays I like to share with you all of the delicious (most of the time) things that I have enjoyed for my main meals over the past seven days! I like to cook, and I like to eat. As a Senior and as a person who li … | Continue reading
This Gum Drop Cookie recipe I am sharing with you today is for an old family favorite. These are cookies that I used to make every year for the holidays when my children were growing up. They loved them. I did too! I use butter in them which makes for a lovely crisp edged cookie, … | Continue reading
One thing that I really like to bake and enjoy during the Holiday season is Gingerbread. Nothing says festive to me more than Gingerbread. The smell of all of those warm spices while the cakes and bakes are in the oven spells pure and utter COMFORT to me. Home Sweet Home. Family … | Continue reading
In looking for delicious options for Holiday Side dishes this year I came across this Green Bean Stuffing Casserole Recipe on a site called Kitchen Fun with my 3 Sons. I immediately bookmarked it and decided to try it out. It looks like a tasty mash of two of my favorite holiday … | Continue reading
I had been fancying a tuna sandwich of some sort for several days now. I love tuna sandwiches, melts, casseroles, etc. If you have a couple of tins of tuna in the cupboard you are never very far from having a meal prepared. It is a most versatile ingredient! I had seen an open-fa … | Continue reading
I was having my family over for supper on Sunday afternoon. Usually, we all gather at my sister's table, but this week I thought that I would give her a week off. I had bought one of those President's Choice Holiday Feast Turkey (and fixings) pie that I wanted to cook and to try. … | Continue reading
Prepare to fall in love. This cookie recipe I am sharing with you today is not only a very simple one but probably one of the most delicious cookies that I have ever made and baked. So delicious in fact that I am now going to have to bake more to pop into the freezer for Christma … | Continue reading
Here I am with another Meals of the Week Post. Each Sunday I like to share the recipes and menus for all of the main meals that I have enjoyed over the past seven days! This is something that I enjoy doing and it is something which my readers also seem to enjoy! I am determined t … | Continue reading
Heuvos con Ajos, Spanish Garlic Eggs. As soon as I saw this recipe on YouTube (Spain on a Fork) I knew that they were something I wanted to cook. I love cooking eggs for my supper sometimes and I love trying new ways of preparing them. These looked and sounded fabulous. One of my … | Continue reading
I am here with another delicious Holiday side dish to share with you today. The holidays will be upon us before we know it and, I don't know about you, but I like to be well prepared ahead of time with tasty side dishes to serve with my main dish. Be it turkey, ham, beef, chicken … | Continue reading
When I was a teenager, still in school, I began purchasing a cookbook encyclopedia from Better Homes & Gardens. I used those books all the formative years of my cooking and throughout the years I was raising my family. I brought them over to the U.K. with me but sadly I had to le … | Continue reading
Hello everyone! I am here today, sharing a handy recipe for make ahead mashed potatoes. This is a recipe which comes in very handy for the holiday meals when space on the stove is limited and at a premium. You can make these potatoes up to two days ahead of time and simply reheat … | Continue reading
This fun recipe which I am sharing with you today for a Cozy Green Bean Mac & Cheese Casserole is a fun twist on the traditional Green Bean Casserole that is usually served as a side dish at many Holiday Meals. It is a delicious mash up of two favorite casseroles. The Green Bean … | Continue reading
I have always wanted to try Sausage & Chestnut stuffing. The stuffing is always the favorite part of any holiday meal for me, but we usually go for the traditional stuffing recipe which we have always used. This year I thought I would try out a new recipe ahead of time on the off … | Continue reading
Hello everyone and welcome to my Sunday Meals of the Week post! At the end of each week, I like to do a round-up post of the main meals which I have cooked, eaten and enjoyed from the seven days previous. These posts contain all of the recipes, plus menu suggestions. Some are rec … | Continue reading
I wanted to make a simple dessert for the weekend, plus I had a lemon which needed using up so I did a search of my cookbooks for a recipe to make. I have several Mary Berry cookbooks. This recipe I am sharing with you today comes from her book entitled Mary Berry's Complete Cook … | Continue reading
I saw this Easy 3-Ingredient Cherry Cobbler Recipe on Pinterest the other day and I was instantly intrigued. Three ingredients? Cherry Cobbler? How does that work? I just had to check it out. I found the recipe on a blog called The Cards We Drew. I was intrigued. Such a simple de … | Continue reading
I saw this Easy 3-Ingredient Buttermilk Biscuit recipe on a page called Southern Plate the other day. They looked really quick and easy to make and so I was keen to try the recipe out. Is there such a thing as having too many biscuit recipes? I think not! Now, just to clarify her … | Continue reading
Homemade Instant Maple Oats. Sometimes you are looking for a quick and simple breakfast that goes together without a lot of effort. Instant oatmeal provides a hearty breakfast, but if you are like me, you don't really want to use the prepared packages of it that you find in the s … | Continue reading
I picked up a small roast in the store the other day at a pretty good price. I had in mind to make a small pot roast with it. Beef is not something I eat very often. In fact, I only ever rarely eat red meats. I had seen a delicious looking recipe on Amanda Cooks and Styles for wh … | Continue reading
Peanut Butter Crunch Bars!!! These delicious bars are an easy no bake dessert recipe with a crisp and crunchy base made from crunchy peanut butter, Rice Krispies, corn syrup, peanut butter baking chips. This is topped with a layer of melted semi-sweet chocolate for a dessert bar … | Continue reading
Happy Sunday and welcome to my weekly Meals of the post! On Sundays I like to do a bit of a roundup of all the delicious meals that I have enjoyed as my main meals over the past seven days! That's a whole lot of tasty going on! I enjoy sharing these and you seem to enjoy seeing t … | Continue reading
I was wanting to bake a cake the other day, but I was not wanting a large cake. With there only being me in my house, a large cake would just get me into trouble, and I can do that well enough on my own without having a large cake around to help me! Yes, I could send some to my n … | Continue reading
We have had some really frosty and chilly days here in Nova Scotia this week. Perfect soup days! This Sweet & Sour Cabbage & Tomato Soup recipe has been perfect to enjoy. Heartwarming and belly filling, but at the same time quite healthy as well as being economical. It is a recip … | Continue reading
I am a sandwich girl. I love sandwiches. I could eat one any hour of the day and for any meal. My late Aunt Freda was the same. She was never happier than when there was a sandwich in front of her. We were two birds of a feather in that respect. I had bought some deli turkey at t … | Continue reading
I have rather a large collection of Winter Squashes gathered that I am keen to use before they go off. I just adore Winter squash and there are quite a few different varieties grown locally. It seems they carry new varieties every year and I always want to try them. Unlike summer … | Continue reading
This French Onion Rice recipe is one that I found on Pinterest the other day. It was attributed to a page called My Homemade Recipe. It looked and sounded fabulous. Easy and delicious! I shared the recipe with my sister, and she made it as a side dish for our supper on Sunday. It … | Continue reading
A number of weeks back my sister gifted me with a jar of Pickled Apple Slices. She always makes the neatest things. I had heard of pickled crab apples, but never of sliced pickled apples. I was very keen to try them. They were delicious. A bit spicy. A bit tart. A bit sweet. I en … | Continue reading
Well, here it is another Sunday, and we all know what that means. My Meals of the Week post! On Sundays I like to do a post for you containing all of the recipes and menus for the things I have enjoyed as my main meals over the past seven days. That's a whole lot of tasty! I hope … | Continue reading
I was craving brownies the other day but I didn't want to bake a whole big panful. With there only being me in the house, that would be far too many. I love brownies so much that I could not be trusted with them. I know my weaknesses. I have been making this Fudge Chocolate Brown … | Continue reading
I recently picked up an assortment of Winter Squashes from one of our local farm markets. I love Winter Squash and am always amazed at all of the different varieties there are to choose from. I also love to try new varieties if I see them. This year I was greatly intrigued to see … | Continue reading
I saw these Everything Bagel Biscuits on Pinterest the other day and immediately pinned them. I love baking powder biscuits, and they looked fabulous. The recipe has been adapted from Sally's Baking Addiction, so you just know it is going to be good! Her recipes are generally pre … | Continue reading
The recipe which I am sharing today comes from the food section of Yankee Magazine. As soon as I saw it, I immediately bookmarked it and saved it as something I really wanted to try! Not only did it look delicious, but the list of ingredients sounded fabulous. Macaroni and cheese … | Continue reading
Sometimes I have very busy days. Days when I have a lot to get done and not enough time to get what I need to do done! Having to spend a lot of time cooking can really be a bit of an inconvenience on those days. I do love cooking, but if I can make things a bit easier on myself o … | Continue reading
Today I am sharing a small batch version of one of Great Britain's most beloved and famous desserts. Sticky Toffee Pudding. Why should the smaller family, empty nesters, or singletons be left out from enjoying this incredibly rich and delicious dessert? And so today I small batch … | Continue reading
Well, here it is Sunday and here I am again with another Meals of the Week post! On Sundays I like to share all of the tastiness that I have enjoyed over the previous week. All of the main meals and recipes that I have enjoyed and cooked. I do share a lot of new recipes with you … | Continue reading
I was wanting to bake something really autumnal for the weekend. We are really having some cozy days here. It's been quite cold chilly in the mornings and in the evenings, but the days are quite pleasant. I love the flavors of pumpkin and spice and ginger in the autumn, they just … | Continue reading