In an ideal world I'd grow the herbs I need and they'd be available year-round. Reality means I kill indoor plants no matter the watering tricks I utilize. I therefore buy fresh herbs at the store and always have leftover. What's the solution? I dry them and refill my dried spice containers for a budget bonus! how I store fresh herbs It depends on the herb, but primarily I take them out of any plastic, wrap them … [Read more...]
two cookbooks to beat the January cooking blues
It happens each January, I get bored with everything in my cooking repertoire and I start looking for something new to shake things up. While there are a vast amount of recipes available at my fingertips, I enjoy flipping through cookbooks. Two that I recently found at my public library attempt to solve that common weekday cooking challenge: after a full day of work, you want a tasty, healthy, and easy-to-cook … [Read more...]
comfort foods
For the past week I've been making all types of projects that bring comfort. Once we felt like eating again, I've cooked up a storm. Comfort Food meals have recently included: sweet potato curry one pot creamy mac & cheese Garlic Knots and Pizza shepherd's (cottage) pie. My version: in a casserole dish I mix lentils or tvp crumblers with peas with a bit of mushroom gravy. I top the entire thing with mashed … [Read more...]
recipe ideas at season change
It's been happening lately each time the season jumps, I fall into a cooking rut. Either I make the same handful of dishes we like, or I don't want to make anything. It's frustrating because I'd make the week's meal plan, then attempt to ignore it. How? I'd make rice every night, or fail to do the prep work so we'd either eat very late or I'd need to make something quick (generally pasta). One day a friend posted a … [Read more...]
baking for Purim – Hamentaschen
Next week is Purim, I haven't yet started cooking, so thought I'd link last year's post on hamentaschen (and Pi Day) and some links for new combinations that have caught my eye. Last year I used my favourite pie crust for the cookie. They were easy and amazing. The traditional fillings are lekvar (prune butter), apricot jam, and poppy seed filling. That has not stopped many from coming up with different and … [Read more...]
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