I had picked up one of those dry soup mixes at the local farmers Market last week. It was not the Mitchell's soup mix, but a locally prepared one. A chunky vegetable and bean one. Today was a very cold day and so I fancied some hot soup for my dinner. I baked these Chees … | Continue reading
This sheet pan omelet recipe I am sharing with you today is a recipe I adapted from a cookbook I have called Scrumptious written by Christine Denney from the blog, The Girl Who Ate Everything. I did cut the list of ingredients down exponentially so that I could make a much sma … | Continue reading
Another quick, easy and delicious recipe for you today. Easy Chicken Quesadillas. When it comes to quick weeknight meals, they don't get much better or quicker than Quesadillas.Quesadillas are a type of Mexican sandwich I suppose. Flour tortillas folded over a filling and … | Continue reading
I must apologize in advance for the poor lighting on this post. It was a very dark day and I don't have a sensible light that I can use that will help. Perhaps I should buy one. Its on my list. In any case, I hope it doesn't put you off from making this delicious naan br … | Continue reading
After all of the excess of Christmas we are all looking to eat a bit healthier. I have been watching a program on Netflix called You are What You Eat, A Twin Experiment and it has really had me questioning some of my eating choices.My sister and I are actually thinking of eating … | 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 … | Continue reading
School Dinners. Just those two words are enough to elicit either a sigh of longing or a groan of disgust depending on who you are speaking to. I have spoken to people who loved them and I have spoken to people who loathed them. I suppose it all boils down to a matter of ta … | Continue reading
I love a good chicken casserole. They are usually very easy to make and are a fabulous way of using up leftover cooked chicken. I always have some of that in my freezer. In fact I often cook extra chicken just so that I do!If you always keep cooked chicken in the freezer you a … | Continue reading
You know that cookbook I was telling you about yesterday? I could not resist making another recipe from it today. Two days in a row. What can I say, its a fabulous book!Six California Kitchens by Sally Schmitt. If you haven't bought it yet, I highly recommend that you do! I … | Continue reading
I bought myself a new cookery book for Christmas. I know I did not really need a new cookbook, but this one just called out to me. Six California Kitchens, by Sally Schmitt. Sally Schmitt is considered to be the unsung hero of California Cuisine. She is the original owner/open … | Continue reading
If you are looking for a tasty sandwich to serve along side a soup or a salad that is quick, easy and delicious, look no further! Ham & Cheese Roll Ups fit the bill perfectly.Not only are these quick and easy to make but they also use only 3 main ingredients and go together i … | Continue reading
Welcome to my first Meals of the Week Post for 2024! Each week, on Sundays, I like to share with you, my readers, everything that I have cooked and enjoyed for my main meals over the past seven days! From the feedback I have gotten, I think it is something you also enjoy. I l … | Continue reading
I wanted to bake a cake for snacking on for the weekend. A weekend without cake is not a great weekend in my books. I know . . . I shouldn't be eating cake, but it is just something which I love to have at the weekend. Besides I have two grandsons here this weekend as w … | Continue reading
With some grandsons coming for the weekend, I wanted to bake them some goodies that they would enjoy. I had seen a recipe for something called an Oh Henry Bar on Simply Recipes that not only looked delicious but also very quick and easy to make.With a delicious sweet buttery oa … | Continue reading
I found a rather sad looking cauliflower lurking in the refrigerator after the holidays that needed using up today and so I decided to make myself a pot of soup with it. It was a very chilly day today so the timing was perfect.I looked around a bit to see what recipes were out … | Continue reading
One of the snacks prepared for New Year's Eve was this delicious, creamy and tangy Dill Pickle Hummus. It was beautiful served with some crisp vegetable sticks and homemade pita chips for a low fat and healthy snack.I adore hummus! It is one of my favorite things to snack on wi … | Continue reading
I had picked up a small roast to make a pot of stew last week. I was going to cut it into chunks. Its pretty bad when it is cheaper to buy a small roast than a package of stewing beef, but that was the case.My son was going to be coming over from New Brunswick with the boys to … | Continue reading
I was looking for a quick, easy, delicious and light dessert to enjoy for New Year's Day and I ran across these Biscoff No Bake Cheesecakes on a blog called Sour and Sweets. They looked and sounded amazing and very easy to make.I did cut the recipe in half and in half yet agai … | Continue reading
Its hard to believe but this is my last Meals of the Week post for 2023! I did my first one of these posts back in March, and have been doing them weekly ever since! What a delicious year it has been as well!At the end of each week I do a round-up post of the main meals that … | Continue reading
I thought it would be fun to make a bit of a treat for us to enjoy for New Year's Eve. I am not a party animal when it comes to New Year's Eve. I am more of a party at home kind of a girl.A few finger foods, a good film, something cold and refreshing to drink, and watching th … | Continue reading
I have been food blogging in one way or another since 2003. I started over on My Space, moved to AOL Journals and then to Blogger. I think I was probably one of the first food bloggers. In truth, I have always been a food journal keep and recipe sharer, since before blogs ever … | Continue reading
One of the things I really like to enjoy during the holiday season is Eggnog. It was not something I could get when I lived in the U.K. I used to make my own from scratch. There are a lot of complicate recipes out there, but I always used this simple one. It suited me to a … | Continue reading
Here I am with another Meals of the Week Post. I do this every Sunday and even though I have already posted another delicious recipe today I just had to share my Meals of the Week with you as well! This is something I do every week, and Christmas Eve or not, it is something I d … | Continue reading
I had in mind over these past few weeks that I was going to make a literary Breakfast for Christmas morning. Of course the first novel/film that came to mind was Little Women. I always associate the film with Christmas and of course the novel was one of my favorites to read whe … | Continue reading
I was looking for a last minute quick, easy and simple dessert to serve over the holidays. Something that didn't take a lot of time or expertise and yet would still be really delicious. Also something that was not going to cost me an arm and a leg.I also wanted a dessert that … | Continue reading
When my children were growing up it was very traditional for me to cook a nice big pot of soup for our supper on Christmas Eve. This was something that was always fairly easy to do and filled us all up nicely.The children were always super excited for Christmas morning and not … | Continue reading
Ever have one of those days when everything you touch turns to dust. Well, not everything, but at least some things.I had great expectations for today. I was going to bake a lovely cake for the holidays and I was going to make a delicious casserole using up some of my leftover … | Continue reading
I was able to pick up a fairly thick slice of ham at the grocery store recently. It was all vacuum packed and was called a Hickory Smoked Ham Slice. The origin was America.I had not seen one of these before and it was reasonably priced and so I bought it. I think I paid less th … | Continue reading
I was trolling around Instagram the other day and I came across a reel where a woman made Nutella Puff Pastry Gingerbread Men. Seriously cute. You can see that reel here. I bookmarked it with the idea in mind that I would like to try it.But then the wheels in my head started … | Continue reading
Here I am with another Meals of the Week post to share with you. On Sundays each week I like to share with you, my dear readers, all of the recipes for the Main Meals that I have enjoyed over the previous 7 days! This is something you all seem to enjoy and I enjoy sharing them … | Continue reading
Here I am with another Meals of the Week post to share with you. On Sundays each week I like to share with you, my dear readers, all of the recipes for the Main Meals that I have enjoyed over the previous 7 days! This is something you all seem to enjoy and I enjoy sharing them … | Continue reading
I am sharing a beautiful cake for the holidays with you today. This is a beautiful cake to indulge in and presents wonderfully.The holidays mean indulgence and there is no better way to indulge than in the fluffy and decadent layers of this fabulous Swedish Pinocchio Torte! W … | Continue reading
These cute and delicious Christmas Logs are just something I saw in a reel on Instagram. They looked really cute and easy to do so I thought I would give them a go!I like simple things like this. I wish I had had the internet when my children were younger because things like … | Continue reading
I have been posting recipes online for over 20 years now. I was probably one of the first food bloggers out there. Admittedly my first few recipe pages were not as sophisticated as this one, and to be honest this one is not very sophisticated when compared to some others.But th … | Continue reading
I think that during the Christmas Season/month of December, I could eat my weight in Mince Pies. I just love them so much, which is odd because when I was a child I did not like them at all.Perhaps they are an acquired taste? I think maybe, but I also think that British mince … | Continue reading
One thing I always wanted to try to make when I was in the U.K. was Lasagna Roll Ups. Delicious rolled up lasagna, with all of the same flavors as a regular lasagna but rolled up, not layered. Tidy little parcels of lasagna that don't fall apart and slide all over your pla … | Continue reading
Here I am again, its Sunday and I have another meals of the week post to share with you. That's right, every main meal that I enjoyed over the past seven days. Seven whole days of delicious main dishes that hopefully will get your taste buds to tingling as much as they did … | Continue reading
Mom's Sugar Cookie Crisps. This is a really old, old cookie recipe for a slice and bake sugar cookie. It is one that my mother used to cook for us at Christmas when we were children.She got the recipe from a package of margarine. She kept the empty margarine packet inside her … | Continue reading
Imagine that you are born in one country and then spend an appreciable amount of time living in another country. You come to love the foods and traditions of your adopted home. It is only natural. I spent a third of my life living in the United Kingdom. I came to love and enj … | Continue reading
I was looking for a small cake to bake for teatime over the holidays. I wanted a cake that would be very similar to a fruit cake in texture and somewhat dense, like the cakes in Great Britain are. Sturdy cakes, not little puffs of air. Cakes that are very much at home on the te … | Continue reading
Lemon Cookie Cups. If the title along doesn't make your taste buds tingle, perhaps the description will! What you have here are two-bite-sized sugar cookie cups filled with a rich and tangy lush and sweet lemon curd.Are they tingling yet? I hope so because these cookie cups ar … | Continue reading
Here I am again with another Vintage Menu Madness Meal. I do so hope you enjoy me sharing these Vintage Recipes as much as I enjoy preparing them.I have always been interested in Vintage Cookbooks, recipes and cookery. I find the cooking of the past fascinating along with the … | Continue reading
This recipe I am sharing today for Easy Pepper Jelly Cheese Bites is something that I used to make fairly often as a dinner party nibble when I used to work at the Manor.They are like a savory thumbprint cookie, short and buttery, nice and cheesy and filled with hot red pepper … | Continue reading
Another Sunday, another Meals of the Week post. The day of the week where I share with you, my readers, all that I have enjoyed over the past week as my main meals of the day!Doing this each week helps to keep me motivated and helps to keep me eating properly most of the time. … | Continue reading
This simple vanilla cake is one of my favorite recipes to bake all year round. Its very nice to have on hand in the holiday season as well for those unexpected guests that might drop by, or just to serve as a simple family cake for afters on weeknight or at the weekend.It has n … | Continue reading
What better way to celebrate the first day of December than by sharing a fun, quick and easy breakfast recipe for the holidays! Easy Cinnamon Roll Christmas Trees!Not only are these tasty breakfast rolls quick and easy to make but they are also delicious and use only two basic … | Continue reading
What better way to celebrate the first day of December than by sharing a fun, quick and easy breakfast recipe for the holidays! Easy Cinnamon Roll Christmas Trees!Not only are these tasty breakfast rolls quick and easy to make but they are also delicious and use only two basic … | Continue reading
After taking last week off due to my son being here, I am back this week with another Vintage Menu to Share with you. I hope that you enjoy it as much as I enjoyed planning and preparing it.I have always had a great love of Vintage Cookbooks and Vintage Recipes. I had quite a … | Continue reading