I was going through the blog the other day and realized that I had never shared my method with you for cooking a Classic Baked Ham. For shame on me! I have shared how to cook Gammon of course, but that is what they use in the U.K. but here in North America there is no gammon, jus … | Continue reading
With spring being here I thought it would be fun today to share some of my ideas for making delicious salad pots. During the warmer months I love eating salads and when I used to work outside the home or was going to school, I would often take a salad with me in the form of a sal … | Continue reading
Who thinks it's a bit of a nightmare grocery shopping these days? Put your hand up! I can see that it is a lot of us, and I cannot see things improving very soon. Everything seems to be jumping in price. Beef is almost unaffordable these days. I rarely if ever buy it. Chicken and … | Continue reading
My sister brought me over the most delicious container of salad the other day. Lentil Tabbouleh Salad. Cindy is always cooking the most interesting and delicious things. She is one fabulous cook and always tries to cook healthy as much as possible. When we were younger, I always … | 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
I wanted to share a quick and easy dessert with you this weekend. This is Spring General Conference weekend for the church that I go to. It's held twice a year, in the Spring and in the Fall. It's an opportunity for us as a whole church to listen to special talks given by our lea … | Continue reading
I had a quantity of leftover roast chicken leftover from when I roasted my chicken the other day. I had enough for sandwiches and at least one casserole. I decided today that I was going to make a casserole, but I did not want a traditional chicken casserole with a creamy sauce, … | Continue reading
I wanted to make myself a roast chicken the other day. I wanted a chicken dinner to enjoy on the day and then some leftovers to play with on another day. I had some oven bags in the cupboard that my son had brought over for Thanksgiving a few years back and thought I would use on … | Continue reading
One thing I really enjoy about this time of year is Hot Cross Buns. When we were children, we only really had them on Good Friday, which was quite traditional. These days they are available pretty much all year round, and in a variety of flavors as well. Some being studded with c … | Continue reading
I have always loved making my own granola. I have been making it since the early 1980's when my next-door neighbor at the time shared her recipe with me. I, for the life of me, could not get my children to eat oatmeal, but they gobbled up granola like crazy. I was grateful for th … | Continue reading
I saw this Hawaiian Barbeque Chicken Nacho recipe on a blog called Crumb a few weeks ago and immediately pinned it. I love nachos and I loved the idea of using BBQ chicken and pineapple in a nacho. I couldn't wait to make them. Yesterday I went with my sister to the shops and pic … | Continue reading
As you will know if you are one of my regular readers, I baked my very first Brioche Bread the other day. I was ever so pleased with how it turned out. It was light and delicious. I did end up with quite a bit leftover. Lots to use in another way. I thought I would make a bread p … | Continue reading
I wanted to share my sister Cindy's meatloaf recipe with you today. My sister makes the best meatloaf. Everyone loves it. She adds a secret ingredient to it which sounds a bit unusual. Bisquick Baking Mix. Yes, you read that right. Bisquick Baking Mix. It does sound like a rather … | Continue reading
I am really excited to share this Brioche Bread Recipe with you today. I am not a person who is really very good at making bread. I have always said I make better doorstops than bread, but this recipe, which I adapted from one I found on a page called Hostess at Heart promised to … | Continue reading
Another cheap, cheerful and easy dish sized for two to three people to share with you today. Chicken Parmesan Mac & Cheese. I saw this recipe on This Is Not Diet Food and was instantly intrigued. It sounded too good to pass by! But to be honest, most of the recipes on that blog s … | Continue reading
I am taking my daughter and her husband out for supper tonight as I write this. (Monday) I don't get to spend time with them very often and thought it would be a nice treat for us all. My daughter hasn't been feeling very well lately. She has a lot of trouble with her ears and ne … | Continue reading
I love to use my crockpot on Sundays. It is just so convenient to pop something in before I go to church. I have been doing this for years. It is nice to come home and know you have something delicious already prepared for you and your family to enjoy. It is also nice to use on a … | Continue reading
Hello everyone and welcome to my regular Sunday Meals of the Week post! Every Sunday I like to share with you, my dear readers, all of the deliciousness that I have enjoyed for my main meals over the past seven days. This is something which I enjoy doing and that I hope will insp … | Continue reading
Hello everyone and welcome to my weekly Meals of the Week Post. Every Sunday I like to share with you, my lovely readers, all of the delicious meals that I have enjoyed over the past seven days as my main meals. That is a lot of tasty going on as I like to say! These are the meal … | Continue reading
I couldn't wait to share this Cinnamon Churro Muffin recipe with you today. I adapted it from a blog called A View From Great Island. I have adapted it to include British/European measurements. I fell in love with the recipe as soon as I saw it and couldn't wait to make them. The … | Continue reading
It was a great day in our house whenever my mother made dumplings on top of a soup or a stew. In fact, it was a red letter day! There was just something about those light and fluffy quick breads that warmed our hearts and tingled our tastebuds! Similar to a baking powder biscuit, … | Continue reading
One thing I really love is a good potato pie. Made with creamy mash, loads of cheddar cheese and onions. Cheese and onion are perfect partners. Mix them into potato and you have a truly heavenly trinity of flavors. Truly. I have made a mashed potato pie on here before and it is e … | Continue reading
I am always looking for new and delicious ways to cook chicken breasts. I eat chicken breasts more often than any other kind of protein. They are nutritious and usually fairly affordable. They can often be dry however, so you really need to cook them with care. I watch this chann … | Continue reading
Have you ever found yourself with just one over-ripe banana and not been able to find a way to use it up? I have. It's really difficult to find something to do with one over-ripe banana. Not anymore! I discovered a one banana banana bread recipe here on Baking Mischief and almost … | Continue reading
I had cooked a small piece of Corned Beef specifically to use in recipes to utilize the leftovers that one might have when having cooked a corned beef dinner. I really love Reuben Sandwiches so when I saw this Reuben Casserole recipe on a blog called The Suburban Soap Box I immed … | Continue reading
Hi everyone and welcome to my Sunday Meals of the Week post for the past week. Every Sunday I like to share with you, my dear readers, all of the deliciousness which I have enjoyed as my main meals over the past seven days, along with the recipes and any menu suggestions! This is … | Continue reading
I usually like to bake myself a little treat to enjoy at the weekend. Sometimes it will be a cake and at other times it will be cookies, or even muffins. I had spied this almond cookie recipe on a blog called In Bloom Bakery earlier this week and was really keen to bake them for … | Continue reading
I wanted to crank out one more recipe for Saint Patrick's Day. Traditional Irish Boiled Fruit Cake is a timeless classic! It's a real keeper. Moist and stodgy, this ic a cake that will keep in the cake tin for quite a while. This is a plain and a simple cake. Country fare. The ty … | Continue reading
I love egg rolls. When we go out for a Chinese meal that is something I always look forward to, the egg roll. They didn't have egg rolls in the U.K. Not that I experienced anyways. Plenty of spring rolls, but no egg rolls. I am not so much a fan of the deep-fried crust/wrapping, … | Continue reading
We are only a few days away from Saint Patrick's Day now and I thought it would be fun to put together a collection of tasty Traditional Irish Farmhouse Main Dishes for you. There is something here for every taste and every budget! Irish Cuisine is known for being simple and rust … | Continue reading
I am reeling from having gotten very little sleep over the past two nights here. I hate Daylight Saving's Time. I wish they would just leave the clocks alone. The time change always super-messes up my internal clock. I was up and unable to fall asleep for most of both Saturday ni … | Continue reading
I had picked up a few packages of boneless, skinless chicken breasts at our local Giant Tiger Store the other day. Not only were they Canadian sourced, but they were Maple Leaf Prime and on special for only $7 a package. There were 3 largish chicken breasts in each pack. I divide … | Continue reading
Hi everyone! Happy Sunday and welcome to my Sunday Meals of the Week Post! Every Sunday I like to share with you, my lovely readers, all the deliciousness that I have enjoyed for my main meals from over the past seven days! That's seven days of tasty, plus recipes, menu suggestio … | Continue reading
True confessions here. I have never had a Belgian Bun before now. They are a very popular yeast bread bun over in the U.K., similar in looks to a cinnamon bun, but that is where any similarity ends. These delicious buns are filled with lemon curd and sultana raisins. Yes, you hea … | Continue reading
As I write this on Thursday afternoon it is a cold and blustery day out. Well, not as cold as it has been, but it is raining and miserable and when you are out in it, it feels cold. This is perfect soup weather and so I made myself a small pot of Cheesy Corn Chowder. I do so love … | Continue reading
One thing I really love is Vintage Cookbooks. I have a great love for these old recipes which formed the backbone of what we consider to be modern cookery today. Because of this I have collected a few vintage cookbooks, and I like to cook recipes from out of them occasionally. To … | Continue reading
I usually go to my sister's home every Sunday for a dinner with the family. There is usually my sister, my brother-in-law, my father and myself in attendance and we get to enjoy a really delicious meal together. No surprise, my sister is a very good cook. Usually, it will be a ro … | Continue reading
Happy Pancake Day. This was always one of my favorite days of the year when I was a child. It was actually the only day that we would get pancakes. Our mother never cooked them for us at any other time. They were a once a year treat and we could have as many of them as we could e … | Continue reading
I am a pie lover. Sweet or savory. I just adore pie. My mother made the best pot pies. Every time we had a roast dinner, be it chicken, turkey, pork or beef, we knew that we were going to have a delicious pot pie to look forward to with the leftovers. This recipe is for four indi … | Continue reading
Hello everyone and welcome to my Sunday Meals of the Week post! On Sundays I like to share with you, my dear readers, all of the delicious main meals that I have enjoyed over the past seven days, along with the recipes and menu suggestions. I am a senior who lives on her own and … | Continue reading
This is a lovely cookie recipe that I am sharing with you today. I think the original recipe was from Delia Smith, who is a British cook. All I have is the clipping of it which was tucked into my Big Blue Binder. Delia is a bit of a cultural icon in the U.K. much like Mary Berry. … | Continue reading
A few months back I purchased a recipe on Etsy because I wanted to see what it was that people were actually selling on there. It was a Garlic Swirls Rolls recipe requiring the use of yeast. I had no idea that you could sell recipes online like that. Looking at the recipes they h … | Continue reading
I was feeling a bit blue today and so wanted to make myself a treat to enjoy with a hot drink. I know, food should not be uses as a reward, but the heart wants what the heart wants. I had seen a delicious looking Lemon & Poppyseed Drop Scone recipe here, that I was keen to make. … | Continue reading
Most Wednesday nights my sister and I join my father at a local eatery for supper. It is called the Big Scoop. They often have outrageous specials, and the customers are filing through the doors in droves. Earlier this month they had a Butter Chicken Poutine special that looked f … | Continue reading
I am a person who loves sheet pan suppers. Not only are they quick and easy to throw together, but they are very adaptable to a variety of ingredients and flavors. Add to that the ease of clean up involved and you are talking a real winning combination here! Today I created a del … | Continue reading
Consider me late to the "Marry Me" food party. It was not something I had ever cooked until a number of weeks back when I did a chicken dish in the slow cooker. That turned out to be so delicious that I finally realized what all the hype is about. Marry me food is fabulously tast … | Continue reading
Hi everyone and welcome to my Meals of the Week post for this the second last week of February 2025! How can we be staring the last week of February in the face already? This month seems to have gone very quickly. It has been a really wintery and snowy month, and this past week w … | Continue reading
I usually like to have something baked in the house for the weekend. Muffins or a cake, something like that. This weekend I decided I wanted muffins. I had seen a peanut butter chocolate chip muffin recipe that looked especially promising and bookmarked it to try on Pinterest. Th … | Continue reading