Almost every one I know follows the same formula when constructing a “well balanced” dinner: you need a protein, a vegetable, and a starch. Steak and green beans and potatoes. Chicken and broccoli and rice. Ham and leek soup and a dinner roll. I think that’s one of the minor reasons why “one dish” meals [...]
With the husband away on business, I tend to fall into my single-me mode of eating: a box of Stove-Top stuffing, or a bag of popcorn for dinner. “This is silly,” I thought while at work one day. “This is my chance to truly experiment with a recipe, try it out, and then I’m the [...]
The shrimp I bought on sale a while ago was getting freezer burned. What to do?
This was an “open up the fridge” meal: starting with one key ingredient (the shrimp), I just started assembling things that sounded like they would go well together. This time, it was a great success! I’ll need to remember this [...]
Nature’s Farm pastas are a recent discovery of mine. They are made in Steinbach using Canadian durum wheat and eggs from vegetarian-fed, free-run hens.
We picked up a few bags (which, according to their website are compostable!) to try them out, and were generally pleased with the results. The pasta is very easy to cook al [...]
Sometimes, you don’t want to make anything complicated for dinner, but you also don’t want to rip open a box of Kraft Dinner and call it a night. It’s times like this you need a nice, easy “feel-good” meal.
This is a recipe that we stumbled across a long time ago, and it’s been in our [...]
