Swedish Pancakes

Once more, I am making pancakes.  These are more crepes than the traditional North American pancakes. I am flying out today for an appointment and won’t be back until late tomorrow, so I… Continue reading →

Slow Cooker General Tso’s Chicken

Friday evening and what is more perfect than some Chinese food.  Okay, faux Chinese, but it is in the ball park and it is good.  And simple.  And made in the slow cooker.… Continue reading →

Baked Pasta with Ham and Tomatoes

I had some left over spaghetti from last night’s supper and decided to use it to make a baked pasta dish for this evening. It was a total experiment.  Which worked out really… Continue reading →

Just like loaded Baked Potatoes – Cauliflower

Allan got me another cauliflower.  I think he has a contact somewhere, all I know is that he was at the airport and post office and came back with cauliflower and some other… Continue reading →

Marcella Hazan’s Tomato Sauce

Recently I mentioned that tomato sauce for pasta is something I have to be in the mood for and it was suggested to me that I try this sauce. Three ingredients to make a… Continue reading →

Slow Cooker Raspberry Bread Pudding

When I first moved to Canada I knew that there would be a lot of differences.  I knew that a lot of the things I took for granted would be different and maybe… Continue reading →

Pasta and Cauliflower Au Gratin

Allan got us a cauliflower and some broccoli last week so I was looking for a recipe that would combine those and his love of pasta. This dish is perfect as it is… Continue reading →

Tuscan Chicken Cakes

I found this recipe for leftover roast chicken and adapted it slightly as I didn’t have all the ingredients the recipe called for. The pesto and sun dried tomatoes were omitted.  I miss… Continue reading →

Vegetable Uglies

When I first made my favourite buttermilk biscuit recipe I had some dough left over and used it to make Apple Uglies which we both really loved.  They were called “Uglies” as they were… Continue reading →

Jamie Oliver’s perfect roast potatoes

Roast potatoes have a special place in my heart.  They were a staple, along with mashed turnip (rutabaga, I think it is called here) at all of the Sunday Dinners we had growing… Continue reading →