Adventures of a Home Cook
Growing up, my sister and I always asked for Macaroni and Cheese whenever my father was away. To him, mac and cheese was considered nursery school food he wanted no part in. And when I say Macaroni and Cheese, I do not mean the kit …
In my Fall trend of making warm comfort foods, I have included this winner. It has all the fall comfort essentials: warm, filling, and creamy! It may also be the embodiment of ‘unhealthy’, containing cream, bacon, and starchy potatoes. I guess when it comes to …
Before the critics rolls in I am going to state up front: I am from Canada, I do not have a background in Tex-Mex cooking, I have never set foot in the great state of Texas. [Side note- my lovely cousin from Austin, we should …
Returning to the kitchen after a weekend filled with feasting is always a bit of a challenge. After baking pies, mashing potatoes and basting for hours, all I want to do is fall into a tryptophane-induced coma and binge watch Netflix until Halloween. Then I …
I know that I am supposed to eat more fish, especially oily fish like salmon. I have been told repeatedly of the numerous health benefits. And don’t get me wrong- I like fish. It just never seems to make it into the regular repertoire. I’m …
Where I am from, the last weekend in August is known as Cornfest weekend. Yes my small town celebrates its corn to an extreme degree. There is a corn-eating contest, a Miss Cornfest pageant, and the Cornfest parade lead by Nibby and Niblet- an adult …
Every time I make traditional ratatouille I am severely disappointed. I don’t think it is the recipe creator’s fault. I just expect ratatouille not to be so liquidy and soggy, but to really be a spiral of vegetables like the dish served in the Disney …
Having recently returned from a week away at our cottage in Northern Michigan, I need a nap! There was a time when a vacation away at the cottage meant spending the afternoon floating on the lake, reading a good book on the screened in porch …
This past long weekend my husband, father and a bunch of guys went to our cottage in northern Michigan to tear down and rebuilt a deck. What do you do when your Keto-dieting husband leaves you for the weekend with two kids? Cook nothing but …
