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This is the Holiday Guide I dust off every Thanksgiving, and then Christmas 🎄… the countdown is on 🙂 Not much has changed from what I wrote last year; I remember the first time I did the Thanksgiving turkey, I know I sound old… I’m not though, I swear! Anyway, the first time I roasted…
My “I Challenge ALL Claims to the Ultimate Brine” Turkey Brine I’ve always claimed to roast the best turkey in the world but with this brine; I’m totally right. Modest-shmodest; you have to try this recipe, it’s glorious! A simple Brine recipe to totally take your next holiday turkey to the…
Here is a great one that I shared many years ago… Enjoy 🙂 Meal Plan Week 22 Monday: A Brand New Flank Steak Recipe (prepare and marinate the steak on Sunday night, leaving the steak in the fridge) Served with with Buttermilk Mashed Potatoes (Reserve 1 1/2 Cups Mashed Potatoes for another day – add in an extra…
Shredded Slow Cooker Beef Fajitas This is a great make-a-head and it couldn’t be simpler really. The beef becomes infused with the flavour of the spices and literally melts in your mouth. I consider this a more elegant take on the amazing original. Makes 8 Fajitas ½ tbsp (salted) butter ½ tbsp extra virgin olive…
cas·se·role ˈkasəˌrōl/ noun 1. a kind of stew or side dish that is cooked slowly in an oven. “a chicken casserole” verb 1. cook (food) slowly in a casserole. “casseroled chicken” My Top 10 Casseroles to Welcome Autumn Tuna (Noodle) Casserole – I must sound like a broken record; I hadn’t had a tuna casserole before…
Roasted Squash and Onion Soup (with Curry) I have the curry in brackets because you can skip it and the soup is still amazing!!! Anytime you can add squash into your diet you’ll be adding vitamins A and K, and fibre! Serves 4 2 ib Squash (I used butternut), peeled, seeded, and chopped into cubes…
Cheesy Cauliflower and Potato Soup Here I present my simple recipe for a hearty Cheesy Cauliflower and Potato Soup, its a soul-soothing comfort meal that’s loaded with vegetables 🙂 I don’t like cauliflower. There I said it. It’s bland and usually mushy and it smells bad. I’ve tried to like this vegetable because it’s so…
Turkey and Corn Chowder I mentioned it previously; it’s soup season! Also, as a proud Canadian girl I celebrated Thanksgiving last week and naturally there were leftovers! With that said any cooked poultry will do. This was originally posted on 16 October, 2015 🙂 SaveSave SaveSave
Creamy Beef and Potato Soup Here I present a satisfying recipe for Creamy Beef and Potato Soup, beef and potato chunks in a thickened beef broth with other veggie goodies too 🙂 It’s still soup weather!!! I had to share one more recipe until the season wraps until autumn. Last month, Ontario (my province!) celebrated…
Stracciatella Soup This is the quintessential Italian Soup recipe I grew up eating – solely on special occasions. Only at Christmas and Easter. I guess that’s why I decided to try it last week; Easter was around the corner. When I was little we’d have Christmas dinner at my aunt’s then my mother would host…
Turkey and Rice Soup So far I’m really not impressed with 2021. 1. We’re in lockdown. 2. The only way to take your kids skating is to reserve a time slot. 3. My community appears to be time slot whores. 4. We’re going to build our own skating rink but the temperature is too…
Cheesy Potato and Broccoli Soup Here I present my recipe for Cheesy Potato and Broccoli Soup; its a soup that is a meal! This hearty, vegetarian soup tastes like a loaded potato. This soup is creamy, cheesy, rich and full of vitamins. Originally posted on 08 November, 2017! A soup that is a…
Chicken and Dumpling Soup This is what we had for dinner tonight and Mike loved it 🙂 I can’t help it, it’s winter and it’s cold and crappy and I love soup. I love everything about soup, the smell and the warmth while it cooks, curling up with a blanket and watching the snow fall…