Dessert

I baked a bone-in ham for dinner on Wednesday night.  Along with the ham we had a rich potato gratin (cooked in heavy cream).  Other sides were squash and broccoli.   We shared dinner with Clif and Barb and Erwin another of our neighbours. I didn’t get a picture of dinner but I did take one…

Risotto with Prawns

Dinner tonight was influenced by Mary.  Of  course dinner is often influenced by her.  If you haven’t visited Mary’s blog Once Upon A Plate you are in for a visual treat.    Mary posted today about an  Oven Baked Parmesan Risotto.  A little different than a traditional stove top risotto but delicious all the same.   I…

Thanksgiving Dinner

Yesterday was our Thanksgivng.  Dinner was a traditional Roast Turkey Dinner.  We had dinner next door with our wonderful neighbours Clif and Barb.  Clif bought the turkey, a fresh 14 pound free range and gave it too me Saturday.   I presalted it , wrapped it in plastic wrap and into the fridge it went….

ANNOUNCING THE GIVEAWAY WINNERS

I’m very happy to announce the winners of my Giveaway.  They are: Hippo Flambe How to Cook Like a Wolf Kridabo I’ve emailed each of the winners and as soon as I have full names and addresses I will mail off your gift. Thanks to everyone who commented and those that also blogged about the…

Chicken Piccata with a side of Pasta

This has to be one of the quickest and easiest dinners to put together.  On the table in less than 30 minutes.  I defrosted boneless chicken breasts to cook Friday but by the time I got home from work I wasn’t in the mood so I made a pot of Potato Leek soup instead.  That…

More Beef

I was so happy with the sirloin tip that I roasted last week that I bought another.. This one was just as good as the first. Tender with a wonderful flavour. Like the other  this one was also a three pounder. I decided to roast just half and freeze the other half The roast was…

Traditional Hungarian Goulash

Hungarian Goulash is a favourite of my son Matthew.   So when I knew he was going to come up for dinner this week that is what I decided to make.    Along with the Goulash we had spaetzle, red cabbage and simmered green beans.   Comfort food at its best.  I made sure there were lots of…

Cheddar Cheese Crackers

I was looking for something to do with sharp cheddar cheese and found inspiration in a photo on Tastespotting.   The picture posted by Zoomyummy was for a Salty Cheese Cookie.  I adapted the recipe slightly and rather than cookies made both crackers and little cheese olive bites. I thought that these crackers actually tasted even…

Baked Potatoes for Breakfast

Yesterday was a strange food day.  The first thing I did was put on a pot of Hungarian Goulash to simmer.  I was expecting Matt to come up for dinner and I needed to get an early start because we had a lot planned for the day.  Abby , our Himalayan was going in to…

Moe’s Diner………….. Daily Special

Before heading off to work on Sunday I roasted two small chickens.   Just so I could make hot chicken sandwiches for dinner.   And you can’t have hot chicken sandwiches without homemade fries and of course canned peas.  I know, I’m sorry, but canned peas are a tradition and ALWAYS served on the side with hot…