Pancake Tuesday Rocks!

Posted on February 17, 2015 by Deborah

Today is Shrove Tuesday…aka Pancake Tuesday. Which is the day to stuff yourself silly before Lent. I accomplished step one. As for Lent, I don’t normally partake in the practice, being that I have a hard time giving up anything for longer than 5 minutes. I may participate this year in the chocolate department….I said *MAY*…I will decide later, but right now, let’s get on with the totally awesome-good-for-you pancakes I made this morning.

Healthy Whole Grain & Nut Pancakes

Ingredients
1/2 Cup Whole Rolled Oats
1 Cup Whole Wheat Flour
2 Tbsp Ground Flax
1/2 Chopped Walnuts
2 tsp … Read more...

Stuffed Poblanos With Red Mole Sauce

Posted on February 5, 2015 by Deborah

¡Buenos Dias Todo! (Good Morning All!)

¡Bienvenidos a mi clase de cocina! (Welcome to my cooking class!)

Today we are making stuffed poblanos cooked in a rich and earthy red mole (moh-LAY) sauce. The flavours are out of this world. With every bite, your taste buds will be doing a happy dance.

So let’s get started as this recipe has a few components that have to be done separately. I made the rice, salsa roja and red mole sauce prior and used them in other ways but don’t let the long list of instructions scare you as they all come … Read more...

¡Hola!

Posted on January 27, 2015 by Deborah

¡Bienvenidos a Mexico!

¿Como está Ustedes? ¿Bien?…¿Muy Bien?…¿Maravilloso?

Ok, enough of the Spanish, but I am still on Mexican time after having just returned a couple days ago from the land of sun, sand, clear skies and clear blue-turquoise waters. Oh and HEAT…did I mention the HEAT? If not, let me assure you, there was HEAT! Much better than this minus crap we have been having in arctic cold Canada.

Holidays are a great time to clear the head, enjoy the company of your loved ones, experience awesome food, great scenery and to laze around and do nothing but expand … Read more...

Leftovers Turkey Tortilla Soup

Posted on January 12, 2015 by Deborah

Happy New Year!!!

All the best to all my loyal readers for 2015.

I know it has been a crazy long time since I posted, but in my defense (such as it is), I was hogtied to the stove, the retail shopping cart and Christmas hoopla for the last 3 weeks of December.

It is now January and I have been on an organizational/cleaning spree the past couple weeks as we are getting the house ready for the market. Don’t worry, this is not the Northern Homestead going up for sale (banish the thought!), but the Southern one. There … Read more...

Ukrainian Varenyky (Perogie)

Posted on December 10, 2014 by Deborah

As we approach Christmas at a speed that can only be compared to a Japanese super rail train hurtling through the countryside with an avalanche of hot lava on its heels, one of the very few things I actually look forward to at Christmas is making Varenyky. More commonly known as Perogies if you are from Poland or Pelmeni if you are from Russia. They are a common eastern European dumpling filled with a wide variety of ingredients indigenous to their countries of origin with either cheese, meat, fruit and sauerkraut being the norm.

There are variations in using the … Read more...

GLT Wrap

Posted on November 18, 2014 by Deborah

Everyone knows what a BLT is, if you don’t, then you quite possibly have been living on Jupiter until today, and in that case, a BLT is a Bacon, Lettuce and Tomato sandwich.

Sorry, I just had to explain that before my inbox becomes inundated with the question…what is a BLT?!

Back to the topic at hand. Today’s post is all about the GLT.

Guacamole Lettuce and Tomato Wrap!

Which is ridiculously easy to make and so healthy for you that it automatically justifies eating that chocolate bar right afterwards.

So just what is a GLT … Read more...

Autumn Stuffed Squash

Posted on October 28, 2014 by Deborah

I wish I had the room to grow squash. Because I love squash. Butternut Squash. Acorn Squash. Santa Squash and many other Fancy-Schmancy Squashes. They are all good. You can do so much with them too. Baked Squash, Fried Squash, Squash Soup, P’sghetti Squash & Meatballs even…the possibilities are endless.

It is Fall in Ontario, which means it is comfort food season. Apples, squash and all kinds of root vegetables are at their peak. Nothing like freshly pulled carrots to make your taste buds appreciate your hard work all summer.

Squashes are even better. They are sweet and savoury all … Read more...

Rustic Butternut Squash and Carrot Soup

Posted on September 22, 2014 by Deborah

Rustic is a good choice for describing this soup. It is also the result of me not having my immersion blender handy as I took it back down to the southern household last week….dang it.

But, as things typically happen for a reason, not having the blender made for a rustic (think chunky) soup that was loaded with texture. Texture being one of those elements Chopped judges pine for on tv.

This past weekend was rainy….and windy….and cold….and did I mention rainy? Yes, it was extremely rainy. So rainy that hubby almost started building an ark. Therefore it was excellent … Read more...

From Sweaters To Soups To Spinning

Posted on September 12, 2014 by Deborah

It’s hard to believe how fast *summer* flew by. By summer, I mean that bright yellow thing in the sky that was supposed to give us heat for oh…say about 3 months or so?

Not this year. We had snippets of heat, but certainly not what we are used to. Rainy too. Good thing I have a home-made recipe for killing moss, because I need to use it on my hair to get rid of what’s now surely growing up on my head.

With Fall snapping at my heels, it is almost time to pull out the soup pot. First … Read more...

How Come There Isn’t Enough?

Posted on August 26, 2014 by Deborah

I need more time. 24 hours in a day isn’t enough….

24 hours in one day
– 8 hours for sleeping
– 1 hour for eating
– 8 hours for working
– 3 hours for “domestic chores”
– 1 hour for errands/etc.
= 3 hours a day for knitting/fiber related hobbies….

Seriously

How am I supposed to get these projects done?

This is what I have on the go at the moment (not counting the project that is currently on Bob the loom, whom is missing from this photo…sorry Bob). I have a sweater just started (the lovely gold/brown yarn), … Read more...