Simply making your house your home
An overnight visit to Grandma and Grandpa’s house guaranteed a big breakfast. Grandpa would be up early to cook up a feast of bacon and eggs, fruit and cheese, and waffles. I would load up my plate and carefully fill each waffle cubby with syrup. (Now you know those waffle… Read more“Belgian Waffles”
Puffed wheat squares were invented in 1914 by candy store owner, A. J. Russell in Red Deer, Alberta, Canada. You can read more on the history of puffed wheat squares here. They are a quick no-bake snack the kids can make. I remember making them as a kid for brown… Read more“Puffed Wheat Squares”
The end of April marks the beginning of lobster season on Prince Edward Island. Setting Day is a ceremonious event. Many Islanders wake up early to see the lobster fishers off for their first sail to set the traps. Parades of lobster boats head out from north shore wharfs; the… Read more“(Nanny’s) Mayonnaise”
Chicken fricot is a traditional Acadian stew. Although often served with dumplings, I usually serve it with French biscuits. I was introduced to chicken fricot at the Farmers’ Bank of Rustico and Doucet House Museum on Prince Edward Island during an Acadian experiential meal. The three-course meal started with the… Read more“Chicken Fricot”
Meal Planning Made Easy is now available on Amazon.ca and Amazon.com. Meal Planning Made Easy is a complete guide to meal planning. It offers strategies that will save you time and money and will reduce the stress around getting healthy meals on the table regularly. This book includes eight weeks… Read more“Meal Planning Made Easy is now available on Amazon!”
The release of my first book, Meal Planning Made Easy, is going well. Now I have some more exciting news! Meal Planning Made Easy Kindle Edition is now available on Amazon. Meal Planning Made Easy is a complete guide to meal planning. It offers strategies that will save you time… Read more“Meal Planning Made Easy Kindle Edition”
I am thrilled to announce the release of my first book! Meal Planning Made Easy is a complete guide to meal planning. It offers strategies that will save you time and money, and will reduce the stress around getting healthy meals on the table regularly. This book also includes eight… Read more“Book Release – Meal Planning Made Easy”
Lefse is a thin Norwegian potato flatbread. Because of my Norwegian heritage on my dad’s side, lefse was something my mom would make around Christmas. She learned how to make it from my great-grandma. And now I usually make some at Christmastime too. Sometimes when I’ve made way too many… Read more“Lefse”
This sweet green relish is the homemade version of the classic hotdog and hamburger relish. Using your food processor to help prep the vegetables will save a lot of time. Before you know it you will have seven jars of this delicious condiment in your pantry, ready to be used… Read more“Sweet Green Relish”
It was meet the parents night. His mother made this beef stew for him and his girlfriend because it was his favourite. It was different than what her mother made, and she thought it was delicious. After they got married this beef stew was regularly on the meal plan. Fifty… Read more“(Mom’s) Beef Stew”
