Food, Family, Faith, and Fun — all wrapped up in one!
I have a “thing” for different names – like the current trend of giving children old-fashioned names. It has probably been nearly a hundred years since Mabel, Leonard, and Gunnar have been popular, but young families are resurrecting those dear names.
Our own precious little grandbaby is Lucille Caroline. 🥰
“Jerk” was a term we were not allowed to use growing up. It was right up there with “shut up”, “stupid”, “ain’t”, and other such phrases. We may have been sweet girls — no potty mouths allowed — but we still thought some terms were really funny. Imagine our near-hysterics as the pastor at our … Read more Jerk Chicken with Creamy Yoghurt and Lime Sauce
One of the most difficult questions in my life is, “What shall I bring to the potluck supper?” I know that it sounds crazy! Why would someone who loves to cook struggle so intensely with this quandary? I’m guessing that the answer has something to do with a gang of unknown appetites and travel-ability for … Read more Crowd Pleasing Chicken Taco Salad
It is very tempting to eat this sauce for dessert. And for breakfast, lunch, dinner, and a few snack times in between. It is incredible!
Different cultures celebrate New Year’s Day on different dates – anywhere from January to October. BUT — why not celebrate a new every day? If you use nice dishes, light a candle, and share a meal with someone you love, every day is a holiday.
What do you get with the heat of ginger, the cool of lime, the sweetness of strawberries, the earthiness of spinach, and the crunch of sugar&spice almonds? This salad! A perennial favourite with our family,
This is a dangerously delicious salad. One of those salads that will tempt you to eat nothing else for dinner. Or at least nibble the ingredients while preparing it, leaving you with no appetite for other food. But the risk is worth taking!
My mother was an elementary school teacher – back in the days when the ABC’s were more important than teaching political correctness. Her mother was also a teacher – before college degrees were required for educators.
I love colour. In fact, one of the things I love doing is thumbing through paint company fan-decks. Once I get past the bizarre, yet creative names, I get lost in shades of green, blue, and even white.
“Kristina i Köket” (Kristina in the Kitchen) would be a great title for a television show! At least for the next week or so, as I visit my daughter who lives and works in the Stockholm Archipelago. She is an amazing, creative, instinctive, adventurous cook!
