Hello from Calgary! Ralph and I are getting our three-month fill up of Coen! Our entire schedule revolves around his sleep routine. When he’s awake, it’s full-out, top speed Coen time. Eating, playing, story-time, walks in the park, bath time … Continue reading
If you ask most cooks what they do with their left-over ham bones, they’ll answer, ‘make a pea soup‘. Ralph and I love pea soup, but our kids did not. It was a texture thing. The thick, lumpy consistency – … Continue reading
Vegetarian Pho or Vietnamese Noodle Soup is sort of like a salad with broth poured over it. Actually, it is salad with broth poured over it! I don’t gravitate towards fresh vegetables in the winter. My body craves homemade bread, … Continue reading
Despite my complete reluctance to participate in anything that requires me to put on my winter jacket, I’m crazy busy. If you remember, last summer I created a completely new menu for Billy’s Seafood Company. It was a huge undertaking, … Continue reading
Some soups you can rush – Beef Wild Mushroom and Barley isn’t one of them. I wasn’t going to decorate the house this Christmas. We’re all going to Calgary. I thought, ‘what’s the point’? I’m usually trimmed shortly after Remembrance Day. … Continue reading
Purple Cauliflower Spring Soup is as delicious as it is stunning. My daughter, Sara, asked me to write her a recipe using cauliflower. She loves to cook and has been experimenting with low carb, high energy meals to help fuel … Continue reading
Tomato soup was a staple in my mother’s kitchen when I was a little girl. Campbell’s Tomato Soup with the addition of either water or milk was the inspiration of all sorts of culinary works of art when I was … Continue reading
Ever since I was a little girl, I have loved french onion soup. Sadly, it does not love me. It goes through me at the speed. Despite the ill effect this lovely classic has on me, I constantly find myself thinking about it . … Continue reading
I love making soup. Happy, sad, stressed or bored – making soup is comforting to me. It’s that anal part of my personality that can stand and chop vegetables for hours… However, I do not have hours at my leisure … Continue reading
I totally get the whole ‘no other aircraft can be anywhere within a kazillion miles of Air Force One taking off or landing’. However, when it means that we miss our connection in Montreal, get put up in a fleabag motel, shlep back to the … Continue reading
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