Creamy Cucumber Salad
This is a nice refreshing summer salad that goes really well with grilled meats and things that are heavy with BBQ sauce flavor. You can make it up to a […]
Side Dishes
Skillet Buttermilk Cornbread
There is nothing quite like cornbread made in a cast iron skillet. Soft and moist in the middle, golden and crunchy on the outside, and sweet bits of corn sprinkled […]
Carrots in Orange Dressing
This is a quick easy dressing that you can make in the microwave. You could use it over fresh cooked carrots or cooked frozen steamer bag carrots. It adds a […]
Carrot Salad
When I was a young teenager I spent a lot of time with my grandparents. I had never seen my grandfather cook until the night he surprised my grandma with […]
Dressed Sprouts
If the name of this recipe makes you picture Brussels Sprouts wearing clothes, then you’re my kind of people! However, this recipe is for Brussels Sprouts sauteed in butter, then […]
Air Fryer + Air Fryer Fries
So, I bought an air-fryer but not just an air-fryer. I bought the Cuisinart Air Fryer Toaster Oven! This thing is a beast. We ditched out toaster so we’d have […]
Instant Pot + Sticky Rice
I got an instant pot! I’ve been using pressure cookers for 30 years, but this is so much easier. Plus, it doubles as a slow cooker. It’s allowed me to […]
Sweet & Sour Cabbage and Apples
The picture doesn’t do this stuff justice. It’s really more lovely in person, especially against the starkness of the white plate. The flavor is a nice balance of sweet and […]
Broccoli Slaw Salad
I don’t normally like prepackaged stuff, but I like being able to throw together a nice dressing and toss in store-bought broccoli slaw or broccoli salad mix. It saves a […]
Roasted Blender Salsa
No, you don’t roast your blender and make salsa out of it. That would be silly. You do roast up some veggies and toss them into a blender. Which may […]
Green Beans Almondine
When I was growing up we had fresh green beans with bacon and onions or green beans from a can. Sometimes my mother would add a sprinkle of bacon bits […]
Cannellini (White Kidney) Bean & Bacon Smash
This is a very tasty side dish and goes well with things like pork chops or steaks. It makes an excellent “something different” when you don’t want potatoes, and it’s […]
Breakfast Sausage Patties
There is a serious lack of decent breakfast sausage where I live. I admit I’ve not gone to a butcher, but in the half dozen shops that I’ve been to […]
“Beans”
So why the quote marks? Because there are so many types of beans out there, but my family has always called this type of beans just “Beans”. When I was […]
Pico de Gallo
A lot of people call this salsa, and that isn’t wrong. It is in fact, an uncooked salsa or “salsa fresca”. Its name actually translates to “rooster’s beak”, because people […]
All Rotten (Au Gratin) Potatoes
When I was growing up my mother made ham and au gratin potatoes every Easter. I don’t remember why we started calling them “all rotten potatoes”, but I still call […]
Honey Mustard Carrots
This is one of those formula recipes that you can scale for the number of servings you want. It’s also simple enough to have at any dinner as a side […]
Pease Porridge
Depending on where you are from, you may not have known this is a real thing that people make and eat. I know I thought it was just a nursery […]
Chow Mein / Lo Mein
My recipe for this iconic Chinese dish is by no means authentic or traditional. It is, however, delicious, simple and filling. I’ve heard it called chow mein (apparently a US west […]
Cranberry Sauce
Though store-bought canned cranberry sauce seems to be the normal thing to have at Thanksgiving, the average brand-name stuff is mediocre at best. And, surely I can’t be the only […]
Chicaroni Afraido
So just for fun, I’ve given this recipe a spooky October/Halloween name, but you could just call it Chicaroni, or (because that is pretty silly too) you could call Italian […]
Fast Fried Rice for 2
The last few times I’ve ordered fried rice from a restaurant it has not only been really expensive, it’s not been very good. My version of this takeout classic is […]
California Deviled Eggs
I really like deviled eggs and this variation on the classic is definitely a new favorite. I thought I’d schmancy them up for the picture since it’s so near the bunnies […]
Roasted Butternut Squash Risotto
My family did something different for Thanksgiving this year, we met up at a Casino and had an all-you-can-eat buffet. No one had to cook or clean up, everyone ate […]
Chickpea, Spinach & Coconut Curry
We observe what has become known all over the internet as “Meatless Mondays”… Basically we try and eat a vegetarian main meal at least once a week, and generally, it’s planned for […]
Easy No-bake Mac & Cheese
I admit I grew up eating mostly boxed mac-n-cheese (the infamous Canadian Kraft Dinner) and it’s what I used to crave when I wanted mac-n-cheese. It’s not readily available in the UK, so […]
Cooling Curry Side Salad with Yogurt Dressing
I often spoon on yogurt or a yogurty sauce (like raita) when I eat spicy curry dishes, but for a long time what I really wanted was something that would refresh my taste-buds […]