Category Archives: Recipe
Christmas Goose
I hope everyone had a good and safe Christmas. Ours was, in turn, very exciting and very laid-back. My husband broke a bone just before Christmas, so the days leading up to the holiday were filled with crutches, casts, and … Continue reading
Filed under Cooking for Two, Poultry, Recipe
Strawberry Basil Ice Cream
This summer has been absolutely beautiful. It’s been warm, with not too many muggy, hot days that make it too sticky to move. It’s been dry, which has been a blessing for people still struggling with flooding. And it’s been … Continue reading
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Fiddleheads and Bacon over Pasta
Mother Nature is a cruel mistress, as any Manitoban can tell you right now. We woke yesterday morning to a very pretty but unseasonable white blanket of snow covering everything in sight. But despite the snow, spring is still happening. … Continue reading
Filed under Cooking for Two, Eat Local, Recipe
French Zucchini Toast
If you follow me on Twitter, you might have seen that I have a lot of zucchini in the freezer to deal with. We love zucchini bread, and like all quick breads it’s crazy easy to make. So I’ve slowly … Continue reading
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Creamy Scrambled Eggs and Spinach
It’s getting to be that difficult time of year here in Winnipeg. The holidays are long past, but winter will just drag on and on for at least another month and a half. I find myself crawling out of bed … Continue reading
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Chicken (or Turkey, or Duck, or Veal, or…) Stock
Before I started cooking, I considered broth and stock to be pretty much interchangeable. It’s only been fairly recently that I’ve realized there is a difference. The consensus seems to be that broth is made with meat, while stock is … Continue reading
Filed under Cooking for Two, Food Favorites, Poultry, Recipe
Red Thai Curry Chicken
I admit that when I first moved to Canada my palate was pretty limited. Exotic meant Chinese, and Chinese meant chow mein and chicken balls. Japanese food was looked upon in suspicion because it sounded like it would be all … Continue reading
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Happy Thanksgiving!
I hope that everyone is having a great, safe, and delicious Thanksgiving this year! We had our dinner yesterday, so today I have time to relax and tell you all about it! We decided to invite several friends over this … Continue reading
Cucumber and Bacon Sandwich
Up until this week, the hot, humid weather we’ve been having has created a bit of a boom in our garden. Most vegetable plants love hot weather – the hotter, the better. So long as you keep everything watered, the … Continue reading
Filed under Cooking for Two, Ghetto Cuisine, Meat, Recipe
Homemade Vanilla Bean Ice Cream
If there’s one thing that I love, it’s ice cream. I think I learned my love for ice cream from my dad. I remember going for ice cream in the summer. We’d all get cones, and he would always finish … Continue reading
Filed under Cooking for Two, Dessert, Food Favorites, Recipe
