Adventures of a Home Cook
In my parents’ house, Christmas and Thanksgiving are holidays where turkey is required to the point of being enshrined. As though the Lord spoke down to Mary and Joseph in the manger and said “thou shall eat turkey”. But Easter; Easter is filled with possibilities. …
This is the showstopper of all main course dishes. When done correctly, this dish make a statement: I am a bad ass in the kitchen! It makes that statement though because it is notoriously difficult to pull off. You need to make sure the dish …
The Christmas countdown is on. The countdown that stresses all mothers out- how will I accomplish everything before Christmas Eve? I lay in my bed last night thinking about everything I still had to cook and all the wrapping I had not finished, in that …
US Thanksgiving still looked a little different this year. We could not tailgate at the Lions game as we typically do (Canada still requires a very expensive PCR test before re-entry), but this year we were fortunate to be able to have a smallish gathering …
While I am not Jewish, I deeply identify with Jewish food. Slow roasted brisket is a beautiful thing. Latkes are high on my potato love list. I do not need to convince you of the greatness of a bagel. So this year, instead of cooking …
My family has this adorable (or if you ask my husband annoying) habit of singing all the time. On my birthday I receive no less than five phone calls where I am serenaded to the tune of not just Happy Birthday, but our own additional …
Christmas is not “the most wonderful time of the year” without holiday baking. The making and sharing of Christmas cookies is part of what makes the season magical to me. While we cannot gather to decorate cookies as we did in the past, I will …
It is that wonderful holiday time of year again. Time for being thankful, surrounding yourself with loved ones, and eating endless carbs. While I know the holidays will not be the same this year, I still have all of the feels. To quote Johnny Mathus, …
In my house, Thanksgiving is synonymous with pie! Specifically apple and pumpkin pie. While my true heart lies with apple, pumpkin pie only comes once a year and it is all the more special for it. I have tried numerous pumpkin pie recipes in the …
