One thing I really love to bake, and to eat for that matter, is scones. I have never met a scone that I did not fall in love with, and I have baked and eaten a lot of scones in my lifetime!I saw this Brown Sugar Pecan Scones recipe on a blog called Sugary Logic. They looked … | Continue reading
After we had finished making our Crabapple Jelly yesterday, my sister and I decided to take a little road trip and look up the farm where we had gotten our crabapples from. I really love these impromptu trips we take, they are always so much fun.We did not find anything much a … | Continue reading
One thing that I always enjoyed in the late summer and Autumn was making my own jellies, jams and preserves. This is something I have not done a lot of in recent years, probably because I now live on my own and I simply could not use it all up. Recently my sister and I saw some … | Continue reading
One thing that I always enjoyed in the late summer and Autumn was making my own jellies, jams and preserves. This is something I have not done a lot of in recent years, probably because I now live on my own and I simply could not use it all up. Recently my sister and I saw some … | Continue reading
Welcome the very first post of what I hope will be something which you, my readers will enjoy. I own a number of Vintage Cookery Books and it is my plan to cook, once a week, a complete menu from said books!I hope that these posts will become an interesting dive into exploring … | Continue reading
I had a quantity of leftover cooked chicken breast meat that I wanted to use up today. I had flagged this Chicken & Dumpling recipe in a cookbook I own called, Scrumptious by Christine Denney, The Girl Who Ate Everything.It looked really delicious and was quite different than an … | Continue reading
I had picked up the cutest little acorn squash at Goucher's Farm market a couple of weeks ago with the idea in mind that I was going to bake and stuff it. Of course then I promptly got ill, but I am happy to say that it has finally happened! May I present to you, Stuffed Acorn … | Continue reading
Here I am, another Sunday, another Meals of the Week Post. These past few weeks have been fraught with illness and so I started out this week feeling rather poorly. Thankfully as the week progressed I felt better and better.Nothing I cooked this week was really complicated or i … | Continue reading
I am so excited about this recipe I am sharing with you today on the blog! It is a recipe that I have adapted from one I found in a cookbook called Scrumptious by Christy Denney of the blog called The Girl Who Ate Everything.Not only are these quesadillas delicious but they are … | Continue reading
I am happy to say that today I am feeling much better even than I did yesterday. I got a good night's sleep which has made all the difference in the world, and whilst I am still tired, body-wise, I am not so tired mentally and so today I decided to make myself a cooked dinner.Oh … | Continue reading
(source)For the first time in almost two weeks I got out and about today. (Wednesday as I write this.) I have been incredibly unwell and except for going to the hospital clinic on Sunday past, I have not left my house at all. I am so blessed in that I have a sister who has be … | Continue reading
I really love Vintage Recipes. I have several vintage cookbooks and they are the pride of my collection. Every now and then I will see one, and if it is good shape, I will snap it up.They are filled with lovely recipes, most of which really stand up to the test of time. This re … | 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
As most of you know I have been really under the weather for about a week or so now. This is one incredibly nasty chest cold. I just can't seem to shake it. All of that coughing is very tiring and wearing.I do have to eat however and I was in the mood for some comfort food. S … | Continue reading
I've been quite under the weather lately. My sister and I were ministering to our father last week who had a very bad head and chest cold. You know that old saying, "No good deed goes unpunished!" Well, guess who ended up with a very bad head and chest cold.I've been dragging my … | Continue reading
The recipe I am sharing with you today comes from a well known British cook named Elizabeth David. She passed away almost a decade prior to my moving to the UK, but her presence and influence on British cookery was still, and still is, strongly felt.This is a recipe I have had … | Continue reading
Here I am again! Another Sunday, another Meals of the Week Post. This is the day that I like to share with you all of the delicious meals that I have enjoyed at home or out and about over the past week! It seems to be something which you also enjoy seeing and if I can inspire … | Continue reading
At the weekend I like to make something that is perhaps a tiny bit special. Some kind of dessert, or a special breakfast dish. A special meal. Just something that I wouldn't make for any other time of the week.We are being spoilt right now with loads of fresh fruit and ber … | Continue reading
I was looking for a quick and easy dessert to make yesterday. I kind of wanted a pie, but I didn't really want to go to the bother of having to roll out a crust or anything. I also wanted a small batch sized dessert. Something that I wouldn't end up with a bunch of lef … | Continue reading
I don't eat a lot of red meat usually. I probably eat more chicken and fish than anything else, and I have many days where I don't eat any kind of meat at all. Every now and then I do enjoy a nice pork chop however. I saw a package of pork chops in my local shop the ot … | Continue reading
This recipe I am sharing with you today is one that I have been eyeballing for several weeks now. Sweet & Sour Green Beans. I found the original recipe on a page called Spicy Southern Kitchen. The photos looked amazingly delicious.I love green beans. They are one of my favori … | Continue reading
I love Chinese cuisine. Stir fries, sweet and sour, rice, egg rolls, won tons, etc. I love it all. I can remember when I was a very young woman and we moved to Calgary, we would often go to a Chinese restaurant in the downtown area. I remember thinking it was very elegant with … | Continue reading
I had picked up a variety of berries to use this past week, and my next door neighbor also brought me some blackberries so I decided to use them up by making a crumble type of dessert. These kinds of desserts are also known as fruit crisps or crunches.North American crumbles a … | Continue reading
Here I am with another Meals of the Week post, this one for this the second week of August, 2023. I really enjoy doing this posts and they seem to be something you, my readers, enjoy also. This is the post where I share with you everything I have eaten over the past week for my … | Continue reading
August can be a very hot month, not quite humid as July, but not a month that you really want to be putting your oven on, at least not for very long. That is when desserts such as this quick and easy 10 minute lime and cracker refrigerator dessert come in very handy.There is n … | Continue reading
This recipe I am sharing with you today is one that I spied earlier this week on Delish. It was a part of an easy chicken recipes post. As soon as I saw it I knew I had to make it!I really love a good chicken curry and I especially adore chicken tikka. It was one of the first c … | Continue reading
One thing I have been seeing a lot of lately are Italian Chopped Sandwiches. They can be as simple as the one linked here, which contains only ham, mortadella, lettuce, provolone and pepperoncini in a lush mayo and Italian seasoning dressing.Or the filling can be even more com … | Continue reading
Cinnamon Streusel Coffee Cake. You might think if you are a single person or a pair of empty nesters that this is off the menu for you, unless you are eating out and pick up a piece in a bake shop.By coffee cake here, I mean a cake that is meant to be enjoyed with coffee, not a … | Continue reading
One thing I really love cooking for supper is eggs. I am not really much of an egg in the morning kind of a person, but come supper time I can really go for them.Another thing I really love cooking is frittatas. They are like a baked omelet that begins on the top of the stove. … | Continue reading
Meatza Pie. You could look at this delicious recipe as a low carb version of Pizza, or you could look at it as an alternative type of meatloaf. Either or, one thing is for certain, you are going to fall in love with this quick, easy and delicious entrée!I have adapted this re … | Continue reading
Here I am again with another Meals of the Week post. It is hard to believe that we are already into August. The summer seems to just be flashing by! And what a lovely summer it has been! July was hot and humid as always, but August has been much nicer. Still hot, but not so h … | Continue reading
At the weekend, I always like to cook something a bit special for my breakfast. Something that I wouldn't normally cook during the week. This usually means eggs on one way or another.I love poached eggs, but they can sometimes bit a bit fiddly to get right, what with havin … | Continue reading
Lemon Poppyseed Bakery Style Muffins. I am always up for trying out a new muffin recipe. I adore muffins and who doesn't? Not quite a cake, they are delicious hand-sized treats that are delicious served with hot cups of tea, no matter the season! What's not to love! … | Continue reading
Lately there has been a frozen product in the grocery store that I have been tempted to try. Corn Ribs. PC Smokin' Stampede Corn Ribs. My sister bought them once to try and they were not bad. Pre-seasoned and slightly spicy, but a bit on the pricy side for what they were … | Continue reading
One option that I really enjoy making for a quick and easy weeknight supper are baked potatoes. They are such a versatile dish and you can top them with just about anything.On this day I topped mine with a delicious taco beef (or turkey) filling and all of my favorite taco toppin … | Continue reading
Don't you just love the summer months when we have access to lovely fresh fruits and vegetables. A lot of vegetables are grown here locally in the Annapolis Valley of Nova Scotia. We also have a wide variety of apples, grapes, cherries, melons, berries (including cranberries) … | Continue reading
Here we are, another Sunday, another Meals of the Week post. The one where I share with you all the main meals I have cooked and enjoyed over the past 7 days. If I eat out for one or two of them, I also always share a homemade alternative. I really like doing these meals of th … | Continue reading
People are always asking me what it was like to live, cook and work at the Manor. I thought I would do a post today about that experience in my life. To be honest, it was, to a humble girl from a small town in Nova Scotia, Canada, a bit of a dream come true!When I was a child … | Continue reading
People are always asking me what it was like to live, cook and work at the Manor. I thought I would do a post today about that experience in my life. To be honest, it was, to a humble girl from a small town in Nova Scotia, Canada, a bit of a dream come true!When I was a child … | Continue reading
I am so excited to show you this delicious recipe that I am sharing with you today. It is a simple, quick and easy main dish that you can have on the table in less than half an hour. I kid you not!Its quick, easy and delicious. You have tender crispy coated juicy chicken brea … | Continue reading
I am sharing a delicious comfort food, store cupboard favorite casserole with you today! What you have here is a delicious base of canned chili and beans, combined with sliced hotdogs and topped with cheese and tater tots in the most delicious way.There are a few other bits in … | Continue reading
One thing which I really fell in love with when I was living in the UK was Indian Food. I had of course experienced curry prior to moving over to England. As a young army wife living on a British Army base in Southern Alberta, I had been introduced to it by some British frien … | Continue reading
I have a hard time comprehending why some people say they don't like salad. I could live off of salads and eat nothing else. I have never met a salad that I did not like, for the most part.I have seen some very poorly put together salads and some really minging ones. I have b … | Continue reading
I can't believe it but here we are again! Its Sunday and the day I like to share my meals of the week with you. I have had a pretty busy week this week. I've had company for some of it, but that doesn't mean that I haven't still eaten quite well!Some of my fami … | Continue reading
I wanted to share a delicious Popover Recipe with you today that I thought you would enjoy. I have shared a Popover Recipe with you before in the past, while I was still living in the UK. That was a good one and you can find it here. They were light and crisp and golden brown. … | Continue reading
Well my house is full of grandsons again today so I thought I would bake some cookies for them to enjoy! I waited over 20 years to be able to do this. All of my grandchildren were born here in Canada after I moved over to the UK.I never got to hold any of them as babies, so … | Continue reading
I had half of the steak that I cooked yesterday leftover and wanted to use it up today. I also had a quantity of crispy tender string beans. I decided to make use of both of them and incorporate them into a salad.I was inspired by a recipe I found here, on a blog called Crave t … | Continue reading
I don't eat red meat very often, but today I was craving a steak and plenty of fresh vegetables. Do you ever crave things like this? Tell me I am not alone! The heart wants what the heart wants.I went to the grocery store with my sister and picked up a really nice looking str … | Continue reading