Do you waste food? I used to. I would routinely buy something, like sour cream (in the US), use what I needed, then, two or three weeks later realize that the rest was moldy and through it out. That rarely happens any longer. I started getting very conscious of it when I started my menu planning site (Thyme for Cooking) as I didn't want my subscribers to buy foods that … Continue reading →
Pasta sauce doesn't have to be tomato based. Even pasta sauce with ground beef doesn't have to be tomato based. This doesn't have a hint of tomato in it and is definitely on our list of favorites! Pasta with Beef and Mushroom Sauce Total time: 25 minutes Ingredients: 4oz (120gr) fettuccine 10oz (300gr) ground beef 6oz (180gr) cremini mushrooms, chopped 1 large onion, chopped 3 garlic cloves, minced 1 tsp … Continue reading →
This weekend I cleaned the house, found the Christmas decorations, decorated the house, and baked Christmas breads (cranberry and pumpkin). After all that I needed comfort food. I could call this Three Cheese Lasagne but Turkey and Leek sounds so much healthier, doesn’t it? Turkey and Leek Lasagne Total time: 45 minutes Ingredients: 8oz (250gr) turkey, cut into bite-size pieces 2oz (60gr) bacon, cut into strips 2 large leeks, including … Continue reading →
The garden is done…. Well, except for the chard. That seems to have a life of it’s own and loves the cool weather. I picked the last handful of green beans, lots of chard and raided the fridge for the rest. Chicken and Chard Lo Mein Total time: 30 minutes Ingredients: 2 chicken breasts, about 10oz (300gr) total, cut into bite-size pieces 1 onion, quartered and sliced 2 cloves garlic, … Continue reading →
From the person who hates fish came a request for…. Wait for it…. Fish. Mon mari has decided that, as he used to like fish, and it is good for us, perhaps he should like it again. My job, that goes without saying, is to make certain that he doesn't have any 'bad' fish to put him off during this transition period. Bad fish are fish with bones. We need … Continue reading →
Busy day, chez nous. Now that the taping and sanding and taping some more and sanding some more is done…. And the hoovering and dusting and hoovering some more and dusting some more is done…. It was time to hang wall paper. First, of course, we had a minor crisis. Mon mari is in charge of hanging wall paper. Like painting, it was decided eons ago that my work did … Continue reading →
Did you hear cursing this past week? Mon mari was plumbing. He hates plumbing. According to him, he has enough plumbing parts to start his own store. According to him, if he needs a specific part to finish the job he never has that exact piece. He’ll have to go to the store. And the store will be closed. It will either be the 2-hour lunch closing, a half day … Continue reading →
