Yay! I finally get to post about this delicious Creamy Chicken Vegetable Pasta Bake (dang that’s a long name!), as we finally cracked one open last week when I wasn’t feeling up to cooking due to YET ANOTHER BOUT OF THE FLU. This episode was brought to me by the letter Q, the number 4, and my…
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Recipe Review: Alton Brown Baked Macaroni and Cheese
Hi there! I am trying something new here, where I write about the occasional recipes I have made as-is (I’m a pathological recipe-changer, so this is rare), and give my review and what I would do to change it, if anything. To launch this inaugural effort, I have written about two of my favourite things:…
Recipe Post: Spinach Cheese Manicotti
This was one of our easiest (and most fun) recipes for our freezer meals to put together! These are so tasty, my advice is to make A LOT OF THEM and freeze them on a baking sheet separately without the sauce, then pop them into large freezer bags. That way you’ll be able to take…
Food Circles and Freezer Meals, Part 1
Have you ever heard of a food circle? I must admit, I originally thought it was like the Canadian Government’s Food Guide, like the one I grew up with. Otherwise, I hadn’t heard the term before my sister’s sister-in-law suggested we do one in 2012, in the autumn before my sister was to have her…
Recipe Post: Spice Cake with Cream Cheese Frosting
It was Miss Kitty’s birthday recently, and she asked me to make a cake for her birthday party, which was a Pathfinder party at our place, hosted by my hubby (her request, I swear!). We started a new campaign and brought some new friends to be part of our RPG-of-awesomeness, and a great time was…
Recipe Post: Potatoes Dauphinoise
Out of all of the recipes made for last Saturday’s family dinner, I have to say that this potato dish was my absolute favourite. I consider it taking scalloped potatoes to the next level. We even kicked it up another several notches (BAM!) and substituted 1/4 of the Yukon Gold potatoes with sliced sweet potatoes,…
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