For the past four years I have attended a Christmas cookie exchange. You stay up until 3 am the night before, baking eight dozen tasty treats to bring to the party, but it's all worth it when you come home with a massive tupperware container filled to the brim with nearly 100 new cookies and bars to … [Read more...]
Making an Effort in the Kitchen
True story: I don't cook. Not only do I not really enjoy it, I'm a total disaster in the kitchen. I so routinely screw up grilled cheese that I had to but a tiny George Foreman grill to cook it on and even then it's a 50/50 chance of getting something edible. I am INCREDIBLY lucky to have a husband … [Read more...]
the chef in the family
I have to admit, I have truly slacked off quite a bit this Summer with the parental timelines and rules. 9am? and you are still asleep? SCORE ONE FOR ME! 8pm? and dinner hasn't been thought of? CRAP!!!! I have kids, right? Who wants chips and dip for dinner? I DO! aww..... It isn't all about … [Read more...]
Trying out Supperworks
Sometimes I'm really organised and we have lovely dinners, complete with salads and even dessert. Then there are those weeks, when someone's sick, or there are too many hockey/soccer games and it's a dinner disaster. Once in a while, cereal for dinner (or grilled cheese, toast with eggs, … [Read more...]
Brown Bag Turkey and a Trip to the Farmer’s Market
I finally downloaded some pictures from Thanksgiving. Here's my twenty-pound turkey in all it's glistening, savoury glory: I prepared the turkey in a brown bag. It's absolutely no-fail to the extreme. It's my ninth year doing this, and every single year, the bird is impeccably … [Read more...]
So Saucy
So, the daily battle rages in my current weight loss journey. See, the problem is: I really, really dig food. When I'm eating, I love all the wonderful sensations - the textures, the tastes, the temperatures. I love the way I feel after a particularly satisfying meal. And I don't just love eating: I … [Read more...]
Putting the Joy back into Cooking
I'm a bit of a cookbook junkie. I like books of all kinds but cookbooks are, pardon my expression, particularly delicious. My most recent acquisitions are Jamie Olivers' Cook with Jamie, and the classic, iconic cookbook that's recently been updated, The Joy of Cooking. I'm kind of … [Read more...]
This is What Happens When the Doorbell Rings…
...the second after you get dinner started:You know, in retrospect, I don't think that me taking that extra second to put the lid on the pot would have pissed off the person on my doorstep. Me on the other hand? Scrubbing baked on tomato sauce off the stove? Pretty pissed off. … [Read more...]
This is it – my last Kitchen Party post!
When I started writing for The Kitchen Party, I was pretty confident in the kitchen and fairly sure that I didn't have that much more to learn. It's been startling to realize how much I didn't know - pressure cookers are all kinds of amazing, I cannot make a good pie crust, people will send you … [Read more...]
Daily Bread
The other day in my Yoga class, we were talking about lactose intolerance and gluten intolerance. After hearing the sad stories of my friends who suffer from either (or in one case, both) of these dietary ailments, I must admit I am SO GRATEFUL that I can eat both dairy and bread.But really, more … [Read more...]