Pantry staples typically (in my house) include tins of salmon or tuna. These tins seem to last forever and typically move with you from home to home. They have unusually long expiry dates – hence the movement with you. I decided to use up some tins of salmon with a 2021 expiry date on them. [...]
Have you indulged or out of desperation bought one of those rotisserie chickens from the grocery stores – oh my goodness so tasty (what?! I happen to like that salty crispy skin). We don’t do it often and no I didn’t do it now. But I think every once in a while, you need an [...]
I was given this recipe to try, and boy am I glad I did! It fit in with my Pantry Staples concept. You probably have everything in here so no reason to leave home to buy anything. Flour, baking powder, water, olive oil, sugar and cocoa – or in my case I used Milo, that [...]
I will try and send out some recipes to make with items from your pantry. I'll create a section called "Pantry Staples" and will populate it with recipes as I make them. Here's the first recipe. I don't think I know of anyone who doesn't have a can of kidney beans in their pantry. Whether [...]
Okay who made pumpkin anything this Thanksgiving weekend?! Yes me too, I made a pumpkin cake with cream cheese icing. Moist and delicious just like a carrot cake but with pumpkin. But this recipe isn’t about the cake (I didn’t take pictures so can’t blog about it, but it was a hit so will definitely [...]
There are so many variations on the corn fritter. Some are thick and others thin, deep fried, pan fried and even baked (I know - really?!). This is a thin variation that comes out crispy and delicious right from the pan. Best served hot, but if you have to, room temperature works as well. The [...]
Think of this as an alternative to a traditional pizza crust. It uses chickpea flour which makes it gluten free (and is high in protein, iron and fiber – closing google), so everyone in the family can enjoy it – please don’t tell me you are allergic to chickpeas! There are versions of this chickpea [...]
One of my favorite treats when I was growing up was Scotch Eggs. It was one of mum’s specialty dishes and although I loved them, I never made them – until today! As a kid growing up, it was like having breakfast for dinner. Mum would use ground pork and an array of spices to [...]
It’s been a while I know – at least a month since my last posting (I feel like I’m in confession!). There’s good reason though, we were in Portugal on vacation. To say we had a great time would be an understatement. The people, the culture, the history and oh yes – the food! People [...]
Do you like soft chewy cookies? I do! If you like them, then you must make these sheer genius cookies from Jamie Oliver. They are soft, chewy and have infinite combinations to make them more interesting. Best part, they come together in under 30 minutes and just 5 ingredients. These are Jamie Oliver’s Rye Bread [...]
