A little Sunday drive

After attending church service on Sunday, we went for a little drive down south. Our first stop was in Bow-Edison. This is actually two towns that are slowly merging as they expand. We drive past the Farmer's market, but it was just wrapping up because we arrived at 2pm (when it closes), and Lark and …

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Italian Potato Salad

This recipe is an adaptation of one from Betty Crocker's Quick Fixes (p12). We turned this simple side dish into a main course by adding a little bacon and eggs. Don't worry; it's not as breakfasty as it sounds. Daddy Alsum is not typically an egg fan, but he thought the whole quail eggs really …

​Pacific Northwest Sunday Roast

This recipe is based on one which my mum would make at Christmas for my vegetarian aunt. Our little family are intermittent meat eaters - for financial and health reasons rather than moral or ethical ones - so I thought this would be a great approach to take for our locally-inspired Sunday roast. This is …

​Homemade Polenta with Grilled Italian Vegetables

This recipe is an adaptation from Betty Crocker's Quick Fixes (p34). I was excited to find this easy peasy from-scratch polenta recipe in this cookbook. This was my first time making homemade polenta. I did not add cheese as it suggests in the original, so that it remained dairy free and also plant-based. This recipe …

Quick dinners

One gift that my husband-to-be (at the time) and I received at a bridal shower was a Betty Crocker's Quick Dinners cookbook.  I have to be honest: I have not made much use of it thus far. There are a lot of what I would consider "cheats" rather than made from scratch. So, after consulting …

Turkey bacon hollandaise sauce

Making your own sauces doesn't have to be scary. What you will need: 3 tbsp white vinegar 6 peppercorns  1 to 2 points of star anise 2 egg yolks 1/2 cup butter, melted 2 rashers of crisp turkey bacon, chopped How you can do it: Boil peppercorns and star anise in the vinegar until it …

​Full Pacific Northwest Breakfast

There's nothing quite like a big fried breakfast in my humble opinion. Daddy Alsum is not a breakfast person (or a morning person for that matter), so it is difficult to find a meal he would actually enjoy before the noon hour. This twist on a full English breakfast consists of quail eggs benedict, on …