After nearly a year of living in our new location we have finally discovered a nearby butcher. All we can ask ourselves is what took us so long?! We were so excited that we visited twice in two days. On our latest trip we purchased some short ribs. Short ribs are the sort of decadent […]
Chicken, Pork, Beef & Other Meats
Mustard & Maple Syrup Pork with Pear
Have you ever read Donna Hay Magazine? It is drool worthy. Worth the ten or twelve dollars it will cost you in the US to purchase it. The photos are always so clean and gorgeous. The recipes are approachable and totally doable for the family dinner sort of life that I find myself immersed in […]
Chicken & Cheddar Sausage Pockets
We are only about four weeks into the school year and I don’t think (despite their incessant pleading) that I can make one more peanut butter & jam sandwich. I thought school lunches would be a wonderfully fun part of motherhood. Cute Pottery Barn Kids lunch boxes…check. Adorable sandwich containers…check. Refillable water bottles…check. What I […]
Chicken Tortilla Bake
I am a magazineaholic. I am especially fond of the small, adorable ones sized almost like a journal or iPad mini. The copies of British Vogue or British Glamour that you can find at select stores that are so convenient to take along on your daily travels. I fell in love with them about ten […]
Thyme Chicken Meatballs with Mint Dressing
When we moved we decided not to get cable television. We opted for Apple TV. That means we really have to commit to what we are watching since it causes you to have to buy each program individually or by the season. And….when you have the entire season in front of you it also […]
Beer Jelly Glaze for Pork
We are in love with the beer jellies from Potlicker Kitchen. They are so versatile. When we are not eating them right from the jar with a spoon or pairing them with cheddar we also love to cook with them. We made a very simple glaze for our pork the other night using the India […]
Short Ribs Flavored with Turmeric & Tusker Kenyan Beer
Last week both of the kids were FINALLY in full time school again after a LONG wonderful summer. We had time to spend one morning wandering through Fresh Acres Market without rushing or pushing a massive grocery cart shaped like a race car. We had time to think, yes, we should buy the fresh turmeric root […]
Tana Ramsay’s Chicken Cacciatore
I have been a little obsessed with Tana Ramsay’s cookbook, Tana’s Kitchen Secrets. Really, what I should be, is grateful that I even have the time to be obsessed with anything other than the million projects going on in our lives at the moment…but a few minutes at night to flip through the comfort food […]