Adventures of a Home Cook
My favourite time of year is officially here: Fall. A time for apple-picking, thanksgiving harvests, warm soups, Sunday football with roasts in the oven, cool nights that are great for sleeping, and weather that is neither oppressively hot nor bitterly cold. It is most certainly my …
My husband and I spent this past last weekend of summer in beautiful Chicago. The weather was perfect, the drinks nice and cold, the shopping great! The only thing that disappointed was the pizza. I’m sorry Chicagoans, pizza shouldn’t need to be consumed with a …
It is that wonderful time of year again. The time when everyone’s tomato plants are overloaded with beautiful, firm, red fruit just waiting to be harvested and turned into sauce. If you are blessed with a garden of your own, you will find, like me, …
Every summer my family heads to our cottage in Northern Michigan, where eight adults, a growing number of children and two dogs pray for sunshine and a week of nice weather (it will happen one day!). Cooking for a crowd can be a challenge under …
I spend a significant portion of my mental capacity thinking about my next meal. Almost as soon as I clear the dishes I find myself thinking, ‘what should I serve for dinner tomorrow’. It has become a bit of a disease, mind you a delicious …
It’s that time of year again…the time for fresh local produce! The blessed months where delicious fruits and vegetables abound, farmers’ markets open their doors and fruit and vegetable stands pop up on corners around the city and county. The first fresh vegetables to make …
I think we are all familiar with the weeknight tacos of our childhood. I’m talking the Old El Paso kit you buy at the grocery store that has everything you need in it including the MSG-filled spice mix which is anything but spicy, unnaturally crunchy …
My favourite part of Easter does not involve bunnies or chocolate. It’s not even the beginning of Spring, with daffodils and tulips blooming. My favourite part is Good Friday fish fry. The reason is probably that my family does it right. We are talking 20 …
Despite not being born in the deep South I have discovered an extreme love for all things barbeque and classic southern cooking. [Is there anything better than fried chicken and waffles? We may need to include a segment on them soon!] But when you live …
Almost two years ago my husband and I made the decision to move from our mid-town apartment in Toronto to our hometown; a suburb of Windsor, Ontario. There were many compelling reasons for the move. We wanted to be closer to family to help out …