Yesterday was cold, rainy and super windy here in the GTA (Greater Toronto Area.) It was the perfect day to have soup bubbling away on the stove and for using up what was on hand in the cupboard and the fridge. Here’s what went into our soup: One onion chopped, ½ red pepper chopped (leftover from making Southwest Chili), 1…
I recently started following a Low GL (glycemic load) eating plan. I’m calling it an eating plan rather than a diet because I am very loosely following the guidelines of 40 GL per day as described in Patrick Holford’s book The Feel Good Factor. I try to limit myself to 10 GL per meal plus two snacks of 5 GL…
Just as it’s handy to have freezer meals ready for busy nights when you need supper on the table in a hurry or for those nights when you simply don’t feel like cooking supper, it’s equally as handy to have breakfasts ready to pop into the microwave or toaster oven on mornings when you’re running late or for weekend brunches.…
I’d like to wish all our friends and neighbours and everyone else in the US a very Happy And Blessed Thanksgiving. Since we are busy packing for our move, I’m not cooking the big traditional Thanksgiving dinner that I usually cook. Our wonderful neighbours across the street have invited us to share their Thanksgiving with them. But it wouldn’t be…
I’ve mentioned before how brilliant my husband is. I’ve also mentioned how handy he is. What I haven’t told you is that he also has a quirky sense of humour that makes life fun. This afternoon, I was getting ingredients ready to make a half recipe of Greek Pastitsio and I needed four yolks for the bĂ©chamel sauce and 2…
The second year we lived in Germany, I took some evening cooking classes where we were taught a selection of the traditional dishes served during the Christmas holidays. Our instructor told us that her family served Schweinefilet im Blatterteig (Pork Tenderloin in Puff Pastry) on Christmas Day. Our family always cooks a big turkey for Christmas Day and we weren’t…
One fall day back in 1986, Dave and I came home to our second floor apartment in Kurzell to find a plastic wrapped plate with slices of what looked like onion “pizza” placed in front our apartment door. Beside the plate was a small flask of Neuer Wein (new wine.) Our German landlady would often leave baked treats in front…
On Saturdays, when we lived in Germany, one of things we used to do for fun was get in the car and drive through some of the small villages surrounding Lahr. Then when we got hungry we’d stop for lunch at one of the local Gasthauses. My favourite lunch menu item to order was called Jaegertoast. This is my interpretation…
Spaetzle is a German type of egg noodle that is as likely to be served as a side to the main course than say mashed potatoes would be in North America. It didn’t take long after we were posted to Germany for it to become a favorite dish to add to our meals so it was a must that I…
When we were posted to Germany, we always looked forward to October because that meant Oktoberfests which almost by definition means good food, good beer and good cheer. Dave is the beer drinker in our family, but there was one little gausthaus called The Adler Klaus in Lahr that served the only kind of beer that I’ve ever actually liked. …