One day recently I found out that our little Spanish girl loves pancakes. It just slipped out in a conversation as these things do . . . and so I decided to treat her to a lovely batch of them one morning. I know . . . I am spoiling her, but it's just so darned nice to have a young person around. ...
How can you not love a cake which is called "Cut and Come Again Cake?" It's just impossible I tell you . . . well, it's impossible for me to at any rate. I am an old fashioned girl and I just adore these old fashioned names for things . . . so just what is Cut and Come Again Cake? ...
One of the nice things about having someone else in the house is that Ariana likes Pasta and now I have the perfect excuse to cook it and not feel guilty about it. Today I made this simple and yet incredibly tasty pasta dish that Ariana and I both really enjoyed, and the Toddster dined on leftover meat...
I have to admit that broccoli is not one of the Toddster's favourite vegetables. I love the stuff, but he's not so keen. It's one of those vegetables however that is really very good for you and so I am always looking for ways to incorporate it into our diets, that are appealing to him at least in some...
I love, love blueberries and we are right in the midst of our blueberry season here in the UK at the moment. I know my sister has been picking the juicy little blue jewels for a few weeks now in Canada. I can never get enough of them during the season and I always freeze tons to use in the Winter months. ...
I have to admit, that of all the sandwiches out there, and all the sandwiches I have eaten in my lifetime, my favourite has to be the good old fashioned Cheese Toastie, or Grilled Cheese as it is also called. Over here they call sandwiches sarnies in some places. Or Baps . . .
Bap. Sarnie. ...
Occasionally you see something which is totally outrageous and yet strangely appealing at the same time. That's the way it was for me when I saw these toasted Spaghetti and Cheese sandwiches popping up all over the net.
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I don't mind admitting it. I'm having a kind of a blah day. I think everyone has days like that from time to time. It's like I'm running on empty today and my battery just feels low . . . low . . . low. I am totally lacking in energy and inspiration. Totally...
We have a lovely girl staying with us at the moment from Spain. She is working at the hospital and so I have been making her a lunch to take with her each day. Today, in my quest to get away from sandwiches, I made her a deliciously different salad for a change.
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I love to cook and eat chicken. Once upon a time, when I was working full time . . . I was able to afford free range organic chicken, and I won't like . . . it was lovely. These days all I can rise to buy with the budget I have to work with is higher welfare chicken. I am not sure I want to...
The temps have really dropped here these past couple of days. It seems we are getting winds from the North and things are getting pretty cool, even down to they say only 3 degrees early tomorrow morning! Who would believe it in August? Crazy!
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Mondy evenings are always Family Home Evenings in our house. This is a special night each week that we set apart to do things together as a family. Usually we share a special thought, some fun activity and a special treat to share. It's a church thing, and we feel it is inspired and it helps us to...
I have always been a "foodie." I've always loved food, eating, recipes, etc. When I was between the ages of 5 and 9, my best friend in the world was a girl named Susan Warburton.
Here we are at the end of Grade one, we would have both been six years old. She is on the far left...
Hooray for the weekend! I usually reserve the weekends for cooking us a nice big breakfast. It might be a full on fry up . . . or it might be something as simple as muffins. It all depends on how I feel and how hungry we are. Generally though, I like to pull out all the stops and cook something really...
I usually like to bake something scrummy for our weekend breakfasts. A breakfast cake of some sort, scones . . . tea loaves, muffins. What I bake depends totally on what I have to hand and what kind of a mood I am in. This week I had some bananas that needed using and so I decided to bake...
Three new cooking rubs have been added to the Newman's Own Range to help recreate a US-style BBQ! You can bring these delicious American flavours to your own kitchen this summer with the new range of American style Rubs, an easy way to recreate the flavours of US low'n slow-style BBQ food at home. The rubs...
Here we are at day four of my week of celebrations cooking fest! I have a fondness for eggs, especially good eggs. I always buy free range eggs for baking with, but if I am going to eat eggs as a meal/dinner, I often splurge and get some really good eggs.
I really like...
Continuing on with my week of celebrations, I just have to share with you one of my favourite soup/stews! Corn Chowder! This is a hearty family favourite that I have been making for my family and myself for many, many years. It is a tried and true!
It is chock full of vegetables . . . ...
Well today is my birthday. Boo Hoo Fifty nine years old. However did that happen. No matter, happen it did and I am celebrating! Ten friends are coming over for lunch today and we are going to do it in style. I am looking forward to seeing and spending time with them.
This...
This is the first of my week of celebrations posts! It is my birthday on Wednesday of this week and it will mark the beginning of my last year as a fifty something year old! (I know! Boo Hoo, how did that happen? I still feel sixteen inside. It's that first look in the mirror in the morning that's...
Some days you just want something for breakfast that is really bad and a bit naughty. I know cake is a good thing to fill that urge, but sometimes you want it only a bit naughty, but still a bit decadent . . . any woman would know what I am talking about I think . . .
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I recently bought a little booklet at the grocery store, entitled Delicious Pastries. I fear I have been in love with puff pastry my whole life, fueled by trips made to my French Grandmaman's home where we would feast on caramel filled puff pastry squares dolloped with thick sweet cream . . . mmmm . ....
I have something spectacularly simple and yet very elegant to share with you today.
These little gems are quite old fashioned, coming from a recipe that's been around a very long time. (1933) I have a series of cookery books in my home library, called The Farmer's Wife cookbooks. I have the Baking one, the Comfort...
During the week, I try to cook meals which are quick and easy and not too hard on the budget. Living on a pension means we have a very basic fixed income, and so there is not a lot of room for playing around overly much, and with way food costs are rising, it gets harder and harder each week to make ends...
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