I love tater tots. I love, love, love them. They are an amazingly delicious treat and I would eat them all the time if I could. Only…
There’s something very berry nice about a wee nip of flavoured vodka on a cold winter’s evening. Only if you’re a starving PhD student who is working hard to trim…
One of the (many) amazingly delicious meals I enjoyed growing up was tamale pie. It was a basic, no fuss, no frills meal, but it…
With Christmas just around the corner, I decided I’d do a bit of experi-mint-ing with my truffle recipe to use up some broken candy canes I had.…
Tater tot casserole has got to be one of the world’s most yummiest, tastiest comfort foods—ever! I love it. I crave it. I gobble it…
Today we’re going to have a wee cooking lesson. But it’s also a lesson in budgeting and in ridding ourselves of un-needed preservatives. And as…
I have been a good girl all day. I had an oat bar and grapes for breakfast; leftover chicken and potatoes for lunch; and a…
I like setting budgets for myself because it keeps me accountable to, well, me. And, because I used to have to budget every penny or…
I’ve had an eggteastic day making Easter tea eggs. (Get it? Eggteastic. Like eggtastic only tea instead of ta. No? OK, moving on…) So, about…
Growing up, I loved it when I was informed that we were having Poor Man’s Casserole for dinner. It was such a basic meal, but…
Today I decided to make a raspberry crumble with a pack of frozen raspberries that have been taking up space in the freezer for three…
I love latkes. They’re amazingly delicious and super duper easy to make; inexpensive, too. And the best thing about them (today) is that they fit…
The dark days of winter are upon us. Oh yes, they really are. Even more so here in Scotland compared to my (only slightly) lower-latitude…
I love goulash. Growing up, I was always happy to see it on the dinner table. Later, as a grown-up, I loved going to my…
Earlier today I wrote an email to a friend and decided to share a new revelation in my life: I don’t like cooked celery. I…
Growing up, I used to love it when we had frosting and graham crackers as part of our school lunches. It was awesome! And the…
Now that all the truffles are rolled and dipped and drizzled and wrapped, it’s time to share the recipes. First, to credit the inspiration: My…
I remember the first time I made no-bake cookies for Paul. He came home from work, looked at the plate of cookies on the kitchen…
WooHoo! I made a trip to the homeland this weekend to make blagenda with my folks and one of my sisters. Her kids and my…
Yay! Pickle-making weekend has finally arrived. And just in time, as I was out of pickles. My folks arrived Friday night with freshly-picked cucumbers from…