We are having a spate of really cold weather here. Winter's last hurrah. Well, I guess it isn't really all that cold temperature-wise (just above freezing), but strong winds make it particularly biting. This is soup and stew weather!I am a huge fan of white chili' … | Continue reading
Here we are another Sunday, another meals of the week post. The one where I share every main meal that I have cooked, eaten and enjoyed over the past seven days. This week is slightly different as I spent the earlier portion of the week feeling quite ill, having come down with … | Continue reading
I am meeting up with my daughter and son-in-law later today to take them out for supper. My son-in-law was at the Canadian National Winter Games last week for the Special Olympics and came home with three medals. I am taking them out to celebrate his wins and I wanted to bring t … | Continue reading
I wanted to bake something yesterday but was a bit unsure what I wanted to bake. Every morning between 9 and 9:30 my sister and I cycle together on our cycling machines and talk to each other on the phone at the same time. She said you should try this olive oil cake recipe I fo … | Continue reading
I had bought a container of ready prepared butternut squash when my daughter was here last week. We were going to have it on Saturday, but then I got ill and all of the best laid plans went out of the window. I needed to use it up today or I would have had to throw it away.I th … | Continue reading
A week or two back when I posted my recipe for Grape Nuts Bread on my Facebook page, it was brought to my attention that Grape Nuts Cereal is not something that you can really find here in Canada any longer. In the UK it was readily available in the cereal aisle.My sister had m … | Continue reading
I came down with a rather bad tummy bug over the weekend. I did not cook anything at all on Saturday or Sunday. My daughter was still with me and she took good care of me. She enjoyed some canned Spaghetti and meatballs, which she likes and garlic bread and then yesterday, after … | Continue reading
Here we are at another Sunday and I am sharing another delicious Meals of the Week post with you. On Sundays I like to share all of the main meals and recipes for them which I have enjoyed over the past seven days. Of course some days I will have eaten out or at my sister's … | Continue reading
You might think I am being pretty audacious in calling this the Perfect Peanut Butter Cookie recipe. Perhaps that is so, but after having baked them I can tell you that they are indeed pretty darn perfect peanut butter cookies. I don't think you can get much more perfect t … | Continue reading
Today's brilliant onion recipe has been adapted from the Ottolenghi cookbook entitled, Flavor. I am a HUGE fan of Ottolenghi. He is a much beloved Chef in the U.K. who is well known for his ability to stretch the norms and come up with incredibly delicious foods using simple i … | Continue reading
Today's brilliant onion recipe has been adapted from the Ottolenghi cookbook entitled, Flavor. I am a HUGE fan of Ottolenghi. He is a much beloved Chef in the U.K. who is well known for his ability to stretch the norms and come up with incredibly delicious foods using simp … | Continue reading
This Fried Cornbread Recipe I am sharing with you today is one that my sister Cindy shared with me. She had found it on a page called Cooktop Cove. We both thought it looked delicious. Kind of like pancakes, but a bit heavier.The method consists of making a simple batter, wh … | Continue reading
I wanted to make a special dessert to share with my daughter today. It is not often I have her here staying with me and so I wanted to treat her to something she wouldn't get very often at home. But, as well, this is a dessert that is so simple to make that she could make … | Continue reading
I have never made any secret of the fact that the potato is my favorite vegetable. I could quite happily live without other things, but not my potatoes. That is why low carb diets never work for me. Eventually I just have to have a potato and you know how that goes, once your t … | Continue reading
Today I had a part of a cabbage left in the refrigerator that needed using up, and I was wanting a belly warming soup for my lunch, and so I went on a search for a soup that I could use up my cabbage in. I came across this recipe for Irish Colcannon Soup on a blog called Fusion … | Continue reading
Here we are again. Another Sunday, another Meals of the Week roundup of recipes! Each Sunday I like to share with you all of the main meals, plus the recipes that I have enjoyed cooking and eating over the past seven days. That is a whole lot of deliciousness!I live on my own, w … | Continue reading
I had a tin of strawberry rhubarb filling in the larder that I wanted to use up and so I decided to make a lovely breakfast cake with it. I am not a person who really enjoys eating things like eggs for breakfast, but give me a cake for breakfast, and I am all in!I guess that me … | Continue reading
When my sister and I were in the grocery store yesterday I spied a package of bone in old-fashioned pork loin chops that were marked down by 50%. Old habits die hard and even though I am cutting way back on my meat consumption I could not help myself. I picked them up and brou … | Continue reading
I was talking to my sister the other day and she was saying that her daughter had been speaking to her about Mashed Potato Bowls and how popular they were. The more we talked about them, the more I wanted to make one!Apparently KFC in the US does one and has recently introduced … | Continue reading
I am here with another Vegetarian option today, that is suitable for either breakfast or for supper. Its all up to you and depending on your appetite. This Loaded Breakfast Potato Skins recipe is perfectly sized for two people, but can absolutely be doubled or tripled to feed m … | Continue reading
The other day when my sister and I were at the shops I decided to pick up a split turkey breast on the bone. Turkey pieces are not always available where I live and so when I see them I like to buy them. In the U.K. there was an abundance of turkey in many forms always availab … | Continue reading
Today I am sharing another recipe in my attempt to eat more plant-based whole-food meals. Todays recipe for Dry Rub Roasted Sweet Potatoes with Green Bean Slaw is a delicious one which I adapted from one that I found in the cookbook, Smitten Kitchen Every Day.It is a book that … | Continue reading
Happy Sunday and welcome to my weekly Meals of the Week post! The one where I share with you all of the deliciousness of the main meals that I have cooked and or enjoyed over the previous seven days. That's a whole lot of tastiness going on there.I don't always eat at … | Continue reading
This is citrus season at the moment and the prices of fresh lemons, oranges, limes, etc. are very reasonable at the shops. I have been really enjoying my fill of all of these things, but especially lemons.I am using them for salad dressings, cakes, cookies, pies, in main dishes … | Continue reading
Every Friday night in our home when I was growing up was Hot Dog night. Without fail. My mom made the best hotdogs in the world. They were so delicious that all of our friends wanted to be invited to Hot Dog Night.She used top split, soft sided buns. They are called New Engla … | Continue reading
I was watching a cooking show on Netflix the other night called Time to Eat. The presenter on it is Nadiya Hussain. She was the winner of the Great British Bakeoff in 2015. I remember being really pleased for her when she won. She is my favorite winner of the GBBO of all time. … | Continue reading
Happy Valentines Day! I know I am a single woman, but I can still remember the excitement of wanting to prepare a fabulous romantic dinner for my partner. Sure it is nice to be taken out, but, and I am speaking from my own honest opinion here, you often get a much better mea … | Continue reading
I saw this recipe for a dessert pudding cake mix over on Mennonite Girls Can Cook the other day and thought to myself, that is genius! I immediately bookmarked it to try at some point!First I needed to get all of my ducks in a row. It required the use of two cake mixes and I di … | Continue reading
I had some frozen orange juice concentrate in my refrigerator that I had bought for when my family last visited from New Brunswick. I wanted to use it up. I thought to use some of it in a chicken dish, and then I happened upon this recipe for refreshing looking morning orange … | Continue reading
Welcome once again to my Sunday Meals of the Week Post. On Sundays I like to share with you, my readers, all of the main dishes and recipes that I have enjoyed for my main meals over the past seven days. Doing so helps me to eat much better than I would otherwise and I hope ins … | Continue reading
I was wanting a wee bit of a treat to enjoy with a hot cup of herbal tea the other day. I had seen this English Tea Cakes recipe on Taste of Home and so I printed it out to make when I had the time.It looked very easy to make, not using a multitude of ingredients, and ingredient … | Continue reading
I had picked up a cauliflower when I was in the shops the other day and was keen to use it. When I bought it I had thought I might make a curry with it, or a soup, but in the end I didn't do either one of those things. I did decide today however that I needed to use it. Are yo … | Continue reading
Today I am sharing a copycat recipe for Dolly Parton's Stampede Soup. I found the recipe on Dinner 321. It looked simple to make and delicious. I like simple and delicious. That is just how I roll if possible.I had more than enough complicated cooking when I cooked at the Man … | Continue reading
There is a channel on YouTube that I like to watch by this Scottish lady called Cheryl. It is called What's For Tea? (Tea is what they call supper over in the U.K.) I just kind of stumbled onto her channel a year or so ago and I enjoyed what I saw.She mostly does grocery sho … | Continue reading
They had some lovely looking Bok Choy on offer in our local shops on Saturday last when I did my shopping and so I picked some up. A friend of mine had recommended this recipe for a Bok Choy and Mushroom stir fry that I wanted to try that was also Vegan. It looked fabulous!Th … | Continue reading
One thing that they do better in England than they do anywhere else in the world is the Jacket Potato. One of the first things I had to eat in the U.K. was a jacket potato at a dedicated jacket potato restaurant at Euston Station in London, whilst waiting for a train to go up to … | Continue reading
One thing that they do better in England than they do anywhere else in the world is the Jacket Potato. One of the first things I had to eat in the U.K. was a jacket potato at a dedicated jacket potato restaurant at Euston Station in London, whilst waiting for a train to go up to … | Continue reading
Here we are, another Sunday, another Meals of the Week Post! This one brings us into the month of February. Every Sunday I like to share with you, my readers, all of the main dishes/meals that I have enjoyed and/or cooked over the past seven days!I am determined to feed mysel … | Continue reading
I usually like to have a cake in the cake-tin at the weekend. I like to relax and indulge in a spot of cake and a cup of hot tea while I do it, plus you never know when company is going to drop by. Its always nice to have a cake in the tin when they do.This cake recipe I am sha … | Continue reading
I usually like to have a cake in the cake-tin at the weekend. I like to relax and indulge in a spot of cake and a cup of hot tea while I do it, plus you never know when company is going to drop by. Its always nice to have a cake in the tin when they do.This cake recipe I am sha … | Continue reading
I had picked up a package of vegetarian ground round at the shops the other day to try and so I thought I would make an easy baked spaghetti and meat sauce dish with it. The recipe is one I adapted from a cookbook I have by Cooks Country for One Pan Wonders. It is sized for 2 … | Continue reading
I had some dried dates that needed using up, leftover from when I made my Malt Loaf. I wanted to bake myself some muffins for the week and thought that would be a great way of using the dates up. I remembered seeing a delicious looking Date Nut Muffin recipe on The View From G … | Continue reading
I was feeling in a Chinese noodle frame of mind today. I adore noodles. I sometimes will eat the dry ramen noodles and I do like to buy the frozen Yakisoba Noodles that you get at Costco. They are delicious and are always great for a quick noodle fix. Four minutes in the micro … | Continue reading
It is Monday afternoon as I write this and it has been the perfect day to make and enjoy a hot bowl of soup. I think we have gotten at least six inches of snow today and the wind has been blowing. I had a mother who could make soup out of anything. My mom was the best soup ma … | Continue reading
This recipe I am sharing today is something I have been making for many, many years. It is a recipe I got from a cookbook that I purchased when my children were growing up. Smart Cooking by Anne Lindsay. Published in co-operation with the Canadian Cancer Society it was filled … | Continue reading
Here we are again, another Sunday, another Meals of the Week post! Every Sunday I like to share with you, my readers, all of the main meals that I have cooked, eaten and otherwise enjoyed over the past seven days! This week I was experimenting with Vegan and Vegetarian cooking … | Continue reading
Here we are again, another Sunday, another Meals of the Week post! Every Sunday I like to share with you, my readers, all of the main meals that I have cooked, eaten and otherwise enjoyed over the past seven days! This week I was experimenting with Vegan and Vegetarian cooking … | Continue reading
As some of you may know, my father wrote his car off on the eve of his 90th birthday several weeks ago. Thankfully he wasn't too banged up in the process, but he has been without wheels ever since. That means my sister and I have been running his meals, etc. back and forth … | Continue reading