While many people tend to hate the bitterly cold weather that comes with the fall and winter seasons, I love it. Why? Well, it’s because it’s the perfect time of the year to make all sorts of rich and hearty comfort dishes. And if you ask me there are few things more comforting in […]
I know I say this every time I post a potato-based recipe, but my family absolutely LOVES potatoes. Maybe it has to do with the Irish blood flowing through our veins or maybe it’s just the simple fact that potatoes can be made into a multitude of different dishes. And trust me, we make
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Last week we made one of my favorite French dishes, Chicken Normandy. Which if you haven’t already seen, then I highly suggest you check it out as it is a perfect dish for the fall season. Anyways for that particular recipe, we required 2 cups of apple cider. However, this created a problem because
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Today we are going to be making one of my all-time favorite French dishes, Chicken Normandy. As the name suggests it is a dish that originated in the Normandy region of France which is located in the northern part of the country right along the English channel. The region has a reputation for
Last week my mother was cleaning out some old boxes when she stumbled upon a stash of her grandmother’s old recipes. She was absolutely ecstatic to have found them and quickly began to recount all the fond childhood memories of eating her delicious baked goods. You really should have seen her tell story after
Halloween’s just around the corner which means it’s time to start stockpiling candy and “spookifying” the house. This includes putting out fake skeletons, a bunch of spider webs, and of course carving up some pumpkins into jack o’ lanterns. However, I’ve always viewed the practice of buying pumpkins just to use as decorations as
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I hope you’re as excited as I am class because today we’re back with yet another great Chinese American stir fry. We’ve already made some classics like orange chicken, kung pao chicken, and chicken lettuce wraps all of which you should definitely check out if you haven’t already. However, today I wanted to change
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Well, class, it’s finally mid-fall which means we need to start adapting our menu with what’s in season. There’s going to be less grilling and more baking, and of course plenty of recipes that include root vegetables, winter squash, and apples. And with that in mind, I thought it would be a great idea
In case any of you missed out, last week we got down to business by making delicious four berry jam. It turned out wonderful, however, after making and jarring our jam I realized that I had forgotten one very important thing. We need something to spread our jam on! Sure we could just toast
I hope you’re all as excited I am folks because today we are going to be making a very special treat, homemade jam! And not just any old jam, no, no, no today we are going to be whipping up a batch of wonderfully delicious four berry jam. Never heard of it?
