Food, Travel, and Cooking!
Meatballs are hard not to like! They’re quick and easy and you can have a meal on the table in no time, and child friendly too! I think these are especially good with mashed potatoes, Colcannon (a mashed potato/cabbage combo.) or buttered noodles and a green veg. Makes 4 Servings For the Meatballs: 1 large […]
For a printer friendly version of this recipe, click here. One of my go to veggie dishes in the fall and winter! Creamy and delicious! I use the tan coloured sweet potatoes. Goes very well with chicken, turkey or pork. Makes 4 Servings 2 small sweet potatoes (12 oz.) peeled & cut into chunks 4 […]
For a printer friendly version of this recipe, click here. What’s not to love about roasted veggies? You can never have too many recipes for roasting all sort of veggies can you? Or, at least I can’t! I have been making these for it seems decades! If you don’t have fresh thyme growing in your […]
For a printer friendly version of this recipe, click here. This is a lovely soup that I like to make with veggies from the Farmer’s Market and herbs from the garden. It’s nice to serve as a first course or as a main course served with wholegrain bread and perhaps some cheese. Once the veggies […]
For a printer friendly version of this recipe, click here. There is just something about apple cider (the hard stuff), in a sauce, then you have new crop apples add some great bacon and voila, a great combination! You might like to serve the braise with Colcannon** or mashed potatoes, or maybe even dumplings. The […]
I have been making this fresh tasting soup for many years and it’s always a welcome first course for dinner or as a main course with multigrain bread or soda bread (recipe below), some cheese, perhaps an English cheddar or Scottish cheese. The addition of ginger & lemon gives the soup a nice zing. Our local […]
Whenever I made this soup, there was always a compliment forthcoming from one of the executives I cooked for, which is why I named it after him! He loved it! It’s an easy soup to do & I have substituted cooked, pureed butternut squash for the pumpkin when I happen to have it on hand. […]
The sweetness of the carrots is enhanced by the addition of orange & rosemary. A truly delicious combination for a fall dinner. They would go with just about anything from pot roast to turkey or pork. Whole small carrots are called for and make a nice presentation. If you go to a Farmer’s Market there is […]
For a printer friendly version of this recipe, click here. One of the great pleasures of having a herb garden is to walk outside and get a little of what you need. In this excellent recipe for carrots, the sage is fried in EVO first, then the carrots are cooked in the fragrant sage oil. […]