Hello everyone and welcome to my Sunday Meals of the week post! Every Sunday I do a roundup of all of the meals that I have enjoyed for my main meals over the past seven days. I include all of the relevant recipes and menu suggestions. Each week I try to feed myself delicious mai … | Continue reading
Today's recipe is for a very simple, basic chocolate cake. Called Old School Chocolate Tray Bake Cake, it is a simple cake that goes together very quickly and easily, and which uses simple ingredients that most of us always have in the kitchen. It was a recipe I had seen on Pinte … | Continue reading
Pasta is one of my favorite food groups. I could eat it every day, although in all truth I maybe only have it once or twice a month. I will never turn it down however! I found this recipe for One Pan Oven Spaghetti in a cookbook I have on my kindle entitled, Simple Pleasures, Eas … | Continue reading
I may not have a sweetie pie to get me anything adorable for Valentines Day but that doesn't mean I can't gift myself and this year I gifted myself with a beautiful cherry on top Tea Cozy that I bought from an Etsy shop called Addicted to Knitting. It came to me all the way from … | Continue reading
It is a bright sunny day out there today, but it is still really cold. Soup weather continues. I had spied a lovely looking carrot & potato soup recipe on a page called The Clever Meal and I was keen to make it. It looked really delicious. Carrots & Potatoes are two of my favorit … | Continue reading
I found myself with a small piece of ham that needed using up. I wanted to make Deviled Ham with it, but the wheels started turning and I thought what if I used it to make a delicious filling for a biscuit (North American style) type of a swirl? What indeed. I set out to make it … | Continue reading
I took a chicken quarter out of the freezer to cook the other day. I often buy whole chickens on sale and then portion them out and freeze them when I get them home. It's quite easy to do and I save a bit of money that way. When all is said and done, chicken on the bone has a lot … | Continue reading
Happy Sunday and welcome to my weekly Meals of the Week post. Normally at the end of each week I like to do a round-up post of the main meals that I have eaten from the seven days previous. These posts contain all of the recipes and menu suggestions. Some are recipes I have just … | Continue reading
This Sunday evening is the Superbowl LIX. Yes, the 59th Super Bowl is going to be aired on the television with the game being played between the Philadelphia Eagles and the Kansas City Chiefs! I am not a person who watches American football regularly, but I do enjoy the Superbowl … | Continue reading
We have had some bitterly cold days here in Nova Scotia over the past few weeks. Winter cold. This really has been soup-eating weather. I don't mind soup. I love soup, and this Creamy Carrot & Parsnip Soup recipe is one of my favorite recipes! It uses two of my favorite root vege … | Continue reading
When I was just a toddler my family moved to Germany for four years. My sister was actually born there. We were privileged to live in the Black Forest region down in the South near Bavaria. It was a beautiful country and the people were friendly and very helpful to my mother who … | Continue reading
I had picked up a small ham at the weekend. It was already cut into slices. I had in mind to use half of it in a casserole. I had seen a delicious looking casserole on a page called The Cozy Cook that I was keen to try. It was a casserole for ham with broccoli and rice in a rich … | Continue reading
Rumbledethumps. How is that for a tongue twister of a name. Rumbledethumps is a traditional Scottish side dish that historically was made from the leftovers of a dinner. Potatoes, swede, cabbage, onions or leeks, cheese. The Irish have their Colcannon. The English have their Bubb … | Continue reading
I had picked up a Brisket of Beef prior to Christmas and popped it into the freezer. I decided to cook it the other day. I had originally planned to do sort of a BBQ type of recipe such as this one, but in the end, I decided against that. I remembered a recipe that I had in my Bi … | Continue reading
Hello everyone and welcome to my Sunday Meals of the Week Post. This is the day that I share all of the deliciousness that was my main meals over the past seven days with you. That's seven days of tasty main meals along with recipes and menu suggestions. This is one of my favorit … | Continue reading
I always like to have a bit of cake in the cake tin for the weekend. You never know when someone is going to stop by and usually at the weekend I like to enjoy a little bit of a treat. This tray bake is one which I have been making for many years. It is actually a moist and butte … | Continue reading
We have had a really snowy week here in the Valley. The roads have been really impassable, so I have not been able to get out to the shops to get in any groceries. I am really lucky that I always keep in a healthy store cupboard of basic ingredients. I think I could probably pull … | Continue reading
I had some steak which needed using up and I had picked up a bag of stir fry veggies the other day and so I decided to make myself a quick stir fry for my supper one day this week. I like stir fries. They are a great way of using up bits and bobs, and go together very quickly. As … | Continue reading
When it comes to favorite flavors, lemon would be right there at the top for me. I have never been a person who can resist "lemon" anything. Not in main dishes. Not in desserts. Not in drinks. That's why when I saw this recipe for Lemon Pudding Cakes on the New England Yankee web … | Continue reading
When I see something that's advertised as being a classic, I cannot help myself. I have to try it out. I got this recipe in my email the other day from Under a Tin Roof. Purported to be a true bake shop classic. I don't know about you, but it would have to be a really high-end ba … | Continue reading
Mary Berry's Fast Quiche. This was a recipe that I was very keen to try. I love Mary Berry's recipes. This one comes from her book, Foolproof Dinners. Mary Berry was one of my favorite television chefs when I lived in the U.K. I had never heard of her before moving over there. Of … | Continue reading
On Sundays I like to share with you, my readers, all of the deliciousness that I have enjoyed cooking and eating over the past seven days. That's a whole lot of tasty going down! Can you believe that there is only one week left in the month of January? I know! Crazy. This year is … | Continue reading
New England Spider Cake. No, don't worry. There are no spiders in this recipe. This is an old historical recipe which has always been traditionally baked in an iron skillet, also known as a spider skillet. The original recipe goes back to the pioneer days when cornmeal was very m … | Continue reading
When I was growing up every Friday night was hot dog night. It was a night we all looked forward to, especially my father. He adores hot dogs. I believe they are his favorite food group. Simply put if you put a plate of hot dogs and beans in front of him, you have served him his … | Continue reading
I am sharing a quick and easy dessert recipe with you today in the form of an Easy Blueberry Cobbler. It was inspired by a recipe for Blackberry Cobbler that I saw on Pioneer Woman. It is also in her book, Pioneer Woman Cooks, and is titled Patsy's Blackberry Cobbler. I have a co … | Continue reading
The recipe I am sharing with you today was adapted from a delicious soup recipe I found in the book, Essentials of Classic Italian Cooking by Marcella Hazen. It is a book I recently bought on my kindle. I had her original Classic Italian Cookbook which I got way back when. It wen … | Continue reading
Scottish Farmhouse Eggs. This simple and delicious recipe for a baked egg dish is one which I had saved on the Food52 site a very long time ago. It was a contest winner, but was later found to have been adapted from a recipe found in Bon Appetit Magazine in 1993. I really liked t … | Continue reading
I decided to make another loaf of bread in my bread machine this past weekend. I don't really use it enough and have made a promise to myself that I will use it more often this year! This weekend I baked a lovely Honey Whole Wheat Bread in it. I adapted the recipe from one which … | 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 deliciousness that I have enjoyed as my main meals over the past seven days. That's a whole lot of tasty to be getting on with! This week was a bit dif … | Continue reading
I had some glace cherries leftover from Christmas and was wanting to use them up. I spied this recipe for an Irish Cherry Tea Cake over on Irish American Mom. It looked really tasty! This is a very European cake. As I was explaining to my sister most European cakes are quite stur … | Continue reading
We eat a lot of chicken in my house. It's one of the cheaper proteins and we really like it. I say we, but I mean me. There is only me in this house. So, what I am saying is, I eat a lot of chicken. 😕 I like chicken. It's incredibly versatile and happily takes on the flav … | Continue reading
One thing we really like in my family are corn dogs. Even my mother, who was as skinny and slight as a tiny bird, had a cheeky box of corn dogs frozen in her freezer. She might have even had two. In all truth we are a family that loves hotdogs full stop in any way, shape or form. … | Continue reading
I was cleaning out my refrigerator after Christmas and found a few things that I wanted to use up. Specifically, the end of a bar of sharp cheddar cheese and a packet of Boursin cheese. When we were growing up, occasionally our mother would make stuffed baked potatoes for us for … | Continue reading
I thought it would be fun today to talk about our favorite store-cupboard/larder ingredients. Why they are our favorites and how we like to use them. This is by no means a complete list for me. I am a regular foodie and there are loads of ingredients that I LOVE! I could actually … | Continue reading
I decided to pop some flour, etc. into my bread machine before I went to church on Sunday morning so that I could have a fresh loaf of bread waiting for me when I got home. It had been a while since I had used my bread machine! I thought it was about time I dusted it off and gave … | Continue reading
Hi everyone and welcome to my Sunday Meals of the week post! On Sundays I like to do a roundup of all of the main meals which I have enjoyed cooking and eating over the past seven days. You all seem to enjoy seeing them as well, so that makes me happy! I do hope that when I share … | Continue reading
One thing which is done really well in North America is the North American Diner. These, usually roadside eating establishments are well known for serving up good, honest, simple and delicious fare! With excellent service, great food, reasonable prices, brilliant conversation and … | Continue reading
I saw a similar recipe to this on a blog called Krumpli the other day. It looked like a very simple and tasty recipe and so I bookmarked it. My mother used to make us a snack of melted cheese and bacon on toast when I was growing up and that is a snack that I also made occasional … | Continue reading
Normally on Wednesday nights I will go out for supper with my father and sister to a local eatery called the Big Scoop. Today was going to be their first day opening since before Christmas and the weather is really poor and so we decided to give this week a miss as we thought it … | Continue reading
I made some soup at the weekend and was wanting something hearty to enjoy along with it. You cannot beat a hot bowl of soup or stew in the winter months served with a tasty bread or roll. I discovered this recipe on Pinterest, attributed to Simply Delicious Food and printed it ou … | Continue reading
We have been having some wicked cold days here in Nova Scotia these past few days. Winter has descended upon us with a vengeance. This is soup weather with a capital "S!" There is nothing I like better than a hot bowl of soup on a cold winter's day and I reckon I am not alone in … | Continue reading
Prior to Christmas quite a few of my readers wanted me to post my mother's Barbeque Sauce recipe. This was on my YouTube channel. Its not something which really requires a lot of time. Making the sauce that is. It goes together in literally minutes. The time is taken up by braisi … | Continue reading
Hello everyone and welcome to the first Sunday of 2025 and my very first Meals of the Week post for the new year! On Sundays I like to do a recap of all of the main meals that I have enjoyed over the past seven days. Seven tasty entrees with all of the sides and menu suggestions … | Continue reading
I know it's not long since Christmas has passed and I still have Christmas cake in the cake tin, but I was wanting something different with my hot drink today. It's been snowing all day and I just wanted to sit down with a hot drink and a piece of cake and watch the snow fall. I … | Continue reading
I was having the family over for New Years Day dinner and had a ham that I was going to bake, and so I was looking for some delicious side dishes to serve alongside the ham. We have always, for as long as I can remember, had ham for New Years Day dinner. It was something my mothe … | Continue reading
I have been wanting to roast potatoes in my air fryer for a while now. I have baked them, and I have made chips, but I had never made classic roasted potatoes in the air fryer. I love my air fryer, and I use it a lot. It is the perfect kitchen tool, especially for the smaller fam … | Continue reading
I thought today I would jump on the bandwagon and do as others have done and share with you the recipes which have been the top ten recipes as chosen by you, my sweet readers, over the past twelve months. They are not necessarily recipes which I posted over the past year, but the … | Continue reading
I wanted to showcase something special for New Years Eve that I thought all my readers might enjoy. I had a lovely looking steak in the freezer and to me, having a steak is really a special treat and so I took it out and then looked for a delicious way to cook it. I saw this tast … | Continue reading