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• Corn and Potato Chowder

  Posted on Thursday January 8th, 2009 at 09:55 in soups, corn, soup, potatoes, lime, sour cream, thyme, cream, chowder, sweetcorn

  Apologies for my absence of late. Long story, not getting in to it here. I hope you all had a wonderful Christmas and New Year.  I am still catching up on email and social networking.  Bear with me!  What follows is a fabulously heart and Wintery ...

• Best Brussel Sprouts

  Posted on Wednesday November 5th, 2008 at 04:32 in the leftovers

  Brussel sprouts- you either love them or hate them. If you fall into the latter category, I DARE you to try these.  I call this my conversion recipe, as many self-proclaimed brussel sprout haters often make a complete turnaround after trying this. T...

• Brined, Stuffed and Roast Turkey

  Posted on Tuesday November 4th, 2008 at 07:02 in holidays, Turkey, holiday, soups, christmas, thanksgiving, Main Dishes, side dishes, roast, gravy, stuffing, brine

  I know it’s a bit early to be posting a turkey recipe, but my American readers have Thanksgiving coming up and for the rest of us, it’s never too early to get Christmas dinner planned! A quick note on the bird itself.  Some people are wi...

• Luscious Links November 3, 2008

  Posted on Monday November 3rd, 2008 at 04:36 in the leftovers, luscious links

  Is it really November? 24 days to Thanksgiving! YAY! Even though I’m not American, I have to say Thanksgiving is one of my favourite holidays and I feel privileged to be married to a nice Yankee boy (although we’ll see how I feel about th...

• Cranola

  Posted on Sunday November 2nd, 2008 at 09:22 in frugal, Honey, breakfast, brunch, Cereal, oats, granola, breakfast & brunch

  With this recession I’ve been re-evaluating my grocery budget.  It’s pretty tight as is, but I wanted to look at other ways I could save.  Even using off-brands, breakfast cereal can get quite pricey, not to mention monotonous.  Mr Tas...

• Ras el Hanout and Apricot Chicken

  Posted on Sunday October 26th, 2008 at 09:34 in Chicken, spice, fruit, Main Dishes, chickpeas, tomatoes, middle eastern, apricots, ras el hanout

  It sounds fancy, but really it’s a simple, tasty and frugal Middle-Eastern inspired chicken dish.  It would work in the slow cooker, on the stove or indeed in a tagine for a more authentic flavour. Ras el Hanout is a Middle Eastern spice blend...

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