This Creamy Artichoke Dip recipe which I am sharing with you today is one that I used to make fairly often when the people I worked for at the Manor were entertaining over the holidays and on other special occasions. It was a real favorite of them and of their guests. No small wo … | Continue reading
This week I managed to bake my annual gum drop cakes. These delicious cakes are very much a Maritime Province tradition. It may be a Canadian tradition for all I know, but I do know that here in the Maritime Provinces it would not be Christmas without at least one of these to cut … | Continue reading
What a day I had yesterday. I had bookmarked a recipe from one of my recipe files for these orange scones. I had written it into a notebook of mine, probably 35 or 40 years ago and had never made them. I did sound delicious. I don't know where I copied it from. It was a recipe wh … | Continue reading
This Chocolate Peppermint Bundt Cake recipe is one that I have had my eye on for a while. The original recipe comes from Two Peas & Their Pod. I had bookmarked it a while back and was waiting for the Christmas season to come along so I could bake it. Christmas and peppermint just … | Continue reading
Today I am sharing a delicious roasted Pork Loin and Sauerkraut recipe with you as an alternative option to serve for your holiday dinner, be it Christmas or New Years. Food has gotten so expensive these days, especially the cost of red meat and don't get me started on the cost o … | Continue reading
Hi everyone, and welcome to my Sunday Meals of the Week post! This is a post I look forward to doing for you every Sunday. A recap of all of the delicious main meals that I have enjoyed over the past seven days. That is a whole lot of tasty. You all seem to enjoy the recap as wel … | Continue reading
I have been baking Christmas Cookies for the holidays since I had my children. I used to do a huge production of cookie baking for the holidays, often starting back in September and then freezing everything ahead of time ready to crack open for the holidays. My house is pretty mu … | Continue reading
When I lived in the U.K. I always made my own Eggnog. It was not something which was commercially available over there, and it was not a popular Christmas drink over there either! Most people didn't even know what it was. And if you mentioned it to them, they would wince in disgu … | Continue reading
Every once in a while, I will see a recipe that intrigues me. So it was with this recipe I am sharing today for Tomato Soup & Bacon, Grilled Cheese Casserole. I first encountered it on a blog called This is Not Diet Food. Trust me when I say nothing on that page is diet food, lol … | Continue reading
This delicious Lemonade Chicken recipe which I am sharing with you today is one which I had flagged on Pinterest a number of weeks back. I adapted it from one which I found on a blog called Dash for Dinner. The flavors sounded interesting and like something which I would enjoy. I … | Continue reading
A number of weeks back I ran across a photo on Pinterest of the cutest mince pie. It was shaped like a gingerbread house. I traced it back to here, which was a compilation of a lot of different gingerbread houses. But the actual link given for the original source was dead. Never … | Continue reading
I think I am pretty late to the Marry Me Chicken party. Its not something I have ever made, although I have been hearing about it for a while now. Marry Me Chicken is your favorite cut of chicken doused in a Parmesan and sun-dried tomato cream sauce alongside bacon and angel hair … | Continue reading
Hello everyone and welcome to my Meals of the Week post, for this the first week of December 2024. Every week on a Sunday I like to share with you, my sweet readers, all of the deliciousness that I have enjoyed as my main meals over the past seven days. That's seven days of tasty … | Continue reading
There was a special on at the Super Store for card carriers for Chocolate Oranges. You could buy them for $3 a piece, maximum of four. I picked up four. Terry's Chocolate Oranges have been a family Christmas tradition for a very long time. I used to get my father one every year. … | Continue reading
This recipe I am sharing with you today is a very old one that I have been making for well over 45 years now. It is a recipe that I got from my good friend Leona way back when. Leona was a bit older than myself, more of a mother figure to me really. I met her in London, Ontario a … | Continue reading
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