I know I’m not the only one when I say that fall is the perfect season for baking and filling our tummies with lovely heavy food. I suppose we do this in preparation for winter. I simply love to eat a big bowl of thick and creamy soup, the kind of soup that warms and [...]
Archive for October, 2009
Acorn Squash and Roasted Garlic Soup
October 29, 2009
Chicken Parmesan
October 28, 2009
Jay celebrated his 30th birthday yesterday and I took him to see the Body Worlds exhibit at the Science Centre. I’d never been and I was beyond impressed. After walking around for hours, looking at the posed remains of humans, we headed back home to eat. I made a very simple dinner of chicken Parmesan, [...]
Sweet Shrimp Salad
October 23, 2009
After a gruelling, yet satisfying, turbo sculpt workout I craved a big bowl of salad. Believe me, a few years ago I would not have craved a salad after a workout – I would have probably ran to the closest McDonald’s for a Quarter Pounder, fries, and a coke. I have changed my ways and [...]
Curry and Tortilla Chips
October 21, 2009
When Jay makes dinner he makes one of his three one pot wonders: curry, cream of mushroom-pasta-meat “thing”, and spaghetti with loads of meat sauce. This week, he made a vegetarian curry in which he threw in so many ingredients I lost count. But I could make out chick peas and mixed vegetables and crushed [...]
Mushroom and Prosciutto Grilled Cheese
October 18, 2009
Lunch was supremely good today. Sautéed mushrooms, thick slices of mozzarella cheese and a thin slice of prosciutto, grilled to perfection between Jay’s homemade bread.
Timpano!
October 18, 2009
Last night, a friend celebrated his 30th birthday and, like most foodies, he wanted to make dinner. He chose to make timpano, something he and his fiancée saw in a movie called The Big Night. It’s basically a sort of pizza dough stuffed with pasta, sauce, sausage, meat, hard boiled eggs, cheese, and I don’t [...]
Spicy Chicken Soup
October 17, 2009
The best way to thaw after a chilly walk in the park is to eat a big bowl of spicy chicken soup. This soup will definitely make you sweat! 1 chicken leg, cut into pieces, keep bones 1 cup rice, uncooked Approx 6 cups of water 2 or 3 bay leaves 2 large carrots, cut [...]
Jay’s “Manwich”
October 17, 2009
Yesterday afternoon, sitting at the kitchen table, I was busy working on a short story and eating the cookies I made earlier. Jay entered the kitchen and began to pull out contents from the fridge for a snack. I had my back to him while he chopped and cut and did who knows what. “Well, [...]
