Okay, you do not have to make it spicy if you don’t want to (oh my goodness, I can’t believe those words left my lips! I’ve been in isolation way too long)! Actually this was one of my dad’s favorite dishes. It has a balance of sour/sweet from the addition of vinegar and sugar to the [...]
Happy St. Patrick’s Day everyone! A great reason to have a drink and toast your Irish heritage – I know I’ll be having a sip or two! I was searching through my recipe archives and new posts recently for something Irish. I’ve done other Irish themed recipes on this site – Soda Bread, Corned Beef, [...]
Oh this is a good cookie for those days that you plan ahead to make a good cookie. I suppose it could also be an off the cuff “I need a cookie now" recipe as well. If you have the ingredients handy really any recipe could be an "I need a cookie now" recipe - made, [...]
When I went shopping last week I bought a head of cauliflower - bright and fresh looking, some green leafy parts on the side. How could I say no!? This is a really tasty dish and even the carnivores in your family will enjoy it! This is cauliflower florets, marinated and oven roasted with - [...]
Special day for me today, I get to make anything I want for the person whose birthday it is! And this is our first quarantine birthday cake together – hopefully we will be able to celebrate “when things get back to normal” with family and friends soon. My wife loves desserts – okay I know [...]
Oh my goodness where is the time flying?! We are almost at the end of February! There are 24 days to calendar spring and although the one good thing to come out of this lockdown is that I learned that it is possible to go for a walk on a cold day and enjoy it! [...]
I love cleaning out my pantry, but only when I uncover ingredients which force me to use them and turn them into something delicious (as opposed to tossing it out because it expired in 2019 – yikes!). These bars were inspired by two cans of condensed milk sitting in my cupboard which were dangerously close [...]
Next time you go to a Caribbean restaurant (take out), if they have Steamed Cabbage as a side on the menu, order it – you won’t be disappointed. In trying to find more vegetable dishes to incorporate into our diet, I completely forgot about this one. It is one of my wife’s favorite dishes and [...]
I think I have said this before, but I am truly grateful that my wife was never a fan of Valentine's Day! She is much to practical and smart to follow trends and others such things. Her thinking has always been that there shouldn't be a day that is dictated as to when you show [...]
Gung Hay Fat Choy! Happy Chinese New Year! As I recall, we seemed to be shutting down last year at this time. So things are looking better, still need to stay focused and diligent about best practices though. While the celebrations this year (and I am so tired of saying this), will be very different [...]
