I’m loving the idea of having “special guests” feature on my blog, and today, I’d like to introduce you to old high school chum Peter Martin. Peter was on Facebook this Christmas morning posting pictures of his beautiful daughters and singing the praises of a Wife Saver recipe, which immediately caught my attention. Wife-saver is…
Category: Breakfast
Egg Salad
Michael makes a mean egg salad sandwich, and since I had two left-over eggs from this morning’s breakfast, thought I’d drop a subtle hint which eggs were available for his lunch.
Brown Rice Pudding
I reviewed our kitchen inventory this morning and found we had a) 2 litres of milk with a best before date of tomorrow, b) 1 litre of half-and-half cream less a few tablespoons that went in our borscht c) a Bulk Barn bag of brown rice tossed in the back of the cupboard, d) an…
Lentil Dahl
As the moon moves into Taurus, and the sun into Leo, my mind gazes to the empty bowl of sugary grapefruit slice candy, and wine gums beside me. Again, another Monday looms with resolve to “eat right” and clean up my act. Best way to tackle this is to cook in advance. More often than…
Cornflakes are Good When….
To answer another Google searcher who landed on my blog after their question “Cornflakes are Good When…”. Well, let me answer that for you. Cornflakes are good when: 1. You want to eat something that the TV commercials tell you are healthy, but in reality, after a few spoonfuls of sugar and virtually no fiber,…
Eat Alberta
What a day. We spent our Saturday at the Eat Alberta conference. Their site describes it best: Through a mix of hands-on and demonstration workshops, tasting sessions, and presentations from some of the leaders of our food community – farmers, chefs and local food advocates – Eat Alberta participants will learn how to use and…
Corn Flakes
Sometimes, this Walsh refuses to cook, and this afternoon, after an exhilarating weekend of visiting, eating out, doing this, and doing that, decided on a quick and simple snack. A bowl of Corn Flakes. Here we have the Corn Flakes: And here we have a bowl full of Corn Flakes: Although they were patented in…
Hummus
I’ve been busy cleaning out drawers and cupboards for a spring clean, and have been getting acquainted with the instant gratification of successfully getting rid of stuff on Kijiji. It’s a buzz, I tell you. I have diagnosed myself with the opposite affliction of a hoarder. MINIMALIST. That’s me. I am a bit worried that…
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