Ruthie and Connie

Sausage Casserole

I was looking for great pork recipes and was really interested in some of the delicious sausage casserole recipes that I saw. The thing is, it was a week night, I wasn’t going to go to the grocery shop to get the huge list of extravagant ingredients, so I decided to go my own way and create a week night sausage casserole from the random bits and bobs that I had at hand. It was so delicious that I have More

Memories

There are many things that take us far from home, love, family, locum doctor jobs, you name it, it gets us a one way plane ticket away from our favourite foods. In these days of globalization, you can generally get your hands on an array of international foods, but there are favourites that I have eaten in foreign countries that have proven particularly difficult to get my hands on. I will now admit that I dream of tater tots. More

Blue Cheese Stuffed Figs

If your throwing a hen does, stag parties or wedding receptions. When it comes to any meal, appetizers play a big role in making a first impression. If the appetizer is good, then the whole meal will follow the first impression. So it is really important that you get a great appetizer to get things started with.

One of my most favorite appetizers is prosciutto wrapped figs stuffed with blue cheese. The process is really easy and the ingredients are More

A Festive Savings

Did you spend too much money on a Pantone Mug set for your hubby and now don’t have enough money for a Christmas turkey? I have devised the ultimate festive bake that hits all the right parts of your taste buds and will save you a pretty penny while being much much more exciting than a turkey. For the outside You will need:

• 750 grams turkey mince
• 1 cup bread crumbs
• 1 egg
• 2 onions finely More

TV dinners

I am sitting here in awe thinking ’did we really eat that?'In the 70’s we didn’t watch comedy online, we ate dinner in front of the telly with little foil trays of dinner with a different compartment for each dish. The mash was on opposite sides of the veg with a very weird but delicious apple pie pudding in the middle.

The one I remember most was the sliced turkey with gravy and stuffing. While I can’t ever imagine More

Calzone

Winter picnics can be a lot of fun, if you get sick of your garden landscaping and want to head out into nature even if the weather is cold. What to pack can be tricky however, because you want something hot, yet it has to be easy to eat. Cornish pasties are one option, but I find them a bit too fiddly and a little delicate to transport.

Calzone are an Italian American treat which is like a cross between More

Chicken and Corn Soup Two Ways

I am going to need a storage space for my cook book collection very soon. The truth is, I have given up on using texts to help me decide how to cook, instead I use my fridge and a map of the world. Chicken and corn soup is a good example. These two staples are combined and flavoured in vastly different ways in different parts of the world. There is Chinese style Chicken and sweet corn soup and there is More

Imagine Mo-lay

I am searching for Florida villas to rent and day dreaming about mole. No, not a furry creature, but the ultimate an brilliant Mexican delicacy. It is a thick sauce, my favourite being the mole poblano, and it is served over chicken or enchiladas, even the most brilliant dish to use left overs in enmoladas, which is basically strips of fried corn tortillas drenched in the rich sauce.

If you are in the United States or Mexico, you would pop More

Holiday Treats Around the World

Bored with your same old recipes this holiday season? Why not experiment with some holiday cooking from other traditions to go with your Pantone Mug Set.

Diwali

Part of the Hindu festival of light is the giving and eating of traditional South Asian Sweets. If you live in any major urban centre you have probably seen an Asian Sweet Shop, otherwise maybe you have seen the bounty of colours on television. Asian sweets can be quite difficult to create More

Holiday Baking

Nothing fosters good cheer more than a batch of great holiday cookies. It can be a tricky if you want to share the delicacies of the season with friends and family who may have food restrictions. Here is a simple recipes that are easily adapted to wheat free and dairy free diets.

Shortbread

There is something magic about making great shortbread. I must admit, I am absolutely not an expert, but I have had great success making these little biscuits More