Are you ready? Have you started? Do you at least have a plan? My daughter will be making this lovely salad – here is a link to the recipe. Brussels sprouts apple and pomegranate salad I am going to make this soup again this year – I like to serve a soup to begin the meal and when that is done, I slice the bird … Continue reading Thanksgiving ideas before and after
Wow did it get real cold real fast; 20 degree mornings is a little much this early in the season. Plus I still haven’t planted my garlic or my tulips that I bought – oops! I do hope to get them in the ground before the sun sets today. I also hope that they have time enough to get established so we get to enjoy … Continue reading Turkey Pot Pie
This morning is vastly different from last Sunday around here. Last weekend we hosted my son and daughter-n-laws wedding reception that we had to postponed from last year. The weather was excellent for the majority of the party, the rain came later which we were all grateful for. There were twelve of us staying over and fourteen plus two dogs for breakfast. At the moment … Continue reading Pasta Sausage and Cherry Tomatoes
I received a lovely gift from my sister-in-law when she came to visit a couple of weeks ago. Firstly let me say this is not my first tagine recipe that I have blogged about. However because of my sister-in-law this is the first one in an actual Tagine. What a unique cooking vessel. Not unlike a cast iron pan that you must first season before … Continue reading Tagine Chicken with Olives and Preserved Lemons
Current situation is I am in the den trying to write my blog, my sister-in-law is in the kitchen doing dishes, her husband is helping my husband with his snowmobile seat replacement. My brother-in-law and his GF just left to head home to the Cape which is why I am in the den trying to write. Oh and my daughter and her BF just woke … Continue reading Soba noodle salad with roasted chicken
I can say without a doubt that just a few years ago I would not be talking about let alone making and eating raw fish. This is my first time making a poke bowl and it was SO good. I am looking forward to making it again. So are my husband and daughter; we all really enjoyed dinner the other night. I fried up … Continue reading Tuna Poke Bowl
Procrastination is the word of the weekend! I feel like every time I go and do something on my list I have a “squirrel” moment. We were all going to a pool party yesterday afternoon. Brings me back to my youth; I wonder if that is where my love of parties comes from hmmmm interesting. I was going to write my blog, pack the cooler, … Continue reading Sheet Pan Chicken and Cabbage
Mary Mary quite contrary how does your garden grow? I would say; if asked that it is doing OK; just OK because somethings are doing way better than others. I would argue that it’s more the weathers fault than my own; how could you dispute it? July was the rainiest on record, August has been hazy hot and humid and still a bit damp. Later … Continue reading Spaghetti with lemon and summer cherry tomatoes
This recipe is a slight collaboration between my daughter and I; since I work from home my job was to make the marinade and add the steak to it so it had time to gather all the yumminess – which for only marinating for a couple of hours had a ton of flavor. This is another recipe from one of her favorite cookbooks Aloha Kitchen. … Continue reading Meat Jun with Somen Dressing Chopped Salad
current situation, we are out on the porch with our morning tea and coffee. The birds are chirping the wind chime is chiming, and for some strange reason I have a very mean humming bird who doesn’t like to share. I do have only one feeder but many flowers around so I am sure there is plenty of nectar to share but this little bugger … Continue reading Spam Fried Rice
