Recipes

 In my home this week, I'm definitely on the mend.  As colds go, this one wasn't long nor difficult. It came on quickly and it was pretty quick to heal.  The little one has a new nursery to attempt.  I'd say that he's more than a bit anxious about it, as we had a terribly difficult day on Friday, and he was super clingy and insistent on Mama's attentions on Saturday.  It's hard to know what to do.  We want him to be aware of what's ahead but perhaps he'd be better not to know?  It's so hard to say.  We...

Oven roasted salmon, white rice/cauliflower rice mix, and green beans with a mustard sauce John tried a new technique for cooking the salmon that we saw on America’s Test Kitchen last week. He pre-heated a sheet pan in the oven set to 500F. When the oven reached temperature he took the pan out, sprayed it with olive oil spray, and laid the seasoned salmon on skin side down. While he was doing this I lowered the temperature to 275F. Then the salmon went back in the oven and cooked for 7 minutes. Our fish was only about 3/4 inch thick...

This post contains affiliate links.  This menu plan is from the week we were in Michigan for my uncle’s funeral, so you might notice some foods we don’t usually eat and some repeated foods. Meal Prep No meal prep this week. Menu Plan Saturday Lunch–sandwiches, chips, carrot sticks Dinner–Cod Fish Cakes, tater tots, coleslaw Sunday Lunch–Sirloin steak, diced sweet potatoes, peas Dinner–Roasted chicken legs, green beans, diced potatoes, spinach Monday Lunch–onigiri, salmon patties, clementines Dinner–leftover roasted chicken legs, rice, cucumber slices Tuesday Lunch–Chop Suey, rice, pears Dinner–Chicken Noodle Soup, Wednesday Lunch–Polish sausage, baked potato, leftover roasted cauliflower Dinner–Tacos, lettuce, tomato,...

 If you go out and about today in Central New York State, beware....it's cold, and it's slippery. It's snowing like crazy, and the wind is blowing that snow, creating whiteouts.  I had to drive to the small city this fine morning to drop off my car, you know the one, it needs a thousand dollars in repairs.  (off topic, but they've already called and found a cracked rear rotor, so add another $300 on to that bill...).  The drive was an adventure.  My car is all-wheel drive, and felt like it was fish-tailing all over.  By the time I arrived,...

This Grain-Free Gouda Queso with Fresh Pico de Gallo is the ultimate crowd pleaser to add to your game day spread. It’s rich, creamy, delicious, seasoned to perfection and packed with an incredible amount of flavour. Top it with a fresh pico de gallo and serve with your favourite grain-free or regular tortilla chips, or even some fresh veggies. What You Need For This Gouda Queso Some Good Gouda: Ditch the artificial, fluorescent stuff. You deserve better. The real flavour of this queso comes from using Beemster Classic Gouda Aged 18 months. It has an incredible, nutty flavour and buttery...