Was feeling ravenous this morning. Eggs and bread usually take care of the morning hunger but I always have sunny side up with two slices of toast. This morning, I made French toast for maybe the second time in my life. 2 eggs 1/4 tsp almond extract Cinnamon Walnuts 2 slices of Jay’s homemade bread [...]
Archive for September, 2009
Nutty French Toast
September 29, 2009
Honey Teriyaki Salmon and Rice
September 29, 2009
This was definitely a winner! From the Weight Watchers Turn Around Program book I made this amazing salmon last night. The recipes in that book are alright but some are fantastic. Here’s the recipe: Makes 4 servings, is worth 4 points per fillet 1/4 cup reduced-sodium soy sauce 1 tbsp chopped peeled fresh ginger 1 [...]
What I did with a Tex-Mex Mushroom Ragout
September 29, 2009
A few days ago I made a vegetarian dinner from the Weight Watchers Turn Around Program book. It’s called Tex-Mex Mushroom Ragout and this is how it’s made: Makes 2 Servings: 1 onion, chopped 1 garlic clove, minced 1/2 lb fresh cremini or white button mushrooms, quartered 1/2 lb fresh portobello mushrooms, stems removed and [...]
Noodles with Spicy Turkey and Avocado Sauce
September 22, 2009
Inspired by a Weight Watchers recipe from the Turn Around Program Book, I decided to make this simple meal for myself. The recipe in the book serves 6 but, because Jay is out of town this week, I wanted to make two servings. However, I am terrible at measuring the right amount of pasta noodles [...]
Perfect Party Cake
September 21, 2009
I believe it was over a year ago that my friend sent me a link to this Perfect Party Cake (recipe here from Tartelette). Since then I had been looking for an excuse to make the cake but I could never seem to get around to making it. The recipe is originally from Baking From [...]
Oh my Food God, this is outrageous!
September 18, 2009
See previous post on jalapeño corn bread sandwich, toasted with melted Havarti cheese. The corn bread itself was nothing spectacular, hence why I turned it into sandwich bread. For lunch today I thought I’d make myself another corn bread sandwich with perhaps some cooked chicken breast as well as Havarti cheese. But, in my mind [...]
Two Yummy Snacks
September 18, 2009
Spreadable, unpasteurized, raw buckwheat honey draped over a slice of fresh baked bread. Heaven. Toasted Weight Watchers jalapeño corn bread with a slice of melted havarti cheese in between. Amazing. Here is a very similar recipe to the one that I used.
Hunter Style Chicken aka Chicken Cacciatore
September 15, 2009
I’ve started a distance learning program on writing. There are five classes in total and the official start date for these classes was on Friday. Because I decided to scamper off to a noisy campsite – Oastler Lake, a CN train goes by every couple hours even throughout the night – over the weekend, I [...]
Poutine Man
September 6, 2009
A bright yellow chip truck sits on Bank Street in Ottawa, selling fries, hot dogs, and awesome poutine. It’s M & G’s Chip Wagon and a grumpy man with a moustache stands inside the truck and ignores me for a few moments before he acknowledges my presence by looking in my direction. “One medium poutine, [...]
1AM Dinner: Marbled Cheese Pizzas
September 5, 2009
My dad, my youngest sister, and I arrived at my other younger sister’s apartment in Ottawa late last night. To be more precise, our bus arrived at the terminal after midnight. A short cab ride brought us to my sister, G’s, cute apartment and we were welcomed by the smell of baking dough and peppers [...]
