It’s a bit of hyperbole to say that any pasta dish is comfort food since pasta by its nature is a plate of comfort. However, this dish is comfort food. Yes. I did go there. This pasta dish couldn’t be easier and comes together as quickly as it takes to boil the pasta. It’s also… Continue reading Pasta with ham and peas
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Soba noodles with pork and shiitake mushrooms
In Asia this is a comfort food dish. This may seem odd to us with our different culinary traditions but trust me that you will indeed be comforted by this dish. When you taste this dish you’ll be impressed with the complexity of the flavours. This is odd given the sparsity of the ingredient list.… Continue reading Soba noodles with pork and shiitake mushrooms
Chicken Manicotti
When it came to meal preparations this week two things collided – the need to try and use up food we have in the pantry and freezer because our move to BC is in sight and the need to use up items in the refrigerator before our trip to Amsterdam next Friday. I asked Paul… Continue reading Chicken Manicotti
Busy, busy, busy
After meeting with Jennifer last week I set upon working on my long list of pre-listing tasks. A new dishwasher and refrigerator will be arriving in early February and installed. I ordered online using Jennfier’s corporate discount and saved about $800. Oddly, even though we won’t be using these appliances for very long at all,… Continue reading Busy, busy, busy
Pimento Cheese
I am a bit late to this particular party. Pimento cheese was all the rage in the 70s but I just got around to it last week. They say better late than never and that was the case with this. Quick and easy Pimento cheese is sure to impress. It’s a forgiving recipe and also… Continue reading Pimento Cheese