Adventures of a Home Cook
I have somehow surfaced after the whirlwind which was Easter Weekend, deeply in need of a holiday from our holiday, despite having four days off. Somehow the terms “holiday” and “vacation” have taken on synonymous connotations when they are anything but. A vacation is where …
I like my freezer to feel like back-up artillery. As a host, I like knowing that I have a reserve of weaponry to assist in the case of last-minute morning guests and unexpected company that shows up as I’m walking in the house from work. …
I have spent the last four days (what should be fun March Break with the kids) potty training my two-year-old. Even if I am fortunate enough to make it to the Pearly Gates, I will still have known something of hell. For those of your …
I try not to get too swept away with the latest food trends. I have no intention of ordering anything “unicorn”. I usually keep my pumpkin spice for pies. But like most people in the past few years, I have become a bit obsessive with …
My favourite part of the weekend is lazy, Saturday morning breakfast. Ever day of the week is like a battle, trying to get everyone dressed, fed, and out the door in time for school. In contrast, Saturday mornings are indulgently languid. There is nothing as …
I came back from a week away to discover that my garden had produced a zucchini the size of a large squash. I had no choice. I had to make zucchini bread. Or so I tell my Keto-dieting husband. Really though- an overly large zucchini will …
Every so often I will come across a dish that I have never even heard of and think to myself “have I been living in a box?” More likely, I just haven’t been exposed the the bounty of other cuisines in the world and have …
Quiche is such a versatile dish! It can be a satisfying breakfast. Combined with a mixed green salad it becomes an elegant lunch or dinner. Quiche screams sophistication and shows you put in that little extra effort. It can be made entirely in advance and …
The British are made famous for many things: Winston Churchill, fish and chips, those funny red telephone booths, the Beatles. Perhaps the most overlooked of British contributions to the world’s culinary repertoire is afternoon tea. Tiny sandwiches that adorably fit on little tea saucers and …
