Do you fancy joining me in a 30 Day Creativity Challenge? First, let’s jump ahead to the back story – next year (late March) I will be leading a small group of seniors (through our local University of the Third Age) in a course titled, Unleashing Your Creative Spirit. I thought it would be good to get my creativity muscles toned in the lead up to it. If you are interested in joining me in […]
I found a sweet potato (yam) going to seed and decided to put it in water to grow. These are the results after about 4-5 days. Fascinating to watch it grow!
I have been known to have some culinary disasters in my time. It seems to happen when I am trying my hardest to put on a good show for my guests. And it usually involves something we didn’t really need on the menu – a last-minute addition. A week before Christmas we went to the seafood shop down the road to buy some fresh fish for dinner. I noticed they had some frozen, peeled prawns […]
Before my mother-in-law passed away I agreed to continue the family tradition by using her recipe to cook the Christmas puddings she made each year for her two sons. I have all the ingredients ready to make the pudding this weekend. Here are the ingredients: 8 ounces of flour 8 ounces of suet (I use butter) 8 ounces of dark brown sugar 8 ounces of bread crumbs (white bread). 2 and 1/4 of dried fruit […]
I have been making a special effort to cook something different each week that I have never cooked before. Tonight I am cooking RICE PORK LARB – click HERE for original recipe and instructions INGREDIENTS 1.5 cups of jasmine rice, rinsed I tablespoon of peanut oil I tablespoon of chopped lemon-grass (I will have to see if my neighbour has some or I will be using a lemon!) 2 garlic cloves, finely chopped 500g of […]
Each week I am trying a new dish that I have never cooked before. This is what I cooked today! TASTE OF HOME – Click on the link below for the web version of the recipe Best Veal Scallopini Ingredients 2 veal cutlet (about 4 ounces each) 2 tablespoons all-purpose flour Salt and pepper to taste 3 tablespoons butter, divided 1 tablespoon olive oil 1/4 pound fresh mushrooms, thinly sliced 1/3 cup chicken broth 2 […]
