Posts by The Culinary Chase
Butternut Squash Soup
I affectionately call my husband the fridge police and he doesn’t mind. He’ll come into the kitchen, usually when I’m getting dinner started, and go through the contents of the fridge. “What about this?” he’ll say, or “do you think this is going off?” and “how long has this been here?” All of which…
Read MoreSpinach Rice
A simple and easy way to serve rice and get your vitamins too! We’re all familiar with the cartoon character, Popeye the sailor man, who was always eating spinach to make him strong. While you would have to eat vast amounts of spinach for the daily recommended amount of iron (only 3.5 milligrams of iron…
Read MoreCrab Pasta with Lemon
Pasta is one of my go-to dishes when I am either pressed for time or not in the mood to cook. There are oodles of dried pasta varieties available, including a good selection of gluten-free, making it a versatile staple most cooks have in their cupboards. I had a package of cooked imitation crab meat…
Read MorePicnic Bread
I absolutely love the way the kitchen smells when bread is baking in the oven. It transports me back to a time when I was a young girl. My siblings and I would take turns delivering mail to our grandparents who lived down the road from us. My paternal grandmother was always baking something, especially…
Read MoreParmesan Crisps
Entertaining can seem like a daunting task whether it’s your first time or 100th! The key to any successful party is in the planning. When I plan a dinner party its roots are usually based on a country we have been to and have enjoyed the food. From there I start thinking about what I’d…
Read MoreEasy-To-Make Almond Milk
Almond milk is something I’ve been wanting to try for a while but like anything else I investigate, timing is always key and I need to be in the ‘mood’ to experiment. When I found out just how easy it was to make and the taste didn’t put me off, I wondered why it took…
Read MoreZucchini Goat Cheese Bruschetta
Bruschetta (pronounced brusketta), is an Italian antipasto where grilled slices of bread are rubbed with garlic and a splash of olive oil added. Who would have thought a simple Tuscan recipe of grilled bread could turn out to be so magical.
Read MoreTurkey Stew
Every Thanksgiving and Christmas we indulge in a massive turkey dinner and each year I say next time I will buy a smaller turkey with enough food for the evening and leftovers for the following day. Every Thanksgiving and Christmas we end up having too much turkey leftover and as a result eat our way…
Read MorePumpkin Pie Cupcakes
Pumpkin is a vegetable, ok, it’s actually a fruit because it contains seeds, and I use it throughout the fall and winter but usually serve it as a savory dish. However, when Thanksgiving and Christmas roll around it’s the only time I serve it as a dessert. Thanksgiving makes the pumpkin a favorite family tradition…
Read MoreHow To Make Pulled Pork
Ever go past the meat counter in your grocery store and pass by the ugly cuts of meat? Guilty as charged, however, it’s only the two of us so a big honking piece of meat such as a pork shoulder would go off before we ever finished it. Having said that, I’ve been wanting to…
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