Yesterday our shipment of bakeware from The Pampered Chef arrived. To say that Jay and I were excited would be an understatement. We squealed and giggled as we gently pulled out a rectangle stoneware baking sheet, muffin pan, stoneware loaf pan, and spring form cake pan. About ten years ago I purchased a square stoneware [...]
Archive for the ‘Yum!’ Category
Granola Cereal
October 19, 2011
The other day I accidentally made granola cereal. That’s right, it was an accident. I was trying to make granola bars from a recipe but the words “home” and “made” make me think that I can do whatever the hell I want to a recipe. I’ve had many failed experiments because I didn’t follow a [...]
Pesto chicken noodle soup
October 18, 2011
Whenever my mom made chicken soup she didn’t cut the chicken into little itty bitty pieces – she’d throw in whole chicken legs and then she’d separate the drumstick and thigh, keeping them both in tact. That is how I like my chicken soups, with an entire drumstick poking out of the broth. The smell [...]
Pork chops with lemony gravy and asparagus
October 15, 2011
Ok, so I kinda forgot to take a picture because my stomach was too impatient and didn’t give me a chance to take a shot. As Jay put it while rubbing his belly, “Damn, that was the best pork chop I’ve ever had.” I’m gonna have to agree. Normally with pork chops I’ll tear open [...]
Garlic Roast Chicken with Rosemary and Lemon
October 7, 2011
I bought Rachael Ray’s Cooking ‘Round The Clock a few years ago and since then I’ve made a little over a handful of her recipes. Why haven’t I made more than that? I think my theory is to stick to recipes that looks exceedingly simple and require easy to obtain ingredients. This has got to [...]
Italian Simplicity
May 2, 2011
I recently found myself in amidst the lush seaside cliffs and colourful stucco houses that make up Cinque Terre in the Italian Riviera. I travelled to the tiny village of Corniglia, aboard a train that sped through tunnels carved through the rocky cliffs and the first thing I did was visit the only food shop [...]
Chicken Pilaff
February 24, 2010
I own this great cookbook called Dinner With Friends by Jane Price. I’ve tried several recipes from this book in the past and they, for the most part, have been amazing. Last night this book introduced me to a new way of cooking rice with chicken or meat without having to first cook the rice. [...]
Green Chili…again
January 28, 2010
Ever since the first time I made this Green Chili, I’ve been dreaming about it, plotting and scheming to make it again. At last, I decided it was time and tonight I died and went to pork heaven. Just as before, each piece of slowly cooked pork melted in my mouth and the sweet spice [...]
Bean and Veggie Stew
January 18, 2010
Oh it’s been such a long time since I last posted! I was away for the holidays and since coming back a week ago, I’ve had to fight the immense feeling of procrastination. It’s been a tough battle but I’ve finally come through. The holidays were wonderful and delicious but oh so unforgiving to my [...]
Lemon Squares
December 4, 2009
Several weeks ago, after embarking on the ludicrous writing adventure, I found myself stuck. Writer’s block. So what did I do? I baked. I procrastinate by baking. And thanks to the lovely AsiaJo over at Frock and Fork, I found exactly what I needed to make on that day of mental stuckness. Lemon Squares (recipe [...]
