My hubby is in London this week, which means one of two things. I am either living off of leftovers and anything I can scrounge up without going to the grocery store. Or, I am making everything I normally avoid because I assume James won”t like it. The latter is the reason for these delicious(…)
The October 2009 Daring Cooks’ challenge was brought to us by Jaden of the blog Steamy Kitchen. The recipes are from her new cookbook, The Steamy Kitchen Cookbook. Her picks were this Vietnamese Chicken Pho and Fried Dessert Wontons! First off let me shout from the rooftops, I LOVE THIS SOUP!! If the North American(…)
I am not one to usually make juice from scratch. For some reason in my mind it always seemed like a lot of work and I didn”t understand the reasoning behind it, when it is so readily available to purchase. But, after making homemade Cranberry Juice I have been converted. It is pure. It is(…)
I have a confession to make. I am not so great with potatoes. Don”t get me wrong, I love potatoes. In fact, they are one of my favourite vegetables. But, my husband does not appreciate their texture or lack of flavour so making potatoes is a little foreign to me. When I saw some Roasted(…)
This is the recipe that first opened my eyes to using fresh basil, actually any fresh herb. It made me realize that nothing beats the real thing. Which is true of all foods, in my opinion. The flavours are so much richer and add so much more pizzaz when you use fresh herbs over dried,(…)
When I was pregnant with my son I had major cravings for Mexican food and citrus fruits. The citrus fruits made sense as I must have been needing the vitamin C, but I have no idea what brought on the Mexican cravings. At least I wasn”t craving chalk as I”ve heard some women (particularly teachers)(…)