After my fun cottage weekend I was gifted with a ton of kale. Kale isn’t something that I would normally buy so I wasn’t too sure what to do with it. Of course I could prepare it like I would spinach or some other dark, leafy green but I wanted some a bit different. I [...]
Dec 242009
Salmon is such a staple in my house and I’m forever looking for ways to jazz it up. Every once in a while I’ll log onto Epicurious and do a search for salmon and see what strikes my fancy. I came across this recipe for salmon with lentils and was totally intrigued. I love salmon [...]
Nov 202009
Don’t you love the name of this chili? I think that’s what drew me to it. I was craving chili the other day and normally I would make my normal chili (blogged about here). I don’t have a strict recipe, I kind of just use my judgment and throw things into the pot. It works [...]
Sep 102009
First of all… the photo could have been more delicious but I was STARVING and wanted to consume the goodness right away. No delays when I’ve got the hunger pangs! A few weeks ago I was on a post-work Loblaws (supermarket) run. I had my shopping list but I also had a shopping cart which [...]
Dec 302008
Lobsters have been on sale at various grocery stores for a few weeks. And when I say sale I mean SALE. We’re talking $6.99 a pound for 1 – 1.25 lb lobsters! According to this article from the NY Times it’s because of the bad economy. Basically the lobster industry has too many lobsters and [...]
Jan 012008
HAPPY NEW YEAR! And if it’s a new year that means it’s time for some hoppin’ john. Not that I’m from the South or anything or like I’ve ever HAD hoppin’ john before… but those are all technicalities. Hoppin’ John is traditionally eaten on new year’s because it brings good luck. Frankly in 2008 I’m [...]
