Chicken Cacciatore

I remember my first brush with Chicken Cacciatore.  I was a 21 year old new bride, living in our first apartment, in Calgary, Alb…

Hashed Gnocchi

I think I am basically just a simple girl with simple tastes.  It doesn't take much to please me and in the Winter months I…

Corn Chowder . . . a really tasty Winter Warmer . . .

We've had a very dry day today, but it is bitterly cold with a strong wind from the North which just bites through you . . …

Pork Chops with an Apple, Red Onion & Walnut Sauce

We were in town the other day and I popped into the Little Waitrose they have there.   I sure miss Waitrose.   I used to do mo…

Vegetable Soup with Bacon Dumplings

It's still snowing although it's not quite as cold as it was.  If this stuff freezes those roads are going to be trea…

Pierogi Lasagne

One of the things I love to make are Pierogi's.   If you are not familiar with what they are . . . they are an Eastern Eur…

Potato, Leek and Stilton Soup

With much of the country blanketed in snow and cold temperatures, today is a the perfect day to cook up a nice pot of soup.   H…