Every year we have a garden I tell myself that I will write down, somewhere, how many of each plant we planted and whether or not the yield is what we wanted. In other words, did we again plant too many zucchini plants? Right now I am thinking we did. They are bursting from the… Continue reading

I made a new discovery in the kitchen this week. I  had been cooking my quinoa on the stove top, but honey the way to go is in your rice cooker. It cooks perfectly every time. Perfect for those of you quinoa newbies, you know who you are, always checking the pot asking “Do you… Continue reading

I feel fortunate this year to be asked to help in my friend Eric’s garden. Helping out means not just the satisfaction of planting something and watching it grow. But also weeding, lots and lots of weeding All that backbreaking work does pay off though, in the freshest, crispest, brightest produce imaginable. This weeks bounty… Continue reading

Not a week goes by in this house that we don’t enjoy some sort of Asian cuisine. And, not a week goes by without consuming chicken in one way or another. We eat a lot of chicken here, well not Bunny of course, she usually has tofu instead. I purchased a mango last week with… Continue reading

Lately, it seems most of the food we eat here falls into these 4 categories. Recipe ripped from a magazine and saved (yes, I am sometimes guilty of that while waiting at the Doctors office). Word of mouth recipe, while not having a pen and paper handy, and hoping I remember all the details.  This… Continue reading

Last weekend we spent at our cottage at Lake Ontario, its the time of year when we have to be thinking of clearing out the freezer and pantry. It becomes a carry in carry out weekend, with the  added the task of using up all the foodstuffs in the pantry and fridge collected over the… Continue reading

You need a lot of summer salads. You do, it keeps things fresh. There are different salads for different dinner situations you know. For instance today was incredibly hectic, no time to cook, hectic. Also, being summer and warm, a antipasto dinner was in order. To us that means cold cuts, cheeses, olives, warm bread… Continue reading

We have been creating salads here with a vegetable that’s new to us. Jimaca. Pronounced Hee-ka-ma. It is sometimes called a Mexican Potato or Mexican turnip. However it doesn’t have the taste or texture of a potato at all. After you peel the outer brown skin you will find a moist white interior, slightly sweet… Continue reading

Internet shopping was invented with my Hubby in mind. He doesn’t like to shop, he wants to get in and get out in as little time as humanly possible. Often with an item that wasn’t really what he wanted, it was just “close enough”. The Internet has changed all that for him. What would have… Continue reading

Quinoa, have you tried it yet? I invited a girlfriend over for lunch yesterday, she had never had it, or even heard of it before. It’s a nice change from rice, lighter than pasta and makes a great salad. And that’s exactly what I did. We had a bunch of leftover grilled vegetables from the Cumin… Continue reading

Some people don’t like leftovers. I find that amazing. We delibertly cook extra, then we can create another meal in a snap. Sometimes we know that Tuesday for instance, will be jam packed full of activities. Sometimes dinner just sneaks up on us. It’s comforting to know we have some cooked chicken in the fridge,… Continue reading