My sister truly treated my dad to a Father’s Day feast this year. She decided to make a spread of a few of his different favourites for him to savour and enjoy, and one dish included in the lineup was macaroni and cheese. Blaine and I have very high standards when it comes to macaroni … More Let’s make homemade macaroni and cheese
When I decided that today’s post would share a recipe, I wasn’t entirely certain of what sort of recipe I wanted to feature. I try to reference recipes that I figure appeal to the masses, are relatively straightforward, and don’t cost a fortune to prepare; when I came across one for Taco Lasagna, I decided … More Let’s make Taco Lasagna
While I don’t believe I have ever met anyone who claims they are not a fan of nachos, allow me to assert that unless you have had some sort of terrible experience with this dish, I genuinely cannot think of a single, viable reason as to why someone wouldn’t like them. You almost can’t go … More Waffle … nachos?
I have felt, for a rather long time, actually, that McDonald’s McDouble hamburgers are seriously slept on, meaning they don’t receive the recognition they deserve. I’ve tried most of the burgers from McDonald’s, and the McDouble is, hands-down, my preference. It’s simple, it’s delicious, and it gets the job done. I was contemplating attempting to … More Let’s make homemade McDoubles
While temperatures here in Southern Ontario still aren’t exactly where they should be in terms of warmth, we are slowly getting there. Soon enough, we will find ourselves proclaiming that it is simply too hot to cook, and when this occurs, I figure I’ll ensure we all have a few recipes in our arsenal to … More How about some Cherry Tomato Pasta with Avocado Sauce for dinner tonight?
If I had to make a somewhat educated guess, I suspect that when most of us who do not identify as professional chefs or cooks hear the term ‘ceviche,’ we experience a twinge of anxiety at the prospect of it. I could be entirely wrong in my assumption, but, personally, ceviche sort of scares me. … More Let’s make Shrimp Ceviche
I have never been a tremendous fan of stew, in any capacity. Feel free to ask my mother if you don’t believe me; growing up, whenever my mom made her homemade stew, I would do everything in my ability to make my disdain for said stew known, much to my poor mom’s dismay. Did my … More How about some hamburger stew for dinner tonight?
While I can’t exactly pinpoint what it is, specifically, that I enjoy so much about jalapeno poppers, believe me when I tell you that I am borderline feral for these bad boys. They’re insanely delicious, assuming you’re using a proper recipe and the usual ingredients, and their combination of cheese and spice from the peppers … More Let’s make homemade jalapeno poppers
Chicken is almost always a safe bet in the context of protein for even the pickiest of eaters. I figure this stems from the fact that chicken is relatively mild in its flavour; thus, one can do whatever one wishes in terms of flavour, using spices and other ingredients. If you factor this in with … More Let’s make Baked Crunchy Hot Honey Chicken for dinner
A few evenings ago, Blaine and I ventured out of our humble abode to go for dinner together. It is something we don’t do nearly as often as we should, but we try our best. Conversation with Blaine is rarely boring, and somehow, we ended up on the topic of Ireland and what sorts of … More Let’s make Irish stew
Whenever Spring decides to make an appearance, it usually brings Easter to mind, which then leads me to thoughts of my mom. My mom has always loved Easter, and I would say it is her favourite holiday. She has always been a sucker for Easter decor, and growing up, our home was always adorned with … More These Lavender Shortbread Wedges will be an Easter hit
I’ve never considered myself to be a picky eater, despite not being a tremendous fan of most vegetables. I’ll eat many of them, but I don’t particularly enjoy the vast majority of them. Oddly enough, one food that I don’t mind having plenty of veggies with is pizza. I realize that makes absolutely no sense … More How about a BLT pizza for dinner tonight?
When I sat down to write today’s entry, I sincerely hoped inspiration would strike in an utterly profound manner, but, alas, it did not. As much as I would like to think I’m a creative person, there are certainly days during which inspiration is as realistic to find as a ten-headed goat. So, when I’m … More Let’s make Baked Feta Pasta for dinner tonight
While I might not identify as Polish, my love for pierogis suggests otherwise. You just can’t go wrong with a solid pierogi, and while I’ll eat just about any kind, my preference is cheese and/or bacon. This might be a hot take, but eating pierogis alongside apple sauce positively slaps. Try it if you don’t … More How about a Pierogi and Meatball Skillet for dinner tonight?
Breakfast foods, as a collective whole in the culinary world, are seriously overlooked, in my own humble opinion. I don’t believe I have ever encountered someone who doesn’t enjoy a piping hot breakfast, and because breakfast food encompasses such a vast array of delectable dishes, there’s just about an option for everyone, including the pickiest … More How about a Chocolate-Banana Pancake Breakfast Casserole for brunch this weekend?
Wonton soup is one of those things that just about anyone I know enjoys. My parents have always been tremendous fans of Wonton soup, so perhaps that is why I, too, enjoy it; growing up, whenever our family went for dinner at our favourite local Chinese food restaurant called The Oriental in Brantford, Ontario, we … More Let’s make Wonton Soup
While it isn’t normally recommended to assume much of anything, I would wager that most of you, like me, crave warm, hearty meals when it’s cold outside. Here in Canada, temperatures have been tremendously ‘Canadian,’ so to speak, with the wind chill allowing temperatures to feel as cold as negative 30 degrees Celsius here in … More Warm up with a White Chicken Chilli Mac Skillet for dinner tonight
To begin this post, let’s set politics aside and agree, right now, that it makes no difference whether we use the term smashed or mashed when it comes to flattened potatoes. Vocabulary aside, the end state of the potatoes in question remains constant, so smashed and mashed aside, they achieve the same thing. I suppose … More How about some Bacon-Gruyere Smashed Potatoes for dinner tonight?
If you, like me, have encountered individuals who claim they despise soup, it is highly plausible that you, like me, decided in that moment to remove said individuals from your life. That might be perceived as a rather drastic choice, but personally, I’m not saving space for any soup haters in my own circle. Life … More How about a bowl of Creamy Chicken and Corn Soup for supper tonight?
French onion soup positively slaps, and I will die on this hill. I realize that’s a rather assertive way to begin a post, but I’m a blunt person, and I’m not here to waste anyone’s time. I suppose if you despise onions, you arguably wouldn’t be a tremendous fan of French onion soup. I positively … More Let’s make French Onion soup
Stew and I have a somewhat tumultuous past. When I was younger, my mom often made her own version of stew during the winter months, and I positively hated it. I couldn’t even tell you what, exactly, I despised so much about my mother’s stew, and I honestly think I have convinced myself not to … More How about some Country Chicken Stew for dinner tonight?
Anytime I dedicate a blog post to a recipe, you can count on two things: the first being that I wasn’t able to come up with a somewhat interesting topic to write about, so I therefore resorted to sharing a recipe; the second being that I try my best to at least share recipes that … More How about some Skier’s Skillet for breakfast?
It isn’t too often that I manage to compose a personal recipe, but every now and then I surprise myself and do just that. Are my recipes of the same quality as those you might find on a food blog online? No, but that’s okay with me, seeing as I am not here trying to … More Make this for a quick and simple dinner tonight
It saddens me to acknowledge that despite my love for spicy foods, I am at a point in my life where eating hot foods is rather difficult. To spare you all from some unnecessarily vivid details, allow me to say that while my taste buds still absolutely appreciate spice, my digestive system does not, and … More Jalapeño popper … soup?
Most people don’t tend to associate lemons with soup, and understandably so; when we think of soup, we normally conjure images in our minds of certain types and flavours, some common ones being chicken noodle, potato leek and tomato. Lemons are not something that immediately comes to mind, to say the least. But, as odd … More Feeling chilly? Warm up with a bowl of Avgolemono
I have recently come to the harrowing realization that I am not someone who eats ample amounts of scones. It isn’t at all because I don’t like them, because I certainly do and always have; rather, I just don’t seem to consume them terribly often, so from here forward, I think I will try to … More Let’s make some Apple, Cheddar and Sage Scones
While it isn’t quite yet officially Fall, allow my excitement to pique in advance because it is my favourite season. I have always loved Autumn for different reasons, but one of the biggest reasons is the desserts that are often associated with this time of year. As a side note, I’m not entirely sure who … More How about some Baked Apple Cider French Toast for brunch this weekend?
I have been feral for pasta from a very young age. To my knowledge, most kids are fans of pasta, but my love for it did not at all cease, and I’m still bonkers for it in my adulthood. It got to a point in our home when I was a child that my mom … More Let’s make homemade pasta
As wonderful as summer gatherings are, sometimes, trying to determine what sort of dish you’ll be bringing to the festivity in question is more complicated than the plot of Game of Thrones. You want to pick something that appeals to the masses, but without said dish being overdone, or redundant; by the time you figure … More How about some ‘Mom’s Molasses Ham and Beans’ for your next summer cookout?
Weeknight dinners can be a struggle for a lot of people. Between work, kids, extracurriculars and more, finding the time to not only prep but furthermore prepare a well-rounded, fulfilling meal on a weeknight can seem almost impossible. I don’t yet have children of my own, but with the farm and rugby, trying to find … More Here’s how to make some easy Sausage and Rice Bowls
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