What a great idea! Amid the stay-home drudgery of the COVID-19 pandemic, we are graced with a blessing: It’s National Grilled Cheese Day. We can get the whole family involved in the celebration and get creative while varying our lock down diet while de-stressing with a classic comfort food…Read More →
Yesterday, I shared what may be the simplest ever Chocolate Chip Cookie Recipe. Today, I’m pulling some of my favourite family cookie recipes out of the pile to demonstrate just how versatile and varied the Fruits of the Cookie Method can be. Whether simple or fancy, they’re all delightful…Read More →
Having shared with you my prized family recipe for Banana Bread in yesterday’s post, I’m going to follow my sister’s advice and share another today. Erin also suggested that some first-time bakers might not want to tackle Quick Breads just yet, so the emphasis is on simple…Read More →
McDonald’s has revealed that it’s new Chicken Sandwich – the real deal, in competition with Popeye’s, the Colonel and Chick-Fil-A – will be prepared with MSG, the flavour enhancer associated in the past with a number of ailments, but which recently has been cleared of responsibility for them…Read More →
I hope there’s snow on the ground (if that’s usual this time of year) and skies are sunny and bright where you live! It’s Christmas – a day everyone, young and old, waits for all year long. Here’s hoping you and your have the happiest, most scrumptious Christmas ever!Read More →
It’s become a tradition during the Holidays for me to share some of my best tips for optimizing Festive Feast favourites for your Christmas and New Year’s dinners. Hereafter follows a curated collection of my most-requested, and most-needed, Holiday cooking tips. Just click on the link…Read More →
You either love them or hate them. There is no middle ground on Brussels sprouts. I’ve often wondered why Sprouts haters became Sprouts haters, and I recently canvassed some cook books to see if they could shed any light on the situation. Now, I’m prepared to turn the haters around…Read More →
It is the scourge of Sunday suppers, the Frankenstein of festive feasts. I refer, of course, to lumpy Gravy. All family cooks have had it at one time or another. But there’s no need to ever suffer this embarrassment again – if you know the fundamental rules of Sauce making…Read More →