Strawberry Rhubarb Crisp
From Ancient Remedy to Beloved Dessert – A Spice Route Treasure – Rhubarb’s roots stretch back thousands of years to the mountainous regions of northern and central Asia (China, Mongolia, and Siberia), where it was cultivated primarily for medicinal purposes. The Chinese prized it as a digestive tonic and laxative,
DIY Rosemary Salt
I love gearing up for the Christmas holidays as it’s one of my favorite times of the year. People seem a bit kinder, smile more and the feeling of mutual respect resonates more during this time of the year than any other. Not to sound the alarm bells, but there are only 46 days before…
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…
Spinach 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…
Crab 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…
Picnic 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…
Parmesan 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…
Easy-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…
Zucchini 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.
Turkey 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…
Pumpkin 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…
How 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…
Overnight Oats in a Jar
My kids always had breakfast and as they got older I reinforced the values of eating something first thing in the morning. I still do even though they may roll their eyes at me. I can hear them saying, ‘yes mom, we know’ (insert happy face here). But all kidding aside, breakfast is the most…