Adventures of a Home Cook
I have long resisted the rotisserie chicken on display at the grocery store. I think it was pure snobbery on my part. I thought- well I can cook a chicken better than the grocery store! And while that is true, for some incomprehensible reason the …
Once a year, always in the cold winter months, I make French Onion Soup. It is a decadent treat that I enjoy thoroughly, but get sick of immediately and I don’t crave it again until the snow is falling, the fire is crackling and I …
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 …
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 …
My sister has been making a roasted red pepper soup as her “go to” soup for years. She has declared “it’s delicious”, “its simple”, “my husband loves it” repeatedly. There is therefore no explanation as to why last weekend was the first time I not …
When I am looking for a great Italian recipe that is suitable for quick home cooking, I look no further than Fabio Viviani. He may not be the most famous Italian chef but his recipes are always reliable, accurate and his stories are hilarious! In …
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 …
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 …
