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 …
Historically I have not been a fan of kale. It is one of those fad super foods that everyone harps on, supposedly can’t get enough of, and tries to incorporate into meals that they were never intended for. I mean ‘kale chips’, you’re not fooling anyone. …
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, …
I have a secret obsession with baked beans. Secret because there is something ‘unladylike’ about a love of baked beans. But I just can’t help myself. The combination of sweet and salty, when done right, is just heavenly. I have been known on occasion to …
As a busy mother of two I find myself often looking for a quick snack during the day. Something I can grab and throw in my purse. Unfortunately, most quick snacks are processed and terrible for us. I have gotten in the habit, when time …
People generally fall into two breakfast categories: sweet or savory. While I generally like to enjoy the best of both worlds, in my mind nothing beats homemade cinnamon buns in the morning. The smell alone is best thing in the world to wake up to. Like …
I find that having a well stocked freezer is essential to my sanity. It allows me to buy meat when it is on sale, avoids having to go to the grocery store multiple times a week, and is a great quick way to store summer …
